"Reimagining Science Education with Climate Change"

Kelley Le (pictured right), Director of the UCI Science Project, published an article in Ten Strands about her commitment to climate science education.

The title of the article is “Reimagining Science Education with Climate Change.”
 
Le currently develops and facilitates programs in the areas of climate change education, environmental literacy, science and equity, nanoscience, and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) as director of the Science Project at UCI’s Center for Educational Partnerships (CFEP). Prior to joining UCI, Le served as the California science instructional specialist for a program authored by the Lawrence Hall of Science, curriculum consultant for the UCLA Curtis Center, and program designer and facilitator for the UCLA Science Project.

​Le is the author of soon-to-be-released book Teaching Climate Change for Grades 6–12: Empowering Science Teachers to Take on the Climate Crisis Through NGSS (Routledge, 2021).

​Abstract

​​When we think about 21st-century science education, we have to wonder whether students are learning about the science needed to address the problems of today. Rethinking science education means that we need to ask deeper questions about whether or not schooling works or was designed for everyone. Rethinking science education means that we need to deconstruct science to ensure it is purposeful, meaningful, and equitable. For the thousands of students I have connected with, climate science and education for climate action has allowed me to engage and position them authentically as capable change agents.