“Teachers are the most important influence on the future of climate change action.” – Lori Weeden

Thank you to the UMass Lowell Climate Change Initiative​, UML’s SEED (Sustainability Encouragement & Enrichment Development) grant program, and associate teaching professor Lori Weeden​ for hosting a professional development opportunity for area teachers, which two of our teacher-naturalists, Katie & Leigh, participated in.

UMass Lowell Asst. Prof. of EEAS Chris Skinner leads teachers through an exercise that predicts snow days in a warming world.

“I’m always looking for ways to introduce the issue to young kids without frightening them. I thought it was excellent. I learned some simple ways to get kids thinking about it – and little things they can do to take action.” – Leigh Cameron, LP&CT environmental educator