Climate Resilience from the Youth Up
Heat waves, extreme precipitation events, and flooding are climate impacts already affecting Southeast Michigan, and vulnerable communities in Detroit and Ypsilanti need resilient solutions to better prepare for these impacts. A three-year grant to Michigan Sea Grant from the NOAA Office of Education’s Environmental Literacy Grant program is implementing training and hands-on engagements with students and teachers as they incorporate climate change and adaptation into their curriculum. As a funded project partner, GLISA is working with Michigan Sea Grant, Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition (SEMIS), and EcoWorks Detroit to create a curriculum high school teachers can use to educate high school students and empower them to teach residents about local climate impacts. GLISA is engaging directly with students to discuss climate observations, impacts, and resilience practices. In addition to providing localized climate data, GLISA is advising EcoWorks Detroit Youth Energy Squad (YES) coordinators on tools in the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit to bring into the classroom. The project’s goal is for students to utilize a wealth of NOAA tools, data sets, and assessment criteria to think critically about environmental hazards and to prioritize solutions to enhance community resilience.
GLISA’s engagement involves providing climate information, such as observational and projected changes in temperature and precipitation trends, relevant to Southeast Michigan. The participating teachers and students will design projects that use the climate information in creation of community resilience goals. GLISA’s climatologist, Omar Gates, provides guidance for the climate information, and he serves as one of the mentors for the high school students. The climatologist’s engagement involves classroom interactions and answering any questions students may have about the STEM curriculum or climate science. GLISA’s contribution in the NOAA Literacy Grant strives to provide the best climate science knowledge and expertise for students in their climate resilience work with their communities.
- Presentation and engagement with high school students on climate information and community resiliency in Southeast Michigan
- Participation in events such as the SEMIS Professional Development series where teachers can learn more about GLISA’s work
- GLISA is one of the funded partners on the NOAA Environmental Literacy grant awarded to the Michigan Sea Grant.
- GLISA co-facilitated discussions in high school classrooms with EcoWorks Detroit Youth Energy Squad (YES) to help students understand climate impacts in their communities.
- Michigan Sea Grant
- Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition (SEMIS)
- EcoWorks Detroit
- Detroit Public Schools
- Ypsilanti Public Schools
GLISA Contact: Omar Gates, Climatologist: firstname.lastname@example.org
"Maporomoko ya joto, matukio ya mvua kali, na mafuriko ni athari za hali ya hewa ambazo tayari zinaathiri Kusini Mashariki mwa Michigan, na jamii zilizo hatarini huko Detroit na Ypsilanti zinahitaji suluhisho thabiti ili kujitayarisha vizuri kwa athari hizi. """ Msaada wa miaka mitatu kwa Michigan Sea Grant kutoka kwa Ofisi ya NOAA ya Programu ya Grant ya Uhamasishaji wa Mazingira ya Elimu ni kutekeleza mafunzo na ushiriki wa mikono na wanafunzi na walimu wakati wanajumuisha mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa na marekebisho katika mtaala wao. Kama mshirika wa mradi uliofadhiliwa, GLISA inafanya kazi na Michigan Sea Grant, Southeastern Michigan Stewardship Coalition (SEMIS) na EcoWorks Detroit kuunda mtaala wa masomo ambao walimu wa shule za sekondari wanaweza kutumia kuelimisha wanafunzi wa shule za sekondari na kuwawezesha kuwafundisha wakazi juu ya athari za hali ya hewa. GLISA inashiriki moja kwa moja na wanafunzi kujadili uchunguzi wa hali ya hewa, athari, na mazoea ya uimara. Kwa kuongezea, GIS inawashauri wasimamizi wa EcoWorks Detroit Youth Energy Squad (YES) juu ya zana za hali ya hewa. Mfumo wa Uvumilivu wa Hali ya Hewa kwa ajili ya darasa Lengo la mradi ni kwa wanafunzi kutumia utajiri wa NOAA zana, seti za data, na vigezo vya tathmini kufikiri muhimu kuhusu hatari za mazingira na kuweka kipaumbele ufumbuzi wa kuongeza upinzani wa jamii. Ushirikiano wa GLISA unahusisha kutoa habari za hali ya hewa, kama vile mabadiliko ya uchunguzi na yaliyopangwa katika mwenendo wa joto na mvua, muhimu kwa Kusini Mashariki mwa Michigan. Walimu na wanafunzi wanaoshiriki watatengeneza miradi ambayo hutumia habari ya hali ya hewa katika uundaji wa malengo ya uimara wa jamii. Mtaalamu wa hali ya hewa wa GLISA, Omar Gates, hutoa mwongozo kwa habari ya hali ya hewa, na anatumikia kama mmoja wa washauri kwa wanafunzi wa shule ya sekondari. Mtaalamu wa hali ya hewa ana jukumu la kuwasiliana na wanafunzi na kujibu maswali yoyote ambayo wanafunzi wanaweza kuwa nayo kuhusu mtaala wa STEM au sayansi ya hali ya hewa. Mchango wa GLISA katika NOAA Literacy Grant unajitahidi kutoa maarifa bora ya sayansi ya hali ya hewa na utaalam kwa wanafunzi katika kazi yao ya uvumilivu wa hali ya hewa na jamii zao. "Kuchangia kwa wanafunzi wa shule ya sekondari juu ya habari ya hali ya hewa na uvumilivu wa jamii katika Kusini Mashariki mwa Michigan, kushiriki katika matukio kama vile ""SEMIS Professional Development Series"" ambapo walimu wanaweza kujifunza zaidi juu ya kazi ya GLISA, GLISA ni mmoja wa washirika waliofadhiliwa kwenye ruzuku ya NOAA ya Uandishi wa Mazingira iliyotolewa kwa Grant ya Bahari ya Michigan." "GISA ilisaidia kuwezesha majadiliano katika madarasa ya shule ya sekondari na ""EcoWorks Detroit Youth Energy Squad"" (YES) kusaidia wanafunzi kuelewa athari za hali ya hewa katika jamii zao." Michigan Sea Grant (SEMIS) - Shirika la Usimamizi wa Kusini Mashariki mwa Michigan (SEMIS) - EcoWorks Detroit - Shule za Umma za Detroit - Shule za Umma za Ypsilanti (GLISA) - Mawasiliano: Omar Gates, Mtaalamu wa Hali ya Hewa: jina la kwanza.