CCLC Workshops and Events


This project is designed to prepare educators to implement climate change initiatives in their schools through increasing educators’ content knowledge on climate change, assisting schools with identifying and developing high quality interdisciplinary standards-aligned problem-based units of study, and engaging educators and K-12 students in experiential learning opportunities with community-based partners.
The professional development events are designed to provide educators with strong content knowledge on climate change and how climate change directly impacts our local communities in the South Jersey area. Experiential learning experiences will be used to connect hands-on experiences with content knowledge on climate change.
Educators will then learn how to create, assess, and teach problem-based learning units of study focused upon climate change causes, effects, and responses specific to the Southern Jersey community, especially the coastline and pinelands. Problem-based learning units of study will be interdisciplinary, standards aligned and incorporate experiential learning opportunities.
Programming Provided by Stockton’s Climate Change Learning Collaborative (CCLC) is organized around several key areas.
- CORE Workshops – these sessions will be provided by Stockton faculty with expertise in Climate Change and in Education. These workshops will be repeated throughout the year and will provide the core content that educators will need to better understand Climate Change and prepare to effectively teach it through interdisciplinary project-based learning units across all grade levels.
- Experiential Learning Experiences (ELO) – These sessions will provide opportunities for teachers to explore the various topics of Climate Change through the lens of Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) who are currently engaged in activities that educate our communities about the impacts of Climate Change. Opportunities to explore Barnegat Bay through an overnight excursion on Sedge Island and facilitated beach walks, exploring the climate changes that affect urban communities with the Center for Aquatic Sciences, visiting the Nature Center in Cape May and the Sustainability Center in Camden County with NJ Audubon, and exploring the numerous research-based projects at Stockton’s Marine Science Field Station will be available during the year.
- Additional Workshops based on the needs and requests of LEAs.
- Virtual Classroom Visits for your students with our community partners will be available on a limited basis throughout the year. Information will be available shortly about how to request that support.
The calendar will be updated regularly. Please check back often for new dates and opportunities. We will be offering in-person workshops throughout the southern region and many of the workshops will be offered virtually as the school year begins.
All workshops and events are available at no cost.
- Teachers and administrators from New Jersey public schools are eligible to attend
Climate Change Learning Collaborative events/opportunities and use services provided
by the Climate Change Learning Collaborative.
- Teachers from New Jersey public schools are eligible to receive a stipend for attending Climate Change Learning Collaborative events/opportunities outside contracted hours and substitute teacher coverage for attending Climate Change Learning Collaborative events/opportunities at offsite locations during contracted hours. Teachers will be required to complete a post-event survey to receive a stipend or substitute teacher coverage.
For more information email climatelearning@stockton.edu.
2025/26 Professional Development Event/Activities
Professional development events will include six core professional development workshops that will be offered on a rotating basis. Additional workshops will provide participants with experiential learning experiences and community partnership networking. Additional collaborative opportunities for LEA’s will occur through electronic platforms. For online workshops, the participant must have their webcams turned on and facing them for the entire length of the workshop. Operating a vehicle during a workshop is strictly prohibited for any amount of time.
