Teaching Climate Change

This week’s review serves as a "'go to’ resource within the field of climate change education” for educators seeking to help students tackle issues facing the environment.

Posted on January 13, 2025 in Reviews of the Month

Teaching Climate Change: Fostering Understanding, Resilience, and a Commitment to Justice

Windschitl, Mark. Harvard Business Review Press, 2023
296p bibl index, 9781682538340 $38.00, 9781682538357

This volume serves as an essential guide for educators seeking to empower students to engage deeply with the multifaceted challenges underpinning climate change science and foster engaged and socially minded members of society. The book inspires and educates the reader across the well-written and accessible chapters. In particular, chapter 4, “Solutions: Helping Students Envision Sustainability and Resilience,” goes beyond the typical rhetoric common in the field and opens up new possibilities for curriculum and learning. The book doesn’t merely frame challenges—it offers solutions. The graphics and images enhance the narrative and add to both the exploration of climate science and the teaching of it. The development and use of models and modeling for impactful learning in chapter 9 represent best practices for teaching in the field. Teaching Climate Change is comprehensive and informative, and will quickly emerge as the “go to” resource within the field of climate change education for both practicing teachers and educational leaders alike. Additionally, it should be a must read for any science teacher in training, as it embodies authentic inquiry and is aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards.

Summing Up: Essential. Undergraduates through faculty; professionals.
Reviewer: D. M. Moss, University of Connecticut
Interdisciplinary Subject: Environmental Studies
Subject: Social & Behavioral Sciences – Education
Choice Issue: Mar 2024

Teaching Climate Change

This week’s review serves as a "'go to’ resource within the field of climate change education” for educators seeking to help students tackle issues facing the environment.