Welcome
Climate Edutainment: Engaging the Digital Generation
Leah QusbaDeputy Director
Strategic Partnerships & Campaigns
Between a rock and hard place.
Enter…..
The Alliance for Climate Education
ACE educates, inspires and activates youth to break through the challenge of climate change.
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How do we do that?
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ACE Assembly Trailer.
At a Glance:
-1.6 million students
-23 states
-2,200 schools
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ACE is the national leader in high school climate science education
ACE Programs:
-The ACE Assembly
-Youth Leadership & Alliance Building (YLAB)
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Education
Leadership
Influence
ACE Impact:
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Chloe Maxminfeatured in Rolling Stone Magazine for her leadership on the Harvard Divestment Campaign
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Outputs at a glance.
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Key to Success? Partnerships
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Chicago, IL
Is our strategy working?
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Survey Sample
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–49 schools randomly selected–124 classrooms–2847 students–1388 students “matched” pre and post
–44% of surveyed schools were eligible for Title I funding
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Gains in knowledge and understanding.
10 Item Test of Climate Science
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Gains in knowledge and understanding.
10 Item Test of Climate Science
Results
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• Before the ACE Assembly, only 37% of students passed the test of climate science (by answering 6 of 10 questions correctly)
• After the Assembly, 56% of students passed
• Average knowledge scores increased 27%
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Global Warming’s “Six America’s”
Partnerships
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ACE’s “Six America’s” Pre
Partnerships
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ACE’s “Six America’s” Post
Partnerships
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ACE Changes Intentions.
Shifts in Attitudes, Beliefs and Intentions
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• Overall, intentions to take climate‐protecting action increased for 59% of students.
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ACE Empowers.
Shifts in Attitudes, Beliefs and Intentions
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• Overall, self‐efficacy increased for 64% of students
• 48% felt more confident in their ability to start a project
• 38% felt more confident that they could explain global warming to others
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ACE Sparks Peer-to-Peer Education.
Shifts in Attitudes, Beliefs and Intentions
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• The number of students who reported talking with their parents and friends about climate changemore than doubled.
ACE in the Press
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Cy performing for Jennifer Luddenof NPR’s All Things Considered