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NSF Vision:
Advancing discovery, innovation and education beyond the frontiers of
current knowledge, and empowering future generations in science and
engineering.
Strategic Priorities:
Scale-up and dissemination of effective educational resources
Assessment of student learning of complex climate issues as it translates into
action
Address local and national STEM education policies for teaching CCE
Professional development in climate change literacy for policy makers at all levels
Emphasis on:
Synergistic activities among large-scale research projects
Building on current understanding of how people learn
FY09 CCE Awardees
DUE-0938051: Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) Pathway
(T. Ledley, TERC; S. Buhr, U Colorado; C. Manduca, Carleton College)
DRL-0917564: EARTH – The Operator’s Manual (G. Haines-Stiles, GHSP)
DRL-0917595: Sustainability: Promoting Sustainable Decision Making in Informal Education
(R. Vandiver, OMSI)
DRL-0917930: Integrating the Carbon and Water Cycles Within an Ecosystem Esthetic Approach to
Landscapes (L. Kaplan, Stroud WRC)
DUE-0950396: Creating a Learning Community for Solutions to Climate Change
(D. Hassenzahl, NCSE/CEDD)
OISE-0960631: Funding Arrangement for the US CRDF for the Independent States of the Former
Soviet Union (C. Campbell, CRDF)
DRL-0917566: Enabling TV Meterologists to Provide Viewers with Climate Change-related Science
Education Based on ISE ‘Best Practices’ (E. Maibach, GMU)
DRL-0957931: CCE: Conference on Promoting Climate Literacy in Informal Science Learning
Settings (E. Roseman, AAAS)
DRL-0951429: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Integrating Literacy and IPY into the K-5
Classroom (K. Lightle, Ohio State)
DUE-0956031: CCE – Roundtable on Climate Change Education
(M. Storksdieck, The National Academies)
Climate Change Education Partnership (CCEP) Program
In FY 2010, NSF CCE funding shared among the Directorates of
Education and Human Resources (EHR), Geosciences (GEO),
Biological Sciences (BIO), and the Office of Polar Programs (OPP).