Philip Bell

Today (Thurs) at #NSTAFall25, we start off at 8am with a session that explores 21 different priority areas of climate & environmental justice. Come explore how to teach about a new topic in Room 102A! Our full schedule is below.
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Had a powerful launch into #NSTAFall25 today at the Climate Café. I talked to dozens of educators & ed leaders working to teach about #ClimateJustice & #EnvironmentalJustice.

If you are at NSTA this week, come join us in Room 102A to keep it going. Detailed schedule below!
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NSTA - National Conference on Science Education MINNEAPOLIS 25 NOVEMBER 12-15 Climate Café - A Place for Connection and Inspiration Climate Generation INSTITUTE for Science + Math EDUCATION STEM teaching tools Are you climate curious? Wondering how to make climate change a meaningful, manageable, and inspiring topic for your students? Pull up a chair at the Climate Café, a relaxed, café-style space where science educators connect, share, and recharge. Conversations that Matter: Chat with climate scientists, experienced educators, and mental health professionals who can help you navigate both the science and the emotions of teaching climate change. Classroom-ready resources: Explore instructional materials and practical strategies you can bring straight back to your students. Educator community: Swap stories, challenges, and solutions with teachers from across the country who are making climate learning engaging and empowering. Bonus! Visit the cafe for a chance to win prizes, including printed curriculum and other classroom-ready materials. Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | 1:00-3:00pm Minneapolis Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D www.nsta.org/minn25

Are you at NSTA in Minneapolis? Come join us today (Wed) at the Climate Café! It runs from 1 to 3pm (in the STEM Showcase). Our STEM Teaching Tools team is co-hosting the café with Climate Generation. #TeachClimate #ClimateChange #ClimateJustice #NSTAFall25

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As with all of our @STEMTeachTools, you can get to the more polished PDF formatted version from the landing page of the resource. It is a great format to share with others! #NGSSchat #NGSS #SciEd

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Thanks to Nancy Price for being the lead author on this one! 🙏

STEM Teaching Tool #105 Creating Art to Understand and Promote Climate and Environmental Justice In the background is a piece of artwork called “Life is a window of vulnerability” by Nancy Price showing a hand drawn bird and a patterned sunflower collage in orange and black.

PLS SHARE #SciEd #NGSS #STEAM

The UW @stemteachingtool.bsky.social team just published another NEW TOOL. This one shows how to use ART PEDAGOGIES as a powerful platform for students to learn about and take action on #ClimateJustice and #EnvironmentalJustice!

➡️ stemteachingtools.org/brief/105

Thanks, @emanwela.bsky.social! I saw that you explored our page of climate resources. Some of our newer ones aren't listed there yet, like this Climate Justice Ed framework:
stemteachingtools.org/brief/97

You can find other new resources at the bottom of this page:
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The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

kermit the frog from the muppet show is standing in front of a red curtain . ALT: kermit the frog from the muppet show is standing in front of a red curtain .

I'm grateful for the co-authors of this important resource—and for pulling together all of the supporting resources.

Thank you Kelsie Fowler, Cristina Betancourt, Renée Shank & Saraswati Noel! Fabulous work!

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As with all of our @stemteachingtool.bsky.social , you can get to the more polished PDF formatted version from the landing page of the resource. It is a great format to share with others! #NGSSchat #NGSS #SciEd

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STEM Teaching Tool #104 Watch Your Language! Because Words Help Create Socio-Ecological Worlds Background image includes a range of words of varying sizes and colors including: Rights of Nature, Regenerate, Climate Crisis, Relationally, Just Transition, Degrowth, Indigenous Language Revitalization, Overburden, Kin, and others.

PLS SHARE #SciEd #NGSS

The UW @stemteachingtool.bsky.social team just published a NEW TOOL on how the words we use to describe the ecological world matters! Since language reflects & constructs power we should root our words in environmental justice & flourishing.

➡️ stemteachingtools.org/brief/104

Restoring the Quality of Our Environment

60 yrs ago today (Nov 5, 1965), the 1st US government report to warn about climate change was published.
"Restoring the Quality of Our Environment" included warning of C02 build-up and sea-level rise/melting ice-caps.

