Logo
  • Curriculum
  • Educator Resources
  • News and Events
  • About
Logo

Day of Climate is a project of the MIT pK-12 Initiative

Quick Links

Curriculum

Professional Development

Subscribe to our Newsletter

About this website

Privacy and Terms

MIT Accessibility

CC by-SA 4.0

Day of Climate
/
Professional Development

Professional Development

We offer a variety of in-person and virtual professional development workshops. Find more details about them and sign up below.

Events and Workshops

Day of ClimateDay of Climate
Day of Climate
April 15, 2026 3:00 PM (EDT) → April 15, 2026 7:30 PM (EDT)
In-person EventLivestream Online
Open to Everyone

Register for our upcoming Day of Climate event at the MIT Museum!

Self-Guided Courses

Each asynchronous professional development course is 2-weeks long and delivered via email. You can sign up on the curriculum pages, linked below.

Urban Heat IslandsUrban Heat Islands
Urban Heat Islands
Ages 14-18 | Grades 9-12

Empower students to become informed citizens and active participants in democracy through climate knowledge and data science.

Right Beneath Our Feet: Heating and Cooling with Geothermal Energy NetworksRight Beneath Our Feet: Heating and Cooling with Geothermal Energy Networks
Right Beneath Our Feet: Heating and Cooling with Geothermal Energy Networks
Ages 14-18 | Grades 9-12

Introduce young learners to the principles of geothermal networks and their role in the energy transition.

Climate Change Happens Below WaterClimate Change Happens Below Water
Climate Change Happens Below Water
Ages 10-18 | Grades 5-12

Using affordable sensors and the MIT App Inventor platform, learners gather and analyze water quality data related to pH and soluble materials.

PLIX Urban EcologyPLIX Urban Ecology
PLIX Urban Ecology
Ages 8-18 | Grades 3-12

Develop your learners' landscape literacy and environmental appreciation through hands-on exploration, data collection, and creation.

Climate PD Resources at MIT

MIT has a wide array of professional development materials for educators.

MIT CATE

🤗

Check out CATE’s curriculum.

CATE develops interdisciplinary, modular, standards-aligned climate change curricula for U.S. high school teachers in the following core disciplines: History/Social Science, English/Language Arts, Math, Science, and eventually Computer Science.

The Climate Portal

🤗

Explore the Climate Portal and their resources.

To inform and empower the public on this complex issue, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has created this Climate Portal, an online home for timely, science-based information about the causes and consequences of climate change – and what can be done to address it.

The Climate Project

🤗

Learn more about the Climate Project’s missions.

The MIT Climate Project begins with a straightforward vision: to build well-being for people and the planet.