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Copyright (c) 2025 Betsy Maloney Leaf, Heather Delisle, Colleen Redmond
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Developing Climate Literacy through Artistic Practice
Betsy Maloney Leaf
University of Minnesota
Heather Delisle
University of Minnesota
Colleen Redmond
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/cle.v3i1.6460
Keywords: arts education, ecojustice, professional development, climate literacy, hope, climate emotions
Abstract
This article describes a 120-minute professional development workshop on climate literacy for a cohort of urban arts school teachers. Our goal included engaging teachers in reflective conversation and providing language to describe climate emotions—particularly those affecting today’s adolescents, such as climate grief and eco-optimism. We identified tangible ways to make climate literacy part of their classrooms, including connecting climate conversations to existing course content as well as framing learning experiences within climate discourses.
