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This podcast interviews Dr. Monaghan who does climate research in Antarctica.

Dr. Andy Monaghan, researcher at the National Center for Atmospheric Research gives us the lowdown on climate change and it's impact on Antarctica. In doing so, educators can address common questions students might have about climate change and also learn simple ways that we can mitigate our impact on the environment. [10:41]

What is the environmental impact of summer vacations?

How much thought have you given to the environmental impact of your summer vacation plans and those of everyone else you'll meet there? What kind of carbon emissions are you emitting as you jet to your destination? What about that four-wheel drive vehicle you'll rent? And the convenience meals with their excess packaging you'll eat a greater proportion of?

Short videos showing the impact of each element on our lives. Only six videos have been created but might be worth keeping an eye on the site.

This page includes the Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles of Climate Science guide, links to highlighted presentations, and related documents. The guide includes the most important concepts in climate science.

This guide says that humans can take actions to reduce climate change and its impacts. Hope we aren't too late.

"This year, our K-6 staff began learning in a new virtual way using Twitter. After a couple staff in-service trainings and after school workshops, parents and teachers ventured into this new educational Twitterverse. As we enter the final week of school, I'd like to share it's initial impact on teaching and learning from my principal's lens."

great idea for using Twitter on field trips!

"Every day, you see how cyberbullying hurts students, disrupts classrooms, and impacts your school's culture. So how should you handle it? What are the right things to do and say? What can you do today that will help your students avoid this pitfall of our digital world? We created this free toolkit to help you take on those questions and take an effective stand against cyberbullying. So start here. Use it now. Rely on it to start your year off right. "