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Empowering educators with engaging k-12 lessons + PD that explore population growth, sustainability, and human impact on the planet.
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🚨🌍 The World of 8 Billion Video Contest is OPEN!
⚡ Energy | 🌿 Wetlands | 💰 Economics
📹 Students in grades 6–12 worldwide: Create a 60-sec video with creative solutions for a sustainable future.
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⚡ Energy | 🌿 Wetlands | 💰 Economics
📹 Students in grades 6–12 worldwide: Create a 60-sec video with creative solutions for a sustainable future.
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👉 Learn More: buff.ly/ZNM0IV0
#WorldOf8Billion #StudentVoices #edusky #sschat #Edusci
PopEd has you covered with six strategies for implementing localized learning! From using local examples in existing lessons to collecting community data and getting outside, these simple tweaks make a big impact. 🌍
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Teaching With Local Context: Simple Everyday Strategies | PopEd
Bring place-based learning into your classroom without rewriting your curriculum! Explore six simple strategies to make lessons more meaningful!
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February 19, 2026 at 5:37 PM
PopEd has you covered with six strategies for implementing localized learning! From using local examples in existing lessons to collecting community data and getting outside, these simple tweaks make a big impact. 🌍
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#PlaceBasedLearning #TeacherTips #edusky #sschat
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#PlaceBasedLearning #TeacherTips #edusky #sschat
🌍🌟2 weeks left to submit your #Worldof8Billion contest videos! 🌟🌍 Make sure to include a completed parent consent form with your submission if you are an international student outside of the U.S. or 13 and under in the U.S.
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February 18, 2026 at 4:53 PM
🌍🌟2 weeks left to submit your #Worldof8Billion contest videos! 🌟🌍 Make sure to include a completed parent consent form with your submission if you are an international student outside of the U.S. or 13 and under in the U.S.
Click here to access the forms 👉 buff.ly/0fL6UUX
#edusky #sschat #edusci
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#edusky #sschat #edusci
⏳ In one week! Join us for a FREE, interactive online workshop on place-based learning—helping students connect classroom learning to their communities.
📆 Feb 25 | 4:30–5:45 pm ET
👩🏫 K–12 educators | All subjects
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📆 Feb 25 | 4:30–5:45 pm ET
👩🏫 K–12 educators | All subjects
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February 18, 2026 at 2:15 PM
⏳ In one week! Join us for a FREE, interactive online workshop on place-based learning—helping students connect classroom learning to their communities.
📆 Feb 25 | 4:30–5:45 pm ET
👩🏫 K–12 educators | All subjects
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📆 Feb 25 | 4:30–5:45 pm ET
👩🏫 K–12 educators | All subjects
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Black Changemakers Spotlight: Wawa Gatheru, founder of Black Girl Environmentalist, empowers Black girls, women, and gender-expansive people to lead in climate justice.
Her work shows climate solutions grow from equity, youth leadership, and community voices.
Her work shows climate solutions grow from equity, youth leadership, and community voices.
February 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Black Changemakers Spotlight: Wawa Gatheru, founder of Black Girl Environmentalist, empowers Black girls, women, and gender-expansive people to lead in climate justice.
Her work shows climate solutions grow from equity, youth leadership, and community voices.
Her work shows climate solutions grow from equity, youth leadership, and community voices.
Our team member Cara worked with future educators at Manhattanville University, Kean University, and SUNY New Paltz this week! 🍎
Hands-on lessons helped prepare them to teach environmental and population education.
Teacher prep program? Let’s collaborate!
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Hands-on lessons helped prepare them to teach environmental and population education.
Teacher prep program? Let’s collaborate!
populationeducation.org/teacher-work...
February 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Our team member Cara worked with future educators at Manhattanville University, Kean University, and SUNY New Paltz this week! 🍎
Hands-on lessons helped prepare them to teach environmental and population education.
Teacher prep program? Let’s collaborate!
populationeducation.org/teacher-work...
Hands-on lessons helped prepare them to teach environmental and population education.
Teacher prep program? Let’s collaborate!
populationeducation.org/teacher-work...
