Climate Change - a teaching resource for SFCC instructors

Educators must grapple with the complexities of teaching climate change, including cognitive resistance to engaging with frightening topics, political polarization, intersectional justice issues, and  concerns about managing climate grief. This guide provides resources for addressing these complexities.

Use the side navigation or these links to find information about

• Teaching Climate Change - Resources, faculty, activists, environmentalists who teach climate change and can share insights
• Psychology of climate change - insights into the psychological defenses that can impede engaging with issues like climate change
  • Eco-Anxiety - understanding and preparing for the emotional weight of the topic
• Climate Justice Resources - how to bring an equity lens to climate change curriculum
• Climate Empowerment - Inspiring change
• Population Pressure and Climate Change

Spokane Falls Community College Library is grateful to Roberta Richards at Portland Community College, who created the original resource that this guide is adapted from.