DAY 3: LOCAL INITIATIVES: HOFSTRA’S ROLE IN SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES DEPARTMENT OF TEACHING, LEARNING, AND TECHNOLOGY presents
SESSION 7: CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS A panel of alumni of the School of Education’s leadership and teacher education programs present what their K-12 classrooms are doing to educate the generation who will be most affected by climate change. School teachers, administrators, and School of Education faculty share their theory and practice for engaging students as informed, active citizens, as they research current and future effects of this existential threat to humanity, as well as their roles, responsibilities, and rights in addressing the threat. Panelists: • Mitchell Bickman, Director of K-12 Social Studies, Oceanside • Dr. Lorna Lewis, Superintendent of Malverne Public Schools • Dr. Robyn Tornabene, Science Teacher, Long Beach High School • Brendalon Staton, Hempstead School District • Dr. Patricia Geyer, Head of School at Long Island School for the Gifted, and Adjunct Professor, Hofstra University Moderator: Dr. Alan Singer, Professor of Teaching, Learning and Technology, and Director of Secondary Education Social Studies, Hofstra University Author of Teaching Climate History (Routledge, 2022)
Thursday, September 22, 2022 9:40-11:05 a.m.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus
Free and open to the public. Advance registration is required. To register, please visit events.hofstra.edu. For further information, please visit hofstra.edu/ps22 or call the Hofstra Cultural Center at 516-463-5669. 92985:9/22