🖥️✨Ready to submit your #Worldof8Billion video? Don’t forget to look at our submission checklist before sending in your video! The list includes adding the 5-second title slide, containing copyright free content, and more. Click here to get access to the list ➡️ buff.ly/XvQlDcn
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February 11, 2026 at 4:20 PM
🖥️✨Ready to submit your #Worldof8Billion video? Don’t forget to look at our submission checklist before sending in your video! The list includes adding the 5-second title slide, containing copyright free content, and more. Click here to get access to the list ➡️ buff.ly/XvQlDcn
#edusky #sschat #edusci
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How do local environmental decisions affect communities differently? Trash Trouble in Paradise helps students learn how local issues intersect with wealth, education, and demographics while exploring environmental justice and community decision-making.
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Downlead the free lesson:
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February 10, 2026 at 2:15 PM
How do local environmental decisions affect communities differently? Trash Trouble in Paradise helps students learn how local issues intersect with wealth, education, and demographics while exploring environmental justice and community decision-making.
Downlead the free lesson:
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Downlead the free lesson:
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Protect the fish. Help the reef. Help people. Simple. 🐠🐟️ 🪸 👥
If We Let Coral Reef Fish Populations Bounce Back From Overfishing, They Could Feed 1.4 Million More People
A new study finds that restoring coral reef fisheries could feed multitudes, especially where food is most needed.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Protect the fish. Help the reef. Help people. Simple. 🐠🐟️ 🪸 👥
America didn’t become a nation of 330 million overnight.
This free lesson packet helps students explore how population trends, immigration, environment, and policy shaped the country they live in today.
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This free lesson packet helps students explore how population trends, immigration, environment, and policy shaped the country they live in today.
👉 Grab it here: buff.ly/CZqInSu
#PopulationEducation #CivicsEd #SSChat
February 9, 2026 at 2:53 PM
America didn’t become a nation of 330 million overnight.
This free lesson packet helps students explore how population trends, immigration, environment, and policy shaped the country they live in today.
👉 Grab it here: buff.ly/CZqInSu
#PopulationEducation #CivicsEd #SSChat
This free lesson packet helps students explore how population trends, immigration, environment, and policy shaped the country they live in today.
👉 Grab it here: buff.ly/CZqInSu
#PopulationEducation #CivicsEd #SSChat
This Black History Month, we’re honoring leaders shaping a more equitable and sustainable world. Dr. Robert Bullard’s research helped uncover environmental justice issues impacting Black and low-income communities helping spark a national movement. More changemakers to come!
February 6, 2026 at 4:53 PM
This Black History Month, we’re honoring leaders shaping a more equitable and sustainable world. Dr. Robert Bullard’s research helped uncover environmental justice issues impacting Black and low-income communities helping spark a national movement. More changemakers to come!
As immigration conversations continue across the country, PopEd’s Nation of Immigrants lesson helps students explore U.S. immigration through history, policy, and personal stories to help students connect the past to the questions they’re living with today.
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Nation of Immigrants - Population Education
Discover interactive Population Education resources, including simulations, videos, lesson plans, and tools on sustainability and global trends.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
As immigration conversations continue across the country, PopEd’s Nation of Immigrants lesson helps students explore U.S. immigration through history, policy, and personal stories to help students connect the past to the questions they’re living with today.
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Did you know that schools using place-based environmental education have seen higher test scores in math, reading, science, and social studies? #Placebasedlearning helps students connect lessons to their own communities, making learning more relevant and engaging.
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The Benefits of Place-Based Learning - Population Education
You may have heard of place-based learning but are still wondering, “Does place-based learning actually improve student engagement? What are... Read more »
populationeducation.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Did you know that schools using place-based environmental education have seen higher test scores in math, reading, science, and social studies? #Placebasedlearning helps students connect lessons to their own communities, making learning more relevant and engaging.
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🌱 Bring learning home with place-based education.
Join us Wed, Feb 25 | 4:30–5:45 pm ET for a free online workshop exploring hands-on lessons that connect local communities to global challenges.
