Below is a complete list of events hosted and presented by the Center for Sustainable Futures at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 2025 conference, taking place in Chicago from March 22-26, 2025. 

Saturday 

Harnessing Data for Improving Environmental Sustainability Education in New York City

• Oren Pizmony-Levy, Maja Dahms
• Sat, March 22, 1:15 to 2:30 pm, Palmer House, Floor: 7th Floor, Dearborn 1

Bridging Analog and Digital Technologies: Youth Voices in China, the United States, and elsewhere.

• Carine Verschueren (Discussant)
• Sat, March 22, 1:15 to 2:30 pm, Palmer House, Floor: 3rd Floor, The Logan Room

Sunday

Highlighted Session: Sustainability, Climate Change, and the City

• Oren Pizmony-Levy Chair (Chair)
• Sun, March 23, 2:45 to 4:00 pm, Palmer House, Floor: 3rd Floor, Salon 2

Local Pathways to Environmental, Sustainability and Climate Change Education Policies: A Comparative Case Study of Three Large School Districts

• Carine Verschueren
• Sun, March 23, 2:45 to 4:00 pm, Palmer House, Floor: 3rd Floor, Salon 2

Tuesday

Business Meeting: Environmental and Sustainability Education SIG

• Darren Rabinowitz, Carine Verschueren
• Tue, March 25, 8:00 to 9:15 am, Palmer House, Clark 7

CSF Outing to the The Lincoln Park Conservatory

• Christina Ann Torres
• Tue, March 25, 1:00 pm, The Lincoln Park Conservatory

Highlighted Session: The Role of Digital Media in Climate Change Education and Communication

• Darren Rabinowitz (Chair)
• Tue, March 25, 4:30 to 5:45 pm, Palmer House, Floor: 3rd Floor, Salon 1

From Tweets to the Streets: Information Sources’ Role in Sparking Climate Activism in America

• Darren Rabinowitz, Noa Urbach, Sarah Lewis, Niklas Kei Nyblom
• Tue, March 25, 4:30 to 5:45 pm, Palmer House, Floor: 3rd Floor, Salon 1

Digital Networks and Climate Change Education: A Social Network Analysis of Movements in Delhi

• Neil Potnis
• Tue, March 25, 4:30 to 5:45 pm, Palmer House, Floor: 3rd Floor, Salon 1

Wednesday

Learning and Questioning: How Social Actors Engage with Sustainability and Climate Change

• Oren Pizmony-Levy (Chair)
• Wed, March 26, 1:15 to 2:30 pm, Palmer House, Floor: 7th Floor, Clark 1

Any Questions? Seeking Public Interest in Climate Change

• Sarah Lewis
• Wed, March 26, 1:15 to 2:30 pm, Palmer House, Floor: 7th Floor, Clark 1

School Ties, Green Rise: How Network Centrality Predicts Implementation of Sustainability Education in Public Schools

• Noa Urbach, Oren Pizmony-Levy
• Wed, March 26, 1:15 to 2:30 pm, Palmer House, Floor: 7th Floor, Clark 1

Bridging Educational Divides: A Research-Practice Partnership to Empower Teachers to Integrate Climate Change Across Subjects

• Christina Ann Torres, Oren Pizmony-Levy
• Wed, March 26, 1:15 to 2:30 pm, Palmer House, Floor: 7th Floor, Clark 1