How

 The CLEO Institute 

amplifies civic engagement on environmental issues by bringing together scientists, educators, students,and community, private and public sector leaders.

The Climate Change Discussion needs you!

Find your voice ~ Share your voice

The Why? and How?of engaging broader, more diverse audiences

Goodall on apathy

Yeats on education

Lewis on opportunities to engage

Wiggins on understanding by design

 

 We need to amplify the Climate Change Conversation 

What are some current barriers to engaging the broad public on this? 

Dr. Harold R. Wanless

The CLEO InstituteInnovate  Educate  Celebrate

THE CLEO PROJECT 2011-2014 

What’s climate change all about, and what’s my role? 

THE CLEO PROJECT

Project Leaders

Caroline A. LewisDr. Harold R. Wanless

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CLEO Project ParticipantsStaff and Interns Youth Task Force Adult Task ForceVolunteer Corps

Partners, Supporters, and Donors

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SOME GOOD NEWSCollaborations enhanced via

CLN, NAS, NASA, NOAA, NSF-RCNs

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K-16 Curriculum Resources – robust collection

Climate Scientists Rapid Response Teams

Bloggers, videographers, photographers, forums

We have work to do…

Overarching Messages

Knowledge alone does not change behaviorAttend to cognitive, emotional, behavioral factors

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My take away message:We need more

 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT MODELSin CC Education

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The CLEO InstituteInnovate  Educate  Celebrate

THE CLEO PROJECT 2011-2014 

What’s climate change all about, and what’s my role? 

 

THE CLEO PROJECTSign up:  

CLEO PROJECT PARTICIPANTS 

YOUTH/ADULT TASK FORCE MEMBERS

CLEO PROJECT SUPPORTERS

PARTNERS ~ DONORS ~ VOLUNTEERS

CLEO Project Phases

PHASE I Support and showcase CLEO Project Participants’ personal responses to:

What’s climate change all about, and what’s my role?

PHASE II Expand CLEO Youth and Adult Task Force ranks

and build capacity to host or co-host forums

PHASE III Design and host a celebratory CLEO Project Symposium and TEDx Conference

On-going: Science Cafes, Forums, Movie Nights, Workshops, ecoArt Showcases, etc.

 CLEO Project Supporting Initiatives

A. College Leadership Forums Year 1, 2, 3B. Human Footprint Communication Contests  Year 1, 2, 3C. Movie/Discussion Meetings  Year 1, 2, 3D. MS/HS Student Gov’t Leadership Forums  Year 2, 3E. Mainstreaming Public Engagement   Year 2, 3F. The CLEO Project Symposium/TEDx Event  Year 3

On-going “E” initiatives: Science Cafes, Workshops, ecoArt Showcases, etc.

  CLEO PROJECT PARTICIPANTS Address: What’s climate change all about, and what’s my role?

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Anyone interested in joining the conversation, and:

• acknowledges that the vast majority of climate scientists agree on AGW

• accesses credible resources to answer the Project question

• participates in forums, workshops and science cafes, as needed, to sharpen answers

• practices and shares in writing, live or via video, responses the Project question

• takes part in CLEO Project supporting initiatives, as appropriate

TARGET : 100,000 INDIVIDUALS!

The CLEO Project GUIDELINES

PLEASE SEE WEBSITE FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS ON:• The CLEO Project Participants’ assignment• Expectations and guidelines for responses • Evaluation of CLEO Project Participants’ responses• Recognition of CLEO Project Participants• Support for CLEO Project Participants• Calendar of CLEO Projects events, initiatives, opportunities

The CLEO Project What’s climate change all about, and what’s my role?

EXPECTATIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR RESPONSES: • Best responses are sincere, accurate, creative and communicate a clear message about climate change.• Your response or presentation must be in your own words, using a conversational style.• You already know or will soon see that climate change is a very broad, deep and complex issue. • Pick a framework that moves you most and select your focus carefully. • You must both explain some aspect of climate change AND articulate your role.• Responses must reveal some basic understanding of the science of global climate change.• Articulate your role at this point in time, listing three appropriate and realistic steps or behaviors.• This is a relatively short assignment so narrow your focus.• Longer presentations can be worked on towards Phase II and Phase III.

Responses may focus on as few as one of the following aspects of climate change: global warming, adaptation and/or mitigation strategies, carbon pollution, ocean acidity, sea level rise, carbon sequestration, ice melts, biodiversity, health, food, water, energy, economic opportunity, and so on.

