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Climate Champions Design Summit
Audience: Grades 4-12 Teachers and Teacher Leaders
June 10-11, 2025
8:30am - 3:30pm
In-Person at UC San Diego
$300 Stipend and free Understanding Global Change modeling kit for your students.
At the Climate Champions Design Summit, you will experience a sequence of learning on a local climate-based phenomenon. From exploration of this phenomenon, you will be equipped to support students with using the Understanding Global Change (UGC) framework to construct models and evidence-based explanations in any unit of instruction. Additionally, you will learn strategies and tools to help incorporate an Earth systems perspective into your curriculum and adapt existing resources.
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​This in person event will take place on June 10-11, 2025 from 8:30am - 3:30pm both days. Snacks, refreshments, and lunch will be provided. Apply by clicking the "Apply Now" button by March 1, 2025. There will be a $25 participation fee. At the end of the summit, you will be provided a classroom Understanding Global Change modeling kit (Estimated value of $400). After you implement Understanding Global Change in your classroom with students and complete some short surveys, you will be provided a $300 stipend.
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