(Houghton, Michigan)- Nine middle and high school teachers from Michigan and Illinois are back in class themselves at Michigan Tech this week, learning about global changes—including climate change—and ways to bring the issues to life in their classrooms.
The global change institute is one of four Summer Teacher Institutes that the University is offering this year. Participating teachers will receive two graduate credits from Michigan Tech.
In addition to learning about global changes including climate, ozone, carbon dioxide, exotic species, nitrogen deposition and land use change, the teachers are examining common misconceptions about climate change.
The institute includes field trips and hands-on activities, including visits to an ecosystem warming experiment at the Ford Forest and Pequaming peatland; an experimental system called a peatcosm at the US Forest Service’s Northern Research Station in Houghton, where scientists are studying the effects of climate change on plants in nutrient-poor peatlands; a Michigan gradient chronic nitrogen deposition site; and Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.
The teachers will wind up the week by discussing ways to engage students in understanding global change.
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