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Flyer showing a girl holding a turtle outdoors, another girl recording data on a clipboard, and a teacher smiling on. STEMTeachingTools.org Free Teacher Learning Resources to Support NGSS Implementation What Are They? The National Research Council's A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the resulting Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) represent a new vision to help all students understand the natural and built world. As educators realize this new vision, many problems of practice come up. STEM Teaching Tools are co-authored by teachers and researchers to illuminate these issues and give advice about how to accomplish specific pieces of the NGSS. The resources are short. direct. easily shareable, and offer links to other useful tools. WHY THEY MATTER TO YOU Teachers need tools to reflect on how their teaching aligns with the NGSS & NRC Framework vision These teacher learning resources have been designed to be easily shared with others. District staff & PD providers can use these tools in professional development to support implementation of the new vision. Schoolleaders can use the tools to understand crucial aspects of the new vision for K-12 science education and then implement plans to support teachers' professional growth. FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION THROUGH THE ACESSE PROJECT (COSSS.ORG/ACESSE)

STEM Teaching Tools @ NSTA Minneapolis | November 13-15, 2025 All sessions held in the Minneapolis Convention Center - 102 A Thursday, November 13 8:00-9:00 AM: Climate Justice Overview: Priority Areas and Educational Approaches 12:30-2:00 PM: Adapting OpenSciEd Curriculum to Focus on Climate Justice, Local Solutions, and Issues of Indigenous Self-Determination 2:20-3:20 PM: Engaging Students in Talking About Indigenous Sovereignty and Climate Systems 3:40-4:40 PM: Implementing Climate Learning Across Education Systems Friday, November 14 8:00-9:00 AM: Supporting Equity and Justice Through Science Instruction: The Road Traveled and the One Ahead 9:20-10:20 AM: Youth As Climate and Environmental Scientists: Collecting, Analyzing, and Reporting on Local Community Climate and Environmental Justice Data 10:40-12:10 PM: Get Your Students Outside to Learn Science! 1:00-2:30 PM: Supporting Youths' Climate Emotions as Authentic Dimensions of Sensemaking 2:40-3:40 PM: Using Art Pedagogy in Science Class to Teach Climate Justice 4:00-5:00 PM: Designing Learning for Climate Action Saturday, November 15 8:30-10:00 AM: Supporting All Students in Making Sense of Phenomenon By Building All of Their Intellectual Resources 10:20-11:20 AM: Climate Learning Share-a-Thon! 11:40 AM-12:40 PM: Core Practices that Center Justice in Ambitious Teaching Visit stemteachingtools.org for more than 100 resources on justice-centered science and climate education!

At NSTA in Minneapolis, the UW Seattle @stemteachingtool.bsky.social team & our colleagues will host 13 sessions on EQUITY-focused #SciEd and #ClimateChange education. Join us!

Please share and help spread the word through your networks!

#NSTA in Minneapolis Nov 12-15
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What does it mean to tell the story of climate change on Indigenous terms? Read about Beyond Fires & Floods (BFF): Indigenous Narratives in an Era of Extremes at @moaubc.bsky.social moderated by @rickharp.bsky.social  https://f.mtr.cool/gziohzbuhs

Flyer showing a girl holding a turtle outdoors, another girl recording data on a clipboard, and a teacher smiling on. STEMTeachingTools.org Free Teacher Learning Resources to Support NGSS Implementation What Are They? The National Research Council's A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the resulting Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) represent a new vision to help all students understand the natural and built world. As educators realize this new vision, many problems of practice come up. STEM Teaching Tools are co-authored by teachers and researchers to illuminate these issues and give advice about how to accomplish specific pieces of the NGSS. The resources are short. direct. easily shareable, and offer links to other useful tools. WHY THEY MATTER TO YOU Teachers need tools to reflect on how their teaching aligns with the NGSS & NRC Framework vision These teacher learning resources have been designed to be easily shared with others. District staff & PD providers can use these tools in professional development to support implementation of the new vision. Schoolleaders can use the tools to understand crucial aspects of the new vision for K-12 science education and then implement plans to support teachers' professional growth. FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION THROUGH THE ACESSE PROJECT (COSSS.ORG/ACESSE)

