National Center for Science Education

Changing Climate in the Classroom How's That? · Episode

One of NCSE's Sound Science Fellows, Lauren Madsen, sat down with the "How's That?" podcast to chat about changing climate education in the classroom. Check it out here! https://open.spotify.com/episode/4TqH47W1S7Qfxghjlk75Ru

Our resident interviewer becomes the interviewee! Check out our Random Samples episode with Mat Kaplan, host of NCSE’s Safeguarding Sound Science podcast! https://youtu.be/ocGWFM7cK6o

Lodging, food, and transportation are included. Participants will also receive stipend pay, substitute teacher pay to your school, access to free standards-aligned materials, the chance to adapt the resources to your local context and the needs of your students, and an online membership to NABT.

This experience connects teachers, and by extension their students, to a variety of rich coastal ecosystems. ⬇️

However, environmental education is not always included explicitly in science teacher preparation. This experience connects teachers, and by extension their students, to a variety of rich coastal ecosystems. ⬇️

My COAST stands for My Climate-Oriented Authentic Science Teaching. Science classrooms present a perfect opportunity to connect students in coastal areas to the landscape and resources of their own communities. ⬇️

Flyer for My COAST. The text reads: My COAST, Galveston Texas, April 19-22, 2026. Application deadline: February 27. Decorative elements: Various ocean life (schools of fish, sea turtles, starfish, corals, pelicans).

TX teachers, we're pleased to offer a My COAST program in Galveston! The application deadline is February 27 and the program will take place at Texas A&M University this spring from April 19-22, 2026. Full details and to apply: tinyurl.com/MyCOAST-TX
#edusky #gulfcoast #edusci #envsci
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Reminder: Our #DarwinDay webinar is coming up on February 12! Rick and Lindsay Hunter will be discussing the discovery and excavation of Homo naledi. Join us for this special event!
Free and open to the public. Register to receive a link for access - member.nabt.org/event/2026Da... #HumanOrigins 🏺

Where things stand on climate change in 2026 » Yale Climate Connections Last year saw the U.S. move backward on climate while China ascended. Here’s what to expect next.

Dana Nuccitelli, a recipient of NCSE's Friend of the Planet award, explores the reality that "The year that just ended saw numerous records broken on climate and clean energy". https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/01/where-things-stand-on-climate-change-in-2026/

A large sheet of paper on a table titled 'CLIMATE CHANGE' with two columns labeled 'What makes you anxious?' and 'What makes you hopeful?'.

Group of seven young women standing in front of blue lockers wearing matching white t-shirts with a colorful globe and the word 'HOPE'.

Two spray bottles, one purple and one blue, sit in plastic containers on a black lab countertop alongside folded white cloths and a printed instruction sheet for science experiments.

Teachers conducting a science experiment with glassware and equipment in a dimly lit classroom lab setting.

Chicago-area science teachers! Grow your climate teaching skills at the 2026 Climate of H.O.P.E. Conference on Feb 27. Keynotes, breakout sessions, 5.5 CEU's, lunch included & more. Spots are limited! Register here: https://sites.google.com/csd99.org/2026-climateofhope-conference/home

Join us in congratulating NCSE board member, Maya Morales Garcia, for being named a 2026 Award Winner for Collective Social Innovation by the Schwab Foundation! Read about it here: https://beyond100k.org/2026-schwab-foundation-award/

YouTube video by NCSE My COAST: An NCSE Professional Learning Experience

Texas teachers: My COAST is coming to Galveston! Apply by Feb. 27: tinyurl.com/MyCOAST-TX

Watch this video to learn more about this unique, immersive hands-on professional learning opportunity for teachers, or check it out on our website: ncse.ngo/my-coast
#edusky #TeachClimate #EduSci #iteachbio

Link to the study published in Nature (note: paywalled): www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Europe’s missing ceratopsian dinosaurs have finally been found | Natural History Museum A dinosaur named Ajkaceratops has revealed that relatives of Triceratops lived in Europe after all.

Plot twist: Europe’s ceratopsians were hiding in plain sight, misidentified this whole time. www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new... #FossilFriday

What a lovely collection! We are all set on these though, but thank you for thinking of us! 😊

Flyer for the webinar. The text reads: 2026 Darwin Day Webinar. Journey Into Darkness: The Allegory of the Cave. Thursday, February 12, 7:00 PM EST. Sponsored by the National Center for Science Education and the National Association of Biology Teachers. Imagery are illustrations of Homo naledi fossils: a skull and a foot. A map drawing of the Rising Star Cave system.

Mark your calendar for 2/12 at 7:00 PM EST/4:00 PST for NCSE and NABT's free Darwin Day webinar! Rick and Lindsay Hunter will share stories from the discovery and excavation of the first-known fossils of Homo naledi. To register - member.nabt.org/event/2026Da... #DarwinDay2026 #EduSky #evobio

Immerse friends, family — or yourself — in climate futures over the holidays » Yale Climate Connections 12 works of climate fiction for the climate warriors on your gift list.

