Below is the program schedule for the 2025 Sustainability Projects Showcase at Teachers College. The link to register for the event can be found here.
1:00 - 1:10 Introduction and welcoming remarks
Welcoming comments from Juan Carlos Reyes, JD, MA, Executive Director, Diversity, Community Affairs and Equity
- Posters are available to review throughout the event
- Trips to TC’s cooling/heating room will depart at 2pm and 3pm
1:10 - 1:50 Session 1: Parallel presentations
Lightning talks (2 mins each) followed by parallel roundtable discussions
Action or Inaction? How Women are Influencing Climate Action in Ghana through Quiet Activism
Theresa Cann & Maame Adwoa Ofori-Kwafo
Bridging Educational Divides: A Research-Practice Partnership to Empower Teachers to Integrate Climate Change across Subjects
Christina Torres
Designing a Course Curriculum on “AI and the Environment”
Mario Khreiche
Ecological Knowledge and Land Based Learning in Lenapehoking
Rachel Talbert & Neal Schick
2:00 - 2:50 Session 2: Parallel presentations
Lightning talks (2 mins each) followed by parallel roundtable discussions
Navigating Hope and Climate Change Engagement: The Experiences of Climate Change Educators
Niklas Nyblom
New York City High School Students’ Responses to Teachings on Climate and Environmental Justice
Rashawn Merchant
Rebirthing The Unwanted - Group Exhibition Organized by Vignette
Sophie Collinet
School Ties, Green Rise: How Network Centrality Predicts Implementation of Sustainability Education in Public Schools
Noa Urbach
An Exploratory Analysis of Climate Change Science Education Methods & Approaches: Toward More Inclusive, Just, and Reformative Practices
Hannah Luna, Renda Sun, & Muhajir Lesure
3:00 - 3:50 Session 3: Parallel presentations
Lightning talks (2 mins each) followed by parallel roundtable discussions
The Climate Change Communication and Education Network of International Organizations
Maja Dahms
The Role of Mindfulness Practice in Warding Off Despair and Sustaining Ecological Action in the Context of Existential Threat
Karen Doyle Grossman
Educators’ Perceptions of Climate Change Education in New York City Schools
Sarah Wagner
Identifying the gaps in NJ’s Climate Change Education Standards from the perspective of K-12 Science Educators
Hannah Luna
Redefining Periods: Hygiene, Health, and Hope for Rural Girls in Pakistan
Syeda Kainaat Jah
3:50 – 4:00 Thanks and Acknowledgements
List of Poster Presentations
Planting Seeds: An Integrated Outlook on Schooling for Enhancing Connections, Well-being, and Sustainable Lifestyles
Ji Hyeon Lee, Laura Azzarito, & Pam Koch
Addressing Sustainability in Kenya through Reproductive Identity Education
Pavita Singh, Lisa Sholomon, Josefina Streeter, & Aurelie Athan
Citizen Science: Exploring the Health of NYC Waterways with NYCPS Partners
Jessica Riccio & Suzanne Pratt
Columbia University US-China Education Forum by Teachers College Chinese Students Association (TCCSA)
Zheyan Li, Renda Sun, & Zhen Li
Connecting the 24 Solar Terms and Climate Change Education through Scientific Literacy
Renda Sun
Digital Networks and Climate Change Education: A Social Network Analysis of Movements in Delhi
Neil Potnis
Greening Education in East Asia
Renda Sun
Maternal Ecodistress as Catalyst for Posttraumatic Growth Amidst Climate Change
Alisa Sholomon, Maya Sikora, Danni Xue, & Regan Moss
Unmasking the Misconceptions about Food Choices - Do Organic, Local, and Vegan Options Infer Sustainability?
Michelle Rozenfeld & Yuliya Komarova
Unveiling Greenwashing and Energy Marketing: A Critical Approach to Environmental Justice Education
Jooyoung Jeon
Biodesign in the Makerspace
Blake Danzig, Nathan Holbert, & Giles Bullen
Fostering Multi-Species Kinship in a New York City Early Childhood Context
Sarah Duer & Emily Kutz