Climate Change & Mental Health

12 climate books for teachers and educators | list compiled by Michael Svoboda, Ph.D., Yale Climate Connections books editor & Writing Program professor at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

A Climate Change Reading List to Inspire Action, Not Dread by Tiffany Coulson, School Library Journal

Teaching Climate Change: Fostering Understanding, Resilience, and a Commitment to Justice by Mark Windschitl, Harvard Education Press

Climate Change Education An Earth Institute Sustainability Primer Cassie Xu and Radhika Iyengar Columbia University Press

What Teachers Want to Know About Teaching Climate Change: An Educator's Guide to Nurturing Hope and Resilience (Grades K-12) by Bertha Vazquez, Kimi Waite, and Lauren Madden Published by: Corwin

Hope Matters: Why changing the way we think is critical to solving the environmental crisis (2020) by Elin Kelsey

All We Can Save: Truth, courage, and solutions for the climate crisis (2021) edited by marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and bestselling Drawdown author Katherine K Wilkinson

Climate Change and Youth: Turning grief and anxiety into activism (2022) by Linda Goldman

Books on teaching climate change communication, eco-literacy, and eco-justice (this list is for educators addressing advanced topics in climate change education.) | list compiled by Michael Svoboda, Ph.D., Yale Climate Connections books editor & Writing Program professor at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

ACTIVITIES

Climate & Mental Health Network Resources | Climate & Mental Health Network

Climate Change Resources for Educators and Students | EPA

Climate Change & Mental Health Classroom Activities | Natural History Museum (United Kingdom)

4-H Weather & Climate Youth Learning Lab | National 4-H

Bringing Climate into your Classroom (Lessons by Topic) | CLEAN Network

K-12 Climate Change Themed Lessons | Columbia Climate School

Middle & High School Curriculum Resources | Stanford School of Sustainability

Pedagogical Resources for Educators | Office for Climate Education

Climate & Mental Health Book List for Adults (pg 2) | Climate & Mental Health Network

Creating a Person Climate Action Plan - Venn Diagram Activity | Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

Eco-Anxiety: Saving Our Sanity, Our Kids, and Our Future by Heather White | Harper Collins Focus

The University of Kentucky's Cooperative Extension Service has partnered with Kentucky State University and the Kentucky Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) to develop resources to support Extension agents as they educate their communities about disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. Explore more here https://anr.ca.uky.edu/extensionhelps

Free Downloadable resources from the Office for Climate Education (OCE):

Climate Change Ed: From Knowledge to Action Online Course

https://www.oce.global/en/resources/teacher-professional-development/mooc-climate-change-education-knowledge-action

Understanding the Greenhouse Effect Workshop

https://www.oce.global/en/resources/teacher-professional-development/greenhouse-effect

Developing a sequence of lessons from a conceptual framework Workshop

https://www.oce.global/en/resources/teacher-professional-development/developing-sequence-lessons-conceptual-framework

Ocean and Climate Change Workshop

https://www.oce.global/en/resources/teacher-professional-development/ocean-and-climate-change

Women4Climate

Developing Skills for Women Leadership in Climate Action (4-week online certification course) https://www.c40.org/women4climate/developing-skills-for-women-leadership-in-climate-action

Active Hope Training