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Breaking Ground: 缅北重口 of New Jersey Named an Epicenter for K-12 Climate Education Initiative聽

The award is the largest from the New Jersey Department of Education鈥檚 Climate Change Learning Collaboratives grant

May 17, 2024

缅北重口 has been selected as New Jersey鈥檚 northern region climate change education center for K-12 school districts. The $650,000 is the largest amount awarded by the New Jersey Department of Education for its 颈苍颈迟颈补迟颈惫别.听

As New Jersey鈥檚 top public liberal arts college, 缅北重口 is well-positioned to deliver professional development with an interdisciplinary approach, which is fundamental to its liberal arts education, values, and mission. New Jersey school teachers will be equipped to incorporate climate change education into lesson plans in not only science and social studies, but art, world languages, and physical education, to name a few.聽

鈥淧reparing teachers and local education agencies will result in increasing student understanding of the most critical issues facing the planet,鈥� said Dr. Adam Fried, assistant dean for teacher education at 缅北重口. 鈥淎lignment of the plan with the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in all content areas will result in an interdisciplinary, real-world approach to the issues resulting from climate change necessary to solve the problems we are facing.鈥�

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缅北重口 has established three regional training centers, known as community-based organizations (CBOs), to serve seven counties in the northern region: The in Bergen County, the in Morris County, the in Sussex County. 缅北重口 will deliver in-person training for teachers and educators at the sites. Virtual instruction opportunities will be provided along with a robust climate change interactive website that includes a library of resources by grade level for all content areas as well.聽

New Jersey is the first state to mandate the incorporation of climate change education across subjects in the K-12 curriculum. 鈥淥ur nation-leading climate change education standards are setting New Jersey students up for a successful future as climate literate leaders of tomorrow,鈥� said First Lady Tammy Murphy.

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