👩🏫 Open to K–12 educators, all subjects
👉 Register today - buff.ly/SgE5k8X
#edusky #sschat
Join us Wed, Feb 25 | 4:30–5:45 pm ET for a free online workshop exploring hands-on lessons that connect local communities to global challenges.
👩🏫 Open to K–12 educators, all subjects
👉 Register today - buff.ly/SgE5k8X
#edusky #sschat
Place-Based Education Webinar Registration Page
Join us on Wednesday, February 25th, from 4:30-5:45 pm ET for a free, online workshop exploring how place-based learning can make learning engaging and meaningful.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
🌱 Bring learning home with place-based education.
Join us Wed, Feb 25 | 4:30–5:45 pm ET for a free online workshop exploring hands-on lessons that connect local communities to global challenges.
👩🏫 Open to K–12 educators, all subjects
👉 Register today - buff.ly/SgE5k8X
#edusky #sschat
Join us Wed, Feb 25 | 4:30–5:45 pm ET for a free online workshop exploring hands-on lessons that connect local communities to global challenges.
👩🏫 Open to K–12 educators, all subjects
👉 Register today - buff.ly/SgE5k8X
#edusky #sschat
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This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications
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February 3, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Start the countdown! The #Worldof8Billion contest video deadline is one month away 🗓️ Submit your videos by ⭐Wednesday, March 4 @ 11:59 PM ⭐
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February 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Start the countdown! The #Worldof8Billion contest video deadline is one month away 🗓️ Submit your videos by ⭐Wednesday, March 4 @ 11:59 PM ⭐
#edusky #sschat #edusci #mathsky
#edusky #sschat #edusci #mathsky
🌿 What role does nature play in healthy communities? Green Spaces invites students to explore, analyze, and design cities that make room for people and green space.
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⏬Download the Free Lesson: buff.ly/h62kJRT
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February 3, 2026 at 1:15 PM
🌿 What role does nature play in healthy communities? Green Spaces invites students to explore, analyze, and design cities that make room for people and green space.
⏬Download the Free Lesson: buff.ly/h62kJRT
#sschat #edusky
⏬Download the Free Lesson: buff.ly/h62kJRT
#sschat #edusky
🌾 Staple food crops haven’t always looked the way they do today. From early domestication to modern agriculture, human choices have shaped crops like corn, wheat changing how societies grow food and feed growing populations.
👉 Read more: populationeducation.org/how-staple-f...
👉 Read more: populationeducation.org/how-staple-f...
How Staple Food Crops Have Changed Over Time | PopEd
Explore how domestication syndrome reshaped staple food crops, boosting harvest traits while creating tradeoffs that still affect farming today.
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February 2, 2026 at 5:26 PM
🌾 Staple food crops haven’t always looked the way they do today. From early domestication to modern agriculture, human choices have shaped crops like corn, wheat changing how societies grow food and feed growing populations.
👉 Read more: populationeducation.org/how-staple-f...
👉 Read more: populationeducation.org/how-staple-f...
As part of our Winter Theme: Place-Based Learning, we're sharing this helpful article from TeachHub that explores how connecting lessons to students’ own communities makes learning more meaningful and engaging.
👉 Read the article and get inspired.
www.teachhub.com/teaching-str...
👉 Read the article and get inspired.
www.teachhub.com/teaching-str...
Learning Where You Live: The Power of Place-Based Education - TeachHUB
Uncover the transformative power of place-based education! Discover engaging strategies for educators and parents to turn their communities into classrooms.
https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2024/04/learning-where-you-live-the-power-of-place-based-education/"
January 30, 2026 at 7:15 PM
As part of our Winter Theme: Place-Based Learning, we're sharing this helpful article from TeachHub that explores how connecting lessons to students’ own communities makes learning more meaningful and engaging.
👉 Read the article and get inspired.
www.teachhub.com/teaching-str...
👉 Read the article and get inspired.
www.teachhub.com/teaching-str...
🗺️ PopEd is gearing up for a busy February on the road! buff.ly/wYrKTBn
We're excited to connect. 📍Take a look at the map to see where we’ll be presenting. We might be coming to a conference near you!
