Upcoming Webinars

Register to attend an online Population Education webinar. Our professional development workshops for teachers are high-quality, timely, and fun!

Making the Population Connection: An 8-Week Graduate Course

October 10, 2023

12:00 am - ET

Grade Level:
6-8 9-12

Looking to dive deeper into population topics and earn graduate credit or CEUs? Then Population Education’s online, asynchronous grad course is for you! Participants will discover student-centered learning strategies that use contemporary issues and real-world data to explore the impacts of human population.

Topics include global development, human quality of life, natural resources, and environmental sustainability. You’ll also acquