The Learning Sciences Research Team at the University of Maryland, College Park has compiled an online collection of current Climate Education Research resources developed by the group.
Please note that many of these resources are in draft form and will be revised and updated over the next five years. Your comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome (ClimateEdResearch@umd.edu).
Publications
| Document | Date | Author(s) | Description |
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Investigating Preservice Elementary Science Teachers' Understanding of Climate Change from a Computational Thinking Systems Perspective |
1/2019 | Breslyn, McGinnis | Breslyn, W. & McGinnis, J. R. (2019). Investigating Preservice Elementary Science Teachers Understanding of Climate Change from a Computational Thinking Systems Perspective. EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed, 15(4). |
| An Empirically-Based Conditional Learning Progression for Climate Change (PDF) |
10/2017 | Breslyn, Drewes, McGinnis, Hestness, Mouza | Breslyn, W., Drewes, A., McGinnis, J. R., Hestness, E., & Mouza, C. (2017). An empirically-based conditional learning progression for climate change. Science Education International, 28(3), 214-223. |
| Examining Science Educators’ Perspectives on Learning Progressions in a Climate Change Education Professional Development Program |
3/2017 | Hestness, McGinnis, Breslyn, McDonald, Mouza | Hestness, E., McGinnis, J. R., Breslyn, W., McDonald, R., & Mouza, C. (2017). Examining the relationship between middle school students’ sociocultural participation and their ideas about climate change. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 28(3), 250-274. |
| Examining the Relationship between Middle School Students’ Sociocultural Participation and Their Ideas about Climate Change or Pre-Publication Version (PDF) |
12/2016 | Hestness, McGinnis, Breslyn | Hestness, E., McGinnis, J. R., & Breslyn, W., (2017). Examining the relationship between middle school students’ sociocultural participation and their ideas about climate change. Environmental Education Review. Advance online publication. |
| Developing a Learning Progression for Sea Level Rise, a Major Impact of Climate Change | 12/2016 | Breslyn, McGinnis, McDonald, Hestness | Breslyn, W., McGinnis, J. R., McDonald, R. C. and Hestness, E. (2016). Developing a learning progression for sea level rise, a major impact of climate change. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 53(10), 1471–1499. |
| Supporting the inclusion of climate change in U.S. science education curricula by use of learning progressions. | 6/2016 | McGinnis, McDonald, Breslyn, Hestness | McGinnis, J. R., McDonald, C., Breslyn, W. & Hestness, E. (March, 2017). Supporting the inclusion of climate change in U.S. science education curricula by use of learning progressions. In D. Shephardson, A. Roychoudury & A. Hirsch (Eds),Teaching and Learning about Climate Change: A Framework for Educator, pp. 135-151. Routledge, New York. |
| "It's Happening Now" - Middle School Students' Thinking About Climate Change (PDF) | 4/2016 | McGinnis, Breslyn, Hestness | Paper for the NARST International Conference, Baltimore, MD, Spring 2016. |
| Core Idea ESS3: Earth and Human Activity Pre-Publication Version (PDF) |
1/2016 | Brickhouse, McGinnis, Shea, Drewes, Hestness, Breslyn | A pre-print version of the chapter: Core Idea ESS3: Earth and Human Activity in Disciplinary Core Ideas: Reshaping Teaching and Learning. Ravit Golin Ravit, Joseph Krajick, and Ann Rivet Eds, pp. 225-240. NSTApress, Arlington, VA. |
| An Investigation of Science Educators' Views of Role and Responsibility for Climate Change Education (PDF) | 12/2015 |
McGinnis, McDonald, Hestness, Breslyn |
McGinnis, J.R., McDonald, C., Hestness, E., Breslyn, W. (2015). An investigation of science educators' views of roles and responsibilities for climate change education. Science Education International, 27(2), 179-193. |
| Examining a Process for Developing a Learning Progression for Sea Level Rise (PDF) |
3/2015 |
Breslyn, McGinnis, McDonald, Hestness |
Paper submitted to the NARST online 2015 Research Symposium and Conference proceedings archive. |
| Using Drawings to Examine Teacher Candidates’ Moral Reasoning About Climate Change (Pre-Print)
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12/2014 |
McGinnis, Hestness |
This document is a pre-print of the invited chapter for the book "Drawings as evidence in science education," edited by Phyllis Katz. Boston: Sense Publishers. |
| Science Teacher Professional Development in Climate Change Education Informed by the Next Generation Science Standards
(Published Article) (PDF Pre-Print) |
9/2014 |
Hestness, McDonald, Breslyn, McGinnis, Mouza |
Literature review on science teacher professional development and climate change education in the context of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Journal of Geoscience Education: September 2014, Vol. 62, No. 3, pp. 319-329 |
| Integrating Sustainability into Science Teacher Education through a Focus on Climate Change (PDF) | 5/2014 |
Hestness, McGinnis, Breslyn |
Pre-print of book chapter on sustainablity and science teacher education. |
| Investigating Science Educators’ Conceptions of Climate Science and Learning Progressions in a Professional Development Academy on Climate Change Education (PDF) | 3/2014 |
Hestness, McGinnis, Breslyn, McDonald, Mouza, Shea, Wellington |
Paper submitted to the NARST online 2014 Research Symposium and Conference proceedings archive. |
| Reconceptualizing teacher professional development for climate literacy using learning progressions (PDF) |
1/2014 |
Hestness, McGinnis, Breslyn, McDonald |
Paper submitted to the NAAEE online 2013 Research Symposium and Conference proceedings archive. |
| Draft Sea Level Rise Teaching Progression based on NGSS (PDF) | 8/2013 |
McDonald (Lead), Breslyn, Hestness, McGinnis | A teaching progression for sea level rise with anchors defined by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). |
| Climate Change in the Next Generation Science Standards (K-12) (PDF) | 4/2013 |
McGinnis, Breslyn, McDonald, Hestness |
Detailed analysis of Climate Change in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Related standards are classified as Explicit, Proximally, and Distally related to Climate Change. |
| Climate Change Education Teacher Professional Development in MADE CLEAR: A Research Brief (PDF) | 4/2013 |
McGinnis, Breslyn, McDonald, Hestness |
Research brief outlining effective professional development in climate change education with an emphasis on the MADE CLEAR project. |
| Draft Learning Progression: Sea Level Rise (PDF) | 3/2013 |
McDonald (Lead), Breslyn, Hestness, McGinnis |
Hypothesized learning progression on the topic of sea level rise. |
| Draft Learning Progression: Urban Heat Effect (PDF) | 12/2012 |
McDonald (Lead), Breslyn, Hestness, McGinnis |
Hypothesized learning progression on the topic of the urban heat effect. |
| Draft Learning Progression: Extreme Weather (PDF) | 12/2012 |
McDonald (Lead), Breslyn, Hestness, McGinnis |
Hypothesized learning progression on the topic of extreme weather. |
| Climate Change Education, Learning Progressions, and Socioscientific Issues: A Literature Review (PDF) | 12/2011 |
McGinnis, McDonald | Literature review on climate change education, learning progressions, and socio-scientific issues. |
| Controversial or Sensitive Topics in Science Education: A Literature Review (PDF) | 9/2011 |
McGinnis, McDonald |
Literature review on controversial/sensitive topics in science education. |
Presentations
| Document | Date | Author(s) | Description |
| 4/2019 | Breslyn, McGinnis, | A poster presented at the NARST International Conference in Baltimore, MD, March 31 - April 3, 2019. | |
Poster: An Empirically-Based Conditional Learning Progression for Climate Change(PDF) |
3/2018 | Breslyn, Drewes, McGinnis, Hestness, Mouza | A poster presented at the NARST International Conference in Atlanta, GA, March 10-14th, 2018. |
Presentation at University of Georgia's Visitation Day (PDF) |
3/2018 | McGinnis, Breslyn | A presentation at the UGA Research “Visitation Day” in the Department of Mathematics and Science Education University of Georgia, Athens, GA. |
| 6/2017 | McGinnis | A presentation at the MADE-CLEAR All-Staff Meeting, Spring 2017. | |
A Symposium on Teaching and Learning about Climate Change: A Framework for Educators (PDF) |
4/2017 | McGinnis | Symposium at the NARST International Conference, San Antonio, TX, Spring 2017. |
Interpreting Middle School Students' Climate Change Learning through a Figured Worlds Perspective (PDF) |
4/2017 | Hestness, McGinnis | Poster presentation at the NARST International Conference, San Antonio, TX, Spring 2017. . |
Measuring Students' Climate Change Knowledge: Instrument Development and Validation (PDF) |
4/2017 | Drewes, Brelsyn, McGinnis, Mouza, Hestness, Henderson | Poster presentation at the NARST International Conference, San Antonio, TX, Spring 2017. |
| How Does Learners' Sociocultural Participation in their Communities Shape Their Ideas about Climate Change? (PDF) | 4/2017 | McGinnis, Hestness, Ylizarde, Freeland, Breslyn | Poster presentation at the NARST International Conference, San Antonio, TX, Spring 2017. |
| September 2016 MADE CLEAR All-Staff Meeting (PDF) | 9/2016 | McGinnis | A presentation at the MADE CLEAR all staff meeting at the University of Delaware. |
| "It's Happening Now" - Middle School Students' Thinking About Climate Change (PDF) | 4/2016 | McGinnis, Breslyn, Hestness | Presentation at the NARST International Conference, Baltimore, MD, Spring 2016. |
| Drawing to Learn about Science Teacher Thinking (PDF) |
4/2016 | McGinnis, Hestness |
Pre-Conference Workshop presented at NARST Annual International Conference, Baltimore, MD, April 2016 |
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Examining Teacher Candidates’ Moral and Ethical Perspectives on Climate Change Using Drawings as Data (PDF) |
4/2016 |
Hestness, McGinnis, Breslyn |
Session presented at the NARST International Conference, Baltimore, MD, Spring 2016. |
| Examining Middle School Learners' Scientific Explanations about Sea Level Rise
(PDF) |
4/2016 |
McDonald, McGinnis, Breslyn, Hestness |
Poster presented at the NARST International Conference, Baltimore, MD, Spring 2016. |
| Examining a Process for Developing a Learning Progression for Sea Level Rise
(PDF) |
4/2016 |
McGinnis, Breslyn, Hestness |
A presentation at the AERA Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, Spring 2016. |
| Redesigning Elementary Science Methods (EDCI 372) by Infusing Citizen Science as a Pedagogical Strategy: An Intervention and Study (PDF) |
9/2015 |
McGinnis, Hestness |
A presentation to the Teaching and Learning Transformation Center's (TLTC) Elevate Fellows (College Park, MD) |
| Talking About Science Educators: Investigating Role and Responsibility for Climate Change Education (PDF) | 5/2015 | McGinnis | A presentation in the Center for Science and Technology in Education Colloquium Series,(College Park, MD) |
| An Investigation of Science Educators’ Views of Role and Responsibility for Climate Change Education (PDF) | 4/2015 | McGinnis, Hestness | A presentation at the NARST Annual International Conference, Chicago, IL April 14, 2015 |
| Examining a Process for Developing a Learning Progression for Sea Level Rise (PDF) | 4/2015 | Breslyn, McGinnis, Hestness | A presentation at the NARST Annual International Conference, Chicago, IL April 14, 2015 |
Climate Change Education and Policy (PDF) |
4/2014 |
McGinnis |
PowerPoint presentation for the symposium "Climate Change Education: Policies and Practices" at the NARST Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. |
| Investigating Science Educators’ Conceptions of Climate Science and Learning Progressions in a Professional Development Academy (PDF) | 4/2014 |
Hestness, McGinnis, Breslyn, McDonald, Wellington, Shea, Mouza |
PowerPoint presentation for "Strand 8: In-service Science Teacher Education: Teacher Conceptions and Conceptual Change" at the NARST Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. |
| Poster: Reconceptualizing teacher professional development for climate literacy (PDF Poster) | 10/2013 |
Hestness, McGinnis, Breslyn, McDonald |
Poster Presented at NAAEE Conference, October, 2013, Baltimore, MD. Note, large file size (5MB). |
| Climate Change Education: Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (PDF) | 4/2013 |
Breslyn, McDonald, Hestness,McGinnis |
Symposium presented at the NARST 2013 Annual International Conference, Puerto Rico |
| Climate Change Education: Policies and Implications(PDF) | 4/2013 |
McDonald, Breslyn, Hestness, McGinnis |
Symposium presented at the NARST 2013 Annual International Conference, Puerto Rico |
| The Policy, Practice, and Research Nexus of Climate Change Education (PDF) | 4/2013 |
Hestness, Breslyn, McDonald, McGinnis |
Symposium presented at the NARST 2013 Annual International Conference, Puerto Rico |
| Presentation to MD Science Supervisors (PDF or PPT) | 12/2012 | McGinnis, McDonald | Overview of MADE CLEAR research for invited Maryland county Science Supervisors (Howard Country Board of Education). |
| NARST 2012 Conference Presentation (PDF or PPT) | 4/2012 | McGinnis, McDonald | Presentation given at the NARST 2012 Annual International Conference providing an overview of Phase I and Phase II of the NSF CCEP Grant (Indianapolis, Indiana). |
Project Information
| Document | Date | Author(s) | Description |
| How Learning About Climate Change Progresses in Next Generation Science Standards (K-12). (PDF) | 9/2019 | CIRES, UMD, UDel, NOAA, NCSE, & TERC | Report on the inclusion of climate change in the Next Generation Science Standards. |
