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Her passion for environmental education, interdisciplinary thinking, and community-building continues to shine. We’re proud to see her representing CEEE and NOAA Education on a national stage 👏

Read more about Hilary and her accomplishment on our website: ceee.colorado.edu/people/hilar...

Congratulations to CEEE’s own Hilary Peddicord 🎉 She has been selected as the Graduate Student Board Member for the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences (AESS)!

Pre-register today ➡️ tinyurl.com/RFTW2026

#ResilientFutures #STEMEducation
#ClimateEducation #ColoradoTeachers #EduCommunity

📣 Save the Date! The Resilient Futures Teacher Workshop returns July 28–30, 2026 in Boulder, CO! 🌄

Middle & high school educators are invited to a 3-day, hands-on workshop exploring climate science, natural hazards, water resources, mental health, data literacy & more.

🔗 Learn more: fieldsafe.colorado.edu/research-and-evaluation

🔗 Fill out the survey: tinyurl.com/AFS-2025-survey

#AFS #FieldSafety #SafeFieldwork #FieldworkTraining #InclusiveFieldwork

🚨 We’re recruiting full field teams for a research study on the impact of the AFS training!

Teams will complete short surveys and join an interview or focus group. Incentives are available!

Ready to level up your next field season? 🌄✨

Learn more about these programs at ceee.colorado.edu/programs.

HEART Force (Hazard Education, Awareness, and Resilience Task Force) is an award-winning collaboration led by the NOAA CIRES and the Climate Adaptation Partnership’s Western Water Assessment, empowering communities through hazard and resilience education.

About the Programs 🌊
We Are Water (WaW) is a traveling exhibit and interactive program that partners with rural communities across the Four Corners Region, sparking conversations about personal and community connections to local water issues.

📅 Saturday, Nov. 22
Celebrate the installation of the We Are Water exhibit at the Alamosa Public Library, connect with local organizations, and dive into hands-on water activities!

📅 Thursday, Nov. 20
Step into the role of a local water leader and explore how the Rio Grande Basin Roundtable is planning for drought resilience. Free dinner + kids’ activity station!

“Flyer titled ‘Ripples of Resilience: Stories and Strategies for a Thriving Future.’ The top half shows a circular photo of three people playing a board game together. Below it, text reads: Headwaters Drought Resilience Game Night & Dinner When: Thursday, November 20, 6:00 to 8:00 pm Where: Adams State University, Student Union Banquet A horizontal line separates the sections. The next section reads: Public Opening of the We Are Water Exhibit When: Saturday, November 22, 10:30 am to 2:00 pm Where: Alamosa Public Library On the right side is another circular photo showing two young people smiling while working on a hands-on water model activity. Along the bottom are logos for Sanford Mustangs, Alamosa Public Library, We Are Water, Colorado Water Conservation Board, CEEE, and Adams State University.”

Join us for a weekend of community, creativity, and connection as we celebrate the We Are Water Alamosa Community Exhibit, part of Ripples of Resilience: Stories and Strategies for a Thriving Future 💧✨

Bring family and friends, everyone is welcome! 🌱💫

This acknowledgment highlights our ongoing commitment to enhancing STEM education through innovative research and collaborative efforts. 🧠📚

To learn more about our impactful projects, visit our website ➡️ ceee.colorado.edu/news-awards/...

#STEMeducation #NSF #CADRE #Research #Education

We are thrilled to announce that the contributions of CEEE's own Hilary Peddicord to the Building Insights Through Observation project and work done by Data Puzzles (led by Jon Griffith) have been recognized in a NSF spotlight by the Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE). 🌟

🧩 NSTA Poster Session
Friday, Nov. 14th from 12 - 1 pm
Location: Exhibit Hall, Poster Session Aisle

🧩 Data Puzzles PL Workshop
Saturday, Nov. 15th from 10:20 - 11:20 am
Location: L100 I

See you all there! 💫

#ScienceEducation #TeacherPD #STEM #NSTAFall25

Promotional graphic for Data Puzzles at NSTA Minneapolis. The left side has event details on a blue background, reading: “Connect with Data Puzzles at NSTA Minneapolis! NSTA Poster Session — Friday, Nov. 14th, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm, Exhibit Hall Poster Session Aisle. Data Puzzles PL Workshop — Saturday, Nov. 15th, 10:20 am–11:20 am, Location: L100 I.” The NSTA logo appears below. On the right, a smiling man wearing glasses and a red polo, identified as Jon Griffith, Curriculum Developer at CIRES, stands in front of a whiteboard.

