Teach UNDER THE SKY WE MAKE
Our research has shown that high school and university teaching currently misses major pieces essential for climate literacy. Thank you for considering teaching from UNDER THE SKY WE MAKE to help fill that gap!
Here I've gathered some info and resources to support you.
If you're using the book for teaching, I'd love to hear from you! Please get in touch via the contact form at the end of this page, or on social media (links at the bottom of this page).
Here I've gathered some info and resources to support you.
If you're using the book for teaching, I'd love to hear from you! Please get in touch via the contact form at the end of this page, or on social media (links at the bottom of this page).
University teaching
I'm honored that UNDER THE SKY WE MAKE was chosen as the course textbook for the undergraduate course "Climate Change- An Interdisciplinary Perspective" at Stockholm University, summer 2021. Course Responsible: Prof. Alasdair Skelton.
Courses at UCLA, NYU, and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have included sections of the book.
Courses at UCLA, NYU, and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have included sections of the book.
Faculty from institutions including Harvard, Stanford, the University of Minnesota, Exeter, and more are considering adopting UNDER THE SKY WE MAKE for upcoming university courses, or Campus Books to be read by all incoming students.
- US university instructors using or considering to adopt UNDER THE SKY WE MAKE in their classes can request a free desk or exam copy of the e-book through Penguin Random House Education.
- Canada university instructors can order a desk or exam copy here (1 free desk copy for every 20 books ordered for students; $5 shipping cost for an exam copy to consider adopting).
- US/Canada: Here's the info you need to fill out the forms (ISBN, etc).
High school teaching
Booklist gave UNDER THE SKY WE MAKE a starred review for young adults (ages 12-18). Middle and high schools in the US and Sweden are using the book for all-school reads and in the classroom.
Resources
- Teaching Climate Literacy in High Schools and Universities - Slideshare defining climate literacy and assessing how well it's currently being taught (spoiler alert: badly!!)
- A climate change curriculum based on IPCC synthesis science- our team analyzed the key contents of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report and distilled them down into a pretty teaching framework. Please use it!
- Essentials for Teaching Climate Change, by Seth Wynes in Green Teacher. Seth is a former high school teacher, as well as my former student and longtime collaborator.
- Open-access peer-reviewed studies on gaps in teaching climate change: See Wynes & Nicholas 2017, ERL, for an analysis showing Canadian high school science textbooks focused on ineffective personal climate actions; and Wynes & Nicholas, 2019, PLOS One, for a study showing that high school education in Canada focuses mostly on the existence of warming, but not its negative impacts, scientific consensus, or solutions.