| MADE CLEAR Learning Sciences Research Team Progress Report, September 2015 (PDF) | 9/2015 | McGinnis, Breslyn, Hestness, Mouza, Henderson, Drewes | MADE CLEAR Learning Sciences Research Team Progress Report, September 2015 |
| Integrating Global Perspectives on Climate Change into Science Teaching and Learning (PDF) | 4/2014 | Hestness | Poster presented at the Maryland Statewide Colloquium on Internationalization of Education (College Park, MD) |
| Presentation at the Department of Teaching and Learning, University of Maryland (PDF) | 3/2014 | McGinnis | A Presentation at the TLPL and the Maryland Equity Project. Panel Discussion on Equity in STEM Education at the University of Maryland. Workshop Handout |
| Presentation at the MADE CLEAR Workshop: Including Climate Change in Your Course (PDF) | 2/2014 | McGinnis | A Presentation at the MADE CLEAR Workshop: "Including Climate Change in Your Course: Portraits of Innovative Teaching Practice at UMD", CTE and CMNS Teaching and Learning Center at the University of Maryland |
| Report on the MADE CLEAR Learning Sciences Research of the 2013 Climate Change Academy: A Presentation to the Project's Management Team (PDF) | 10/2013 |
McGinnis, Breslyn, Hestness, McDonald, Wellington |
Report on the MADE CLEAR Learning Sciences Research of the 2013 Climate Change Academy: A Presentation to the Project's Management Team. |
| Climate Change Education Teacher Professional Development in MADE CLEAR: A Research Brief (PDF) | 4/2013 |
McGinnis, Breslyn, McDonald, Hestness |
Research brief outlining effective professional development in climate change education with an emphasis on the MADE CLEAR project. |
| Potential impacts of accelerated sea level rise on Maryland's coastal wetlands and their ecosystem services (PDF) | 12/2012 |
Hestness |
Research paper developed in Global Change Biology graduate course (CONS/MEES 670) at the University of Maryland - College Park. |
Graduate and Undergraduate Student Papers
| Document | Date | Author(s) | Description |
| An Exploratory Study of Science Teacher Professional Development for Climate Change Education with a Focus on the Polar Regions and Real Time Data (PDF) | 10/2017 |
Natalie H. Ylizarde (Graduate) |
A graduate paper investigating teacher professional development in the U.S.A. for climate change education with an emphasis on the polar regions. |
| The Role of Informal Environmental Education in the Changing Political Climate of 2017 in the USA: A Focus on Climate Change (PDF) | 5/2017 |
Emily Freeland (Graduate) |
A master's scholarly paper investigating the role of informal environmental education and political climate in the USA. |
| A Process for Developing and Revising a Learning Progression on Sea Level Rise Using Learners’ Explanations (PDF) | 11/2016 |
R. Chris McDonald (Graduate) |
A dissertation investigating the development and revision of a learning progression for students's explanations fo sea level rise. |
| A Figured Worlds Perspective on Middle School Learners' Climate Literacy Development (PDF) | 6/2016 |
Emily Hestness (Graduate) |
A dissertation investigating the nature of the relationship between middle school science learners’ conditions and their developing understandings of climate change. |
| Professional Development for Environmental Literacy: Investigating Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceived Readiness Towards Integrating the Maryland Environmental Literacy Standards into their Practices (PDF) | 6/2014 |
Katy Wellington (Graduate) |
A master's scholarly paper on pre-servide teacher professional development and Maryland Environmental Literacy Standards. |
| Examining the Benefits of Socio-Scientific Issues Based Instruction in Science Classrooms (PDF) | 6/2014 |
Will Lacey (Undergraduate) |
Paper written to provide background on teaching with socio-scientific issues in the science classroom. |
| Teacher Candidates'Reflections on Science Teaching During a Sustainability-Infused Elementary Science Methods Course (PDF) | 6/2014 | Emily Hestness (Graduate) | Initial insights from data collected during a study of pre-service teachers' engagement with an online module on sea level rise |
| Potential impacts of accelerated sea level rise on Maryland's coastal wetlands and their ecosystem services (PDF) | 12/2012 |
Emily Hestness (Graduate) |
Research paper developed in Global Change Biology graduate course (CONS/MEES 670) at the University of Maryland - College Park. |