2014

Publication: February 2014

Authors: Jenifer V. Helms, Mark St. John

Type: Reports

The Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) – Summative External Evaluation Report (pdf, 56 pages)

Executive Summary (pdf, 18 pages)

Abstract

Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Climate Literacy and Education Awareness Network (CLEAN) Pathways Project is a partnership among experts at TERC, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and the Science Education Resource Center at Carlton College (SERC). The project has created and pursued a process whereby online resources for teaching about the climate are identified, vetted, and curated on a website, and linked to AAAS’ Benchmarks for Science Literacy and the former National Science Education Standards. CLEAN also created pages on the website specifically to assist educators in their planning for and teaching about climate and energy, supported professional development around the use of the collection, and become the home of the Climate Literacy Network (CLN, now CLEAN Network). While the CLN was active prior to CLEAN, the work of the Pathways Project helped expand and connect a larger virtual community, and is now part of CLEAN. The story of the development of this national educational community has also been well documented by the project leadership.

Over three years (2010-2013), CLEAN developed, refined, and implemented a rigorous process by which national experts in education and climate and/or energy science were convened to collect and review teaching resources. This process has been documented extensively by the CLEAN team, and has resulted in over 580 high-quality resources available on the CLEAN website (www.cleannet.org). In addition to the instructional resources, CLEAN also provides guidelines and principles for teaching about the climate and energy, and opportunities to participate in CLEAN community activities.

We view the project’s work and contributions as a synergistic relationship among three key elements: professional community of leading climate and energy educators (including resource developers); vetted, high-quality resources; and learning opportunities and professional supports.

Other resources

Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN)
www.cleanet.org/

Intended Audience

Environmental Educators, Science Educators and Administrators, and general public.

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