2026
| Date/Time | Workshop/Event | Format/Location |
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Monday, |
Urban Farming and Coastal Climate Challenges |
Fisherman’s Park Community Garden, |
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Tuesday,
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Kayaking and Exploration on Cooper River |
Adventure Aquarium, Camden |
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Thursday, |
Adapting to Your Watershed |
Eastern Regional High School Voorhees, NJ |
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Tuesday,
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SRI&ETTC, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ |
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Tuesday,
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SRI&ETTC, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ |
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Wednesday,
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Creating Schoolyard Lessons – Classroom Labs and tour of Mr. B’s Garden (Galloway Schools) |
SRI&ETTC Stockton University |
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Wednesday,
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Stockton University Marine Science Field Station, Port Republic, NJ |
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| Thursday, July 23 9:00-12:00
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Stockton University Marine Science Field |
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| Tuesday, July 28 9:00-11:30 |
Stockton University, Manahawkin Site |
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| Tuesday, July 28 12:00-2:30 |
Stockton University, Manahawkin Site |
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| Thursday, July 30 9:00-12:00 |
NJ Pinelands Commission |
| Date/Time | Workshop/Event | Format/Location |
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Tuesday, |
Choosing and Evaluating High Quality Resources (Core 6) |
SRI&ETTC, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ |
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Monday, |
Climate Unconference |
SRI&ETTC Stockton University, Galloway, NJ |
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Wednesday, |
Barrier Beach Ecology |
Wetlands Institute, Cape May County |
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Monday, |
Feeding Minds, Not Landfills |
Camden Sustainability Ctr, Blackwood, NJ |
| Date/Time | Workshop/Event | Format/Location |
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Saturday-Sunday, |
Overnight on Sedge Island |
Island State Park, Ocean County |
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Wednesday, |
Taking a Climate Impact Walk |
Online |
| Thursday, September 30 4:00-6:00 |
Human Impact on Biomes for ELA – Grades K-2 |
Online |
| Date/Time | Workshop/Event | Format/Location |
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Wednesday, October 7 |
Understanding Climate Change (Core 1) |
Online |
| Thursday, October 13 9:00-12:00 |
Urban Farming and Coastal Climate Challenges |
Fisherman’s Park Community Garden, Atlantic City |
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Tuesday, |
Teaching Climate Change through the Humanities K-5 |
Online |
| Wednesday, October 14 9:00-12:00
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Barrier Beach Ecology |
Wetlands Institute, Cape May County |
| Wednesday, October 14 4:00-6:00 |
Teaching Climate Change through the Humanities 6-8 |
Online |
| Tuesday, October 20 4:30-7:30 |
Using Local Ecosystems to Teach Climate Change |
EcoCenter, Toms River, Ocean County |
| Wednesday, October 21 4:00-6:00 |
Climate Change and our Community: Coastline (Core 2) |
Online |
| Tuesday, October 27 4:00-6:00 |
Teaching Climate Change through the Humanities 9-12 |
Online |
| Date/Time | Workshop/Event | Format/Location |
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Monday, |
Teaching Climate Change through the Performing Arts |
Online |
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Wednesday, November 18 |
Climate Change and our Community - Pinelands (Core 3) |
Online |
| Thursday, November 19 4:00-6:00
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Designing Interdisciplinary PBL Units (Core 4) |
Online |
| Date/Time | Workshop/Event | Format/Location |
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Wednesday, December 2 |
Climate Change in Small and Mid-Size Urban Areas |
Adventure Aquarium, Camden County |
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Thursday, December 3 |
Teaching Interdisciplinary PBL Units (Core 5) |
Online |
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Monday, |
Choosing and Evaluating High Quality Resources (Core 6) |
Online |
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Wednesday, December 9 |
Talking About Climate Change – Communication and Words that Work |
Online |
| Monday, December 14 4:00-6:00
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Habitats and Changing Climate Gr 3-5 |
Online |
2027
| Date/Time | Workshop/Event | Format/Location |
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Thursday, |
Teaching Climate Change through the Humanities 6-8 |
Online |
| Tuesday, January 19 4:00-6:00
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Teaching Climate Change through the Humanities 9-12 |
Online |
| Monday, January 25 4:00-6:00 |
Pollution, Ocean Acidification, and Climate Misinformation |
Online |
| Date/Time | Workshop/Event | Format/Location |
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Tuesday, |
Teaching Climate Change through the Humanities K-5 |
Online |
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Saturday, |
Climate Change Unconference |
SRI&ETTC, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ |
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Wednesday, February 10 |
Feeding Minds Not Landfills |
Sustainability Center, Camden County |
| Wednesday, February 17 4:00-6:00
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Teaching Climate Change through the Performing Arts |
Online |
| Tuesday, February 23 4:00-6:00 |
Teaching Climate Change through the Visual Arts |
Online |
| Date/Time | Workshop/Event | Format/Location |
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Tuesday, |
Talking About Climate Change – Communication and Words that Work |
Online |
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Monday, |
Pollution, Ocean Acidification, and Climate Misinformation with Ctr for Aquatic Sciences. |
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Thursday, |
Exploring Community Climate Action Projects |
Online |
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March TBD |
The Benefit of Trees |
Sustainability Center, Camden County |
| Date/Time | Workshop/Event | Format/Location |
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Wednesday, |
Save Barnegat Bay – Using Local Ecosystems to Teach Climate Change |
Toms River, EcoCenter |
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Wednesday, |
Barrier Beach Ecology |
Wetlands Institute, Stone Harbor, Cape May County |
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Friday, |
Climate-Themed Fishing Program – with Ctr for Aquatic Sciences |
Cramer Hill Waterfront Park |


