TAGCC Acknowledgements and References

Teaching About Global Climate Change Online Professional Development Modules

Acknowledgments

Teaching About Global Climate Change was developed by the Association of American Geographers in collaboration with Denver Public Schools with funding support from NASA's Global Climate Change Education program.

Dr. Susan Gallagher Heffron, Principal Investigator, Association of American Geographers (AAG)
Vivian Masket, Denver Public Schools
Marianne Kenney, Denver Public Schools
Dr. Margaret LeMone, Senior Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Denver Public School Teachers (6th and 9th grades)

AAG Interns: Nasser Ameen, Amanda Bishop, Colena Mayle, and Kharra Valmond
Web development by Real Eyes Media, Denver, Colorado
Design and development: Amanda Johnson
Programming: Nils Thingvall

References Cited and Sources

CLIMATE 101 + MISCONCEPTIONS

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FAST FACTS

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