👋 Attending one of these events? Stop by and say hello.
#edusky #sschat #edusci
We're excited to connect. 📍Take a look at the map to see where we’ll be presenting. We might be coming to a conference near you!
👋 Attending one of these events? Stop by and say hello.
#edusky #sschat #edusci
January 30, 2026 at 2:30 PM
🗺️ PopEd is gearing up for a busy February on the road! buff.ly/wYrKTBn
We're excited to connect. 📍Take a look at the map to see where we’ll be presenting. We might be coming to a conference near you!
👋 Attending one of these events? Stop by and say hello.
#edusky #sschat #edusci
We're excited to connect. 📍Take a look at the map to see where we’ll be presenting. We might be coming to a conference near you!
👋 Attending one of these events? Stop by and say hello.
#edusky #sschat #edusci
🐗 Feral swine are one of the most destructive invasive species in the U.S.—damaging crops, ecosystems, and property while costing billions each year. From Texas to Georgia, the impacts are widespread.
🔗 populationeducation.org/the-economic...
🔗 populationeducation.org/the-economic...
The Economic Impact of Feral Swine: How Invasive Hogs Are Costing Billions - Population Education
This is the third blog in our series on invasive species in the United States and will focus on the... Read more »
populationeducation.org
January 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM
🐗 Feral swine are one of the most destructive invasive species in the U.S.—damaging crops, ecosystems, and property while costing billions each year. From Texas to Georgia, the impacts are widespread.
🔗 populationeducation.org/the-economic...
🔗 populationeducation.org/the-economic...
🐗 Feral swine are one of the most destructive invasive species in the U.S.—damaging crops, ecosystems, and property while costing billions each year. From Texas to Georgia, the impacts are widespread.
🔗 populationeducation.org/the-economic...
🔗 populationeducation.org/the-economic...
The Economic Impact of Feral Swine: How Invasive Hogs Are Costing Billions - Population Education
This is the third blog in our series on invasive species in the United States and will focus on the... Read more »
populationeducation.org
January 29, 2026 at 7:26 PM
🐗 Feral swine are one of the most destructive invasive species in the U.S.—damaging crops, ecosystems, and property while costing billions each year. From Texas to Georgia, the impacts are widespread.
🔗 populationeducation.org/the-economic...
🔗 populationeducation.org/the-economic...
✨ As your students are creating their #Worldof8Billion videos and adding their finishing touches, our team is here to help! Schedule a virtual meeting with a team member if you have any questions▶️ buff.ly/iHzAxq0
You can always email us at worldof8billion@populationeducation.org as well!
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You can always email us at worldof8billion@populationeducation.org as well!
#globeled
January 28, 2026 at 5:30 PM
✨ As your students are creating their #Worldof8Billion videos and adding their finishing touches, our team is here to help! Schedule a virtual meeting with a team member if you have any questions▶️ buff.ly/iHzAxq0
You can always email us at worldof8billion@populationeducation.org as well!
#globeled
You can always email us at worldof8billion@populationeducation.org as well!
#globeled
🌍⚡️ Today is International Day of Clean Energy
Energy lies at the core of a double challenge: leaving no one behind and protecting the planet. Exploring energy, equity, and sustainability helps students connect local choices to global solutions.
Learn more: www.un.org/en/observanc...
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Energy lies at the core of a double challenge: leaving no one behind and protecting the planet. Exploring energy, equity, and sustainability helps students connect local choices to global solutions.
Learn more: www.un.org/en/observanc...
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January 26, 2026 at 2:21 PM
🌍⚡️ Today is International Day of Clean Energy
Energy lies at the core of a double challenge: leaving no one behind and protecting the planet. Exploring energy, equity, and sustainability helps students connect local choices to global solutions.
Learn more: www.un.org/en/observanc...
🌱📚
Energy lies at the core of a double challenge: leaving no one behind and protecting the planet. Exploring energy, equity, and sustainability helps students connect local choices to global solutions.
Learn more: www.un.org/en/observanc...
🌱📚