Looking to treat a climate warrior on your gift list? Trying to use those gift cards you got for good? Here's a list of 12 works of climate fiction just for that! https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/immerse-friends-family-or-yourself-in-climate-futures-over-the-holidays/

Climate change expanded in Virginia's high school science standards | National Center for Science Education

A gift for supporters of climate change education! Climate change expanded in Virginia's high school science standards...https://ncse.ngo/climate-change-expanded-virginias-high-school-science-standards

"Intelligent design" bill in Arizona | National Center for Science Education

Arizona trying to introduce "intelligent design" in classrooms...https://ncse.ngo/intelligent-design-bill-arizona

Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District – A 20-year Retrospective on Using the Law to Defend Scientific Integrity - ACLU of Pennsylvania Twenty years ago, in December of 2005, a federal court in Pennsylvania issued a ruling in Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District that an effort to teach so-called Intelligent Design Creationism as an alternative to evolution in public schools was an unconstitutional endorsement of religion.

Kitzmiller v Dover is a legal battle that helped keep science in the classroom. Here's why its lessons are still relevant two decades later.
https://www.aclupa.org/kiztmiller-v-dover-area-school-district-a-20-year-retrospective-on-using-the-law-to-defend-scientific-integrity/

Kitzmiller Trial Quiz | National Center for Science Education

20 years of KITZMAS! Take this quiz and learn more about the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial that kept non-science "intelligent design" out of the science classroom. https://ncse.ngo/kitzmiller-trial-quiz #historysky #kitzmas

YouTube video by Evolutionary Studies - Vanderbilt The Kitzmiller v. Dover Trial - Ken Miller

20 years of #Kitzmiller! Having served as an expert witness for the trial, the president of NCSE's Board of Directors Kenneth R. Miller recounted his experience at Vanderbilt's Scopes Centennial Symposium. Watch his fascinating talk about this historic trial: youtu.be/6OvjsayFX5A?... #EduSky

[Review] Climate Denial in American Politics: #ClimateBrawl | National Center for Science Education Gerald Kutney is best known for his work as a commentator and activist on climate change issues, and especially for his “#climatebrawl” efforts to engage and defeat climate denial narratives on social media. He defines climate brawling as “not a cordial discussion” but an attempt to “discredit the h…

A book review from Peter J. Jacques on "Climate Denial in American Politics: #ClimateBrawl" by Gerald Kutney - https://ncse.ngo/review-climate-denial-american-politics-climatebrawl #BookReviews #ClimateBooks #BookSky

Remembering Kitzmiller v. Dover | National Center for Science Education In 2005, parents, teachers, and scientists from around the country came together in Kitzmiller v. Dover to defend the integrity of the public science classroom. The result: a decision that teaching "intelligent design" in public schools violates the U.S. Constitution. NCSE was there, recruiting the…

In the time of Kitzmiller v Dover, "NCSE was there, recruiting the plaintiffs' legal team, providing expert witnesses, and shining a bright light on the proceedings." Read the reflections of those who were there at the link below!
https://ow.ly/sWoZ50XL6MM

Of Pandas and Science Curricula Twenty years ago, a landmark court case held that intelligent design cannot be taught in science classrooms. What lessons does it offer for conflicts in education?

Kitzmiller v Dover is one of two landmark court cases in American science education that hit major anniversaries this year. As we near "Kitzmas", reflect on this case that gave hope to science education. https://issues.org/science-curricula-kitzmiller-evolution-classroom-baker/

[Review] Computing the Climate: How We Know What We Know About Climate Change | National Center for Science Education

Climate research scientists Curt Covey (retired) and Karl E. Taylor review the book "Computing the Climate: How We Know What We Know About Climate Change" by Steve E. Easterbrook - https://ncse.ngo/computing-climate-how-we-know-what-we-know-about-climate-change
#BookReviews #ClimateModeling #BookSky

Did you miss of Friend of Darwin and Friend of the Planet Awards webinar last week? No worries, we have you covered. It's up on our youtube page now, so you can watch at your leisure. https://youtu.be/XV56GYpLmX4?si=7v58y5BlefZ16EnX

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A puzzling, 3.4-million-year-old fossil foot belonged to a contemporary of the famed Lucy Identity of the toe bones and other fossils could shake up the human family tree

Analysis of 3.4 million year old fossils Australopithecus deyiremeda suggests that this species may have coexisted alongside Lucy in the same region, but with a different gait and occupying a different dietary niche. www.science.org/content/arti... #FossilFriday

Safeguarding Sound Science | National Center for Science Education Safeguarding Sound Science, Evolution EditionThe second season of Safeguarding Sound Science examines the everyday impacts of evolution, the grand theory that informs our understanding of all life on ...

Are you subscribed to NCSE’s Safeguarding Sound Science podcast? In case you missed them, all episodes of Season 2: Evolution Edition are now available for listening! You can find them, along with Season 1: Climate Edition on our website and wherever you get your podcasts - ncse.ngo/safeguarding...