CLEO Project Phase IWhat’s climate change all about, and what’s my role?

This  is  a br ief  as s ignm ent ,  up t o  t hr e e page s  or  t hr ee  m inu t es  on ly  

W r itten r es po ns es : Su bm it a m a x im u m 3 pa ges , m inim um I in c h m ar gin ,11- p oint f o nt ; lis t t op 3 s our c es o nly ; in c lude at leas t one im pa c tful dia gr am , gr a ph or c har t of y o ur c h oos ing or m ak ing . Sub m it ha r d c o py , pd f or wo r d do c um ent o nly .

 

Tap ed/ liv e  r es pons es : Pr es en t atio ns m a y not ex c e ed 3 m inut e s . Pr es en t er s m us t identi f y , or ally or v is ually , t op 3 s our c es on ly ; m ay inc lude a v is ual a id; no elabor at e p r ops – only what y ou c a n hold . Subm it v ia y ou t ube, DVD or ju m p d r iv e; or v ia s c hed uled p r es e nt atio n.

Lo n ger p resen tati o n s can b e p art o f P h ases I I an d I I I

The CLEO Project QuestionWhat’s climate change all about, and what’s my role?

• Bloom’s: knowledge - comprehension - application - analysis - synthesis - evaluation                 

• Self-directed learning• Opportunities for workshops/science cafes/forums• Allow unlimited retakes• Scored on accuracy and adherence to guidelines• Response submission = raffle entry?• Showcase the most effective and creative-all media

 

CLEO PROJECT PHASE IIYOUTH & ADULT TASK FORCE MEMBERS

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Anyone willing to do more, and:

• is a CLEO Project Participant• attends training workshops to hone their message and delivery

• commits to hosting/co-hosting five community forums to engage others

• plans, delivers and documents all engagement using CLEO Project protocols

TARGET: 5,000+ individuals

THE CLEO PROJECTSTRATEGIES

1. WIDESSPREAD OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE – AT THE ONSET2. PERSONALIZING OF PROJECT QUESTIONS – OWNING THE ANSWER3. PROTOCOLS FOR CREATING SAFE SPEAKING FORUMS 4. AMPLE AND VARIED CC SCIENCE AND COMMUNICATION RESOURCES

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OBSERVATIONSACCESS TO INFORMATION FEEDS SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING

ACCESS TO ENGAGEMENT PROMOTES IMPROVED COMMUNICATION

CLEO Project Partners

Colleges/Universities/Schools/Districts

Gardens/Zoos/Museums/Nature Centers/Parks

City/County/State/National Offices

Conservation/Environmental Institutions

Business groups

National/International groups

OPPORTUNISTIC and SYNERGISTIC

Communication Frustrations

 Communication is part science, part art.     There’s a down side to

“getting too caught up in your head,” if you’re trying to communicate with the

non-cerebral public. ______

Randy Olsen via Andrew Revkin

WEB RESOURCES FOR CLEO PROJECT

WEB RESOURCES FOR CLEO PROJECT

What’s Climate Change all about?PERSPECTIVE ON THE HUMAN FOOTPRINT 

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Excellent short video on exponential growth per Suzuki:

http://interactive.nfb.ca/#/testtube

EXCELLENT visual depiction of human population growth - 7 billion and countinghttp://www.populationconnection.org/site/PageServer?pagename=issues_main

The CLEO InstituteInnovate  Educate  Celebrate

THE CLEO PROJECT 2011-2014 

What’s climate change all about, and what’s my role? 

The CLEO Project will help merge the efforts and energies of

students, teachers, scientists citizens, civic leaders, artists;

leaders in schools, districts, cities, colleges, businesses, and communities

 

 

It is not the strongest of the species

that survive, nor the most intelligent,

but the ones most responsive to change

 

~ Charles Darwin ~

Caroline Lewis Director, the CLEO Institute

www.CLEOInstitute.org

Thank You!_______________________________________________________________________________

Acknowledgements - Slides and PhotosAnthony Leiserwitz, Yale University

Peter Harlem, Florida International UniversityMark Hixon, Oregon State University

Hal Wanless, University of Miami and ECCC GroupScott Mandia, Suffolk County Community College

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden family, friends, program participants, colleagues and volunteers

JOIN THE CLIMATE CHANGE CONVERSATION 

Find Your Voice ~ Share Your Voice 

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What’s climate change all about, and what’s my role?