STEM Teaching Tools @ NSTA Minneapolis | November 13-15, 2025 All sessions held in the Minneapolis Convention Center - 102 A Thursday, November 13 8:00-9:00 AM: Climate Justice Overview: Priority Areas and Educational Approaches 12:30-2:00 PM: Adapting OpenSciEd Curriculum to Focus on Climate Justice, Local Solutions, and Issues of Indigenous Self-Determination 2:20-3:20 PM: Engaging Students in Talking About Indigenous Sovereignty and Climate Systems 3:40-4:40 PM: Implementing Climate Learning Across Education Systems Friday, November 14 8:00-9:00 AM: Supporting Equity and Justice Through Science Instruction: The Road Traveled and the One Ahead 9:20-10:20 AM: Youth As Climate and Environmental Scientists: Collecting, Analyzing, and Reporting on Local Community Climate and Environmental Justice Data 10:40-12:10 PM: Get Your Students Outside to Learn Science! 1:00-2:30 PM: Supporting Youths' Climate Emotions as Authentic Dimensions of Sensemaking 2:40-3:40 PM: Using Art Pedagogy in Science Class to Teach Climate Justice 4:00-5:00 PM: Designing Learning for Climate Action Saturday, November 15 8:30-10:00 AM: Supporting All Students in Making Sense of Phenomenon By Building All of Their Intellectual Resources 10:20-11:20 AM: Climate Learning Share-a-Thon! 11:40 AM-12:40 PM: Core Practices that Center Justice in Ambitious Teaching Visit stemteachingtools.org for more than 100 resources on justice-centered science and climate education!

At NSTA in Minneapolis, the UW Seattle @stemteachingtool.bsky.social team & our colleagues will host 13 sessions on EQUITY-focused #SciEd and #ClimateChange education. Join us!

Please share and help spread the word through your networks!

#NSTA in Minneapolis Nov 12-15
➡️ my.nsta.org/conferences/...

Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in…

Last Thurs, the Trump admin announced it is opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, which sits on Inupiaq and Gwich’in land. The Gwich’in consider the land sacred and rely on the caribou migration.

Image showing a large W amidst trees and sky in a purple hue with the following text… Master's in Learning Sciences and Human Development Applications Open Now Four Focus Areas: • Early Childhood • Land and Water Education for Sovereign Futures • Learning, Technologies, Creativity, and Design • Learning, Power, and Social Transformation UW Logo • College of Education, University of Washington

Come get your Master's or PhD degree with us! We have a new program strand focused on LAND AND WATER EDUCATION FOR SOVEREIGN FUTURES!

Come explore how land- and water-based pedagogies that uphold Indigenous sovereignty support environmental & #ClimateJustice.
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TL;DR "Al in education is something to avoid as much as you can."

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New report examines fossil fuel ties of dozens of Trump administration hires Public Citizen and the Revolving Door Project found 43 fossil-fuel industry insiders among nominees and appointees to agencies charged with enforcing energy and environmental policy.

New report examines fossil fuel ties of dozens of Trump administration hires.

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#Politics #Oil #FossilFuel #Politics #Report #News

“If we cannot even in principle be free from external manipulation and anti-scientific claims — and instead remain passive … and welcome corrosive industry frames into our computer systems, our scientific literature, and our classrooms — then we have failed as scientists and as educators.”

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Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...

Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
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Look at her go!
#invertebrates 🌿

Lewy body dementia promotion by air pollutants Evidence links air pollution to dementia, yet its role in Lewy body dementia (LBD) remains unclear. In this work, we showed in a cohort of 56.5 million individuals across the United States that fine p...

🧪 NEW STUDY: Air pollution increases risk of Lewy Body Dementia, the 2nd most common dementia after Alzheimer’s*

Your reminder that air pollution is just another name for fossil fuel combustion byproducts.

*linked to air pollution in previous studies

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👥👥 Panelists include @tanyatalaga.bsky.social @paulseesequasis.bsky.social @marktrahant.bsky.social + Judi Kochon! 🤝 Event co-covened by myself and @candiscall.bsky.social

Native Americans condemn Pentagon move to preserve Wounded Knee medals The National Congress of American Indians strongly condemned on Saturday U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision to allow soldiers to keep medals awarded for their roles at the 1890 Battle of Wounded Knee, an event which many historians consider a massacre.

Native Americans condemn Pentagon move to preserve Wounded Knee medals reut.rs/46I9oj6

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A good read that gives important background as to what Signalgate clown is saying.

I WOULD like to include the official Oglala Sioux Tribe response to this.

I shared before, separately, but I feel this piece should be here as well.

New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North America...

In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers and others.

See what changes are in store for your county 👇

OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...

"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."

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It is vital to understand climate change as a multispecies justice issue. Here's how SCIENCE mag covered this new study in @pnas.org:

"CLIMATE CHANGE TURNS ALASKAN RIVER TOXIC: The Salmon River, long a symbol of Alaska's untrammeled wild beauty, is now an emblem of Arctic climate change."

How to build a food sovereignty lab - High Country News Bureaucracy and budget constraints couldn’t stop CalPoly Humboldt’s Native American Studies Department from founding an Indigenous foods research lab.

Bureaucracy and budget constraints couldn’t stop CalPoly Humboldt’s Native American Studies Department from founding an Indigenous foods research lab.