Webinar: Senate Bill 854 -Comprehensive Climate Education

Climate change impacts, adaptations and mitigation strategies will arguably be the greatest challenge facing Oregonians now and in the future. Oregon schools can help students with a localized curriculum to meet these challenges. SB 854 seeks to significantly expand and integrate climate change instruction across all K-12 core subject areas (language arts, sciences, mathematics, social studies, health, physical education and the arts). The multidisciplinary approach aims to help students make connections between the science of climate change and the ways in which it impacts all facets of life. It was entirely written by Oregon educators and students, and now will go through an amendment process before the Senate makes a vote. Link to Draft of SB 854

In this session, Sarah Ruggiero Kirby, Secondary Science TOSA/Outdoor School Coordinator, and Tana Shepard, TOSA for Climate, Energy, and Conservation in the Eugene 4J SD and members in the Oregon Educators for Climate Education (OECE) will share resources, explain ways to get involved, and answer questions about SB 854 and climate change education. For specific information about this event, please contact Sarah Ruggiero Kirby at ruggiero_s@4j.lane.edu

This event is open to everyone, OSTA Member or not. However, we respectfully request that if you are, or have been, an OSTA member, that you log in to the website before registering for this event. Signing in before registering saves you and our organization time, so we thank you! 

This meeting will be hosted on Zoom. You will receive an email with the meeting link after you register. If this is your first time using Zoom, you will need to allow yourself a few minutes to download the app here: https://zoom.us/