Data Puzzles will be at the NSTA (National Science Teaching Association) Conference in Minneapolis November 12th to 15th! You can find CEEE Curriculum Developer Jon Griffith at either of the following presentations:

October research highlights from our journals! From Arctic food webs to beaver-powered fire resilience, biodiversity maintenance & sea star recovery — explore the latest ecological science in our new tip sheet📰

Find it here: esa.org/blog/2025/10...

📷 by Sean Johnson-Bice

University of Colorado students research alpine and arctic ecosystems on 500 acres of Boulder County wilderness donated to the school. The Local Colorado’s Shelley Schlender took a walk through the… CU Students Explore Alpine Ecologies at New Spruce Gulch Wildlife Reserve

Local videographer Shelley Schlender joined Tim Seastedt for a walk through the new Spruce Gulch Wildlife and Research Reserve recently.

Spruce Gulch was gifted to CU earlier this year by a private donor. Tim is spearheading research and education on the property.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfli...

Graphic for a CEEE webinar titled “Climate Literacy in K-12 with the Colorado Department of Education.” Scheduled for October 29, 2025, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM MT, with a registration link at tinyurl.com/CDEWebinarCEEE. Text explains the session asks participants to bring a classroom or assessment challenge, and we’ll co-design climate literacy solutions together! CEEE will be participating in the session as content experts. Includes logos for the Colorado Department of Education and “#Research to Resources.” Background features blue and yellow geometric shapes.

Our free virtual workshop series #MidweekMomentum continues this week with a webinar collaboration from the Colorado Department of Transportation and CEEE! You won't want to miss out💡📖

To see all the Midweek Momentum webinars, visit tinyurl.com/midweek-momentum

Lightning flashes within the powerful eye wall of Hurricane Melissa.

Incredible imagery this morning of Melissa, a Category 5 storm, south of Jamaica.

Graphic for a CEEE webinar titled “Using Place-Based Teaching for Impact: The HEART Force Wildfire Unit.” Scheduled for November 12, 2025, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MT, with a registration link at tinyurl.com/HFWebinarCEEE2. Text explains the session will teach real-world relevance into your classroom. This workshop features classroom-ready curriculum from HEART Force aimed at helping students understand and strengthen their community’s resilience to wildfire. Includes logos for CEEE, the Hazard Education Awareness & Resilience Taskforce, and “#Research to Resources.” A circular photo shows speaker Katya Schloesser smiling. Background features blue and yellow geometric shapes.

Graphic for a CEEE webinar titled “Data Lens: Exploring Earth’s Visual Stories (NOAA SOS).” Scheduled for November 18, 2025, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MT, with a registration link at tinyurl.com/DLWebinarCEEE. Text explains that in this session, teachers will participate as students in a full (20-minutes) Data Lens activity - which highlights a captivating observation technique - and learn how to use other excellent visual and data literacy resources. Includes logos for CEEE, Science on a Sphere, and “#Research to Resources.” A circular photo shows curriculum developers Hilary Peddicord smiling. Background features blue and yellow geometric shapes.

Graphic for a CEEE webinar titled “Practicing Decision Making in the Science Classroom: Introducing the Avista Fire Resilience Challenge.” Scheduled for December 3, 2025, 4:00–5:00 PM MT, with a registration link at tinyurl.com/HFWebinarCEEE3. Text explains the session will teach the Avista Fire Resilience Challenge, a role-play game about wildfire preparedness and recovery. Includes logos for CEEE, the Hazard Education Awareness & Resilience Taskforce, and “#Research to Resources.” A circular photo shows speaker Katya Schloesser smiling. Background features blue and yellow geometric shapes.

#CIRES #CEEE #Education #Science #ScienceEducation #TeacherResources #EduResources #FreeResourcesForTeachers #EarthScience #STEMEducation #ScienceTeachers #TeachingIdeas #EnvironmentalEducation #FutureScientists #STEMLearning #ScienceIsCool #TeachSTEM #NGSS #Edutok #TeachTheFuture #LearningIsFun

Graphic reads “REMINDER! Midweek Momentum — October Webinars + Sneak Peek for November.” Includes logos for CEEE, CIRES, and the University of Colorado Boulder. A circular icon shows a lightbulb and open book with the text “#Research to Resources.” Background features notebook paper and light blue rays.

Graphic for a CEEE webinar titled “Using Scenario-Based Role Play Games in the Classroom: Introducing the Hourglass Lake Fire Challenge.” Scheduled for October 22, 2025 , 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MT, with a registration link at tinyurl.com/HFWebinarCEEE1. Text explains the session will teach how to create a place-based scenario using HEART Force’s redesigned wildfire response game, the Hourglass Lake Fire Challenge, to engage students with a fun, competitive lesson to launch your unit on wildfire and natural hazard resilience. Includes logos for CEEE, the Hazard Education Awareness & Resilience Taskforce, and “#Research to Resources.” A circular photo shows speaker Katya Schloesser smiling. Background features blue and yellow geometric shapes.

Graphic for a CEEE webinar titled “Climate Literacy in K-12 with the Colorado Department of Education.” Scheduled for October 29, 2025, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM MT, with a registration link at tinyurl.com/CDEWebinarCEEE. Text explains the session asks participants to bring a classroom or assessment challenge, and we’ll co-design climate literacy solutions together! CEEE will be participating in the session as content experts. Includes logos for the Colorado Department of Education and “#Research to Resources.” Background features blue and yellow geometric shapes.

Graphic for a CEEE webinar titled “Data Sensemaking Strategies w/ Scientists Zoom In to explore the Megadrought.” Scheduled for November 5, 2025, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MT, with a registration link at tinyurl.com/HFWebinarCEEE2. Text explains the session will teach innovative data sense-making strategies in this free Data Puzzles workshop for middle and high school science teachers, featuring real-world datasets and classroom-ready approaches! Includes logos for “#Research to Resources.” One circular photo shows CEEE curriculum developer Jon Griffith and another shows Hydrologist Seth Arena. Background features blue and yellow geometric shapes.

Our free virtual workshop series #MidweekMomentum continues with just two more events left in October! Swipe ➡️ to take a sneak peek at our upcoming November webinars. You won't want to miss out💡📖

To see all the Midweek Momentum webinars, visit tinyurl.com/midweek-momentum

Tectonics and Climate Are Shaping an Alaskan Ecosystem - Eos Biogeochemical research reveals the web of forces acting on a high-latitude microbe community in the Copper River Delta.

Big changes like earthquakes and melting glaciers can affect tiny communities of microbes. New research investigates this phenomenon in the Copper River Delta.

World’s oceans losing their greenness through global heating, study finds Researchers say decline in phytoplankton suggests weakened planetary capacity to absorb carbon dioxide The world’s oceans are losing their greenness owing to global heating, according to a study that suggests our planet’s capacity to absorb carbon dioxide could be weakening. The change in the palette of the seas is caused by a decline of phytoplankton, the tiny marine creatures that are responsible for nearly half of the biosphere’s productivity. Continue reading...

World’s oceans losing their greenness through global heating, study finds

#NavigatingTheNewArctic #NNA #UndergraduateOpportunities #ResearchExperiencesforUndergraduates #research #arctic #polar #ActicResearch #PolarResearch #Alaska #AlaskaResearch #AlaskaForum #ConferenceForUndergrads #REU #UndergraduateResearch #UndergradResearch #UndergradOpportunities

Interested in attending an international Arctic conference and learning from Indigenous and Western knowledge holders? Alaska students are invited to apply to NNA’s research experience program!

Learn more at tinyurl.com/NNA-REU-2026-Application

Don't forget to sign up for our October Midweek Momentum webinar series!

In this #FreeResourceMonday, students will learn about megafires and their frequency over time. They will then be challenged to construct conceptual models for a changing climate and land management in this three-part lesson. 🌲🔥
Find this resource and more here: ceee.colorado.edu/lesson/data-...

A man standing with a backdrop of pine trees and mountains.

Orange and yellow dots in the shape of sun rays surround a circle that represents the sun

In celebration of #IndigenousPeoplesDay, read a new blog post by James Rattling Leaf, Sr., the CIRES Tribal Advisor who stands at the intersection of Indigenous knowledge and Western science. "An Indigenous vision for #sustainability at CU." cires.colorado.edu/spotlights/i...

Are you or someone you know interested in Arctic research? Undergraduate students in Alaska communities are encouraged to apply to Navigating the New Arctic’s short research experience program. Use this link to learn more and apply: tinyurl.com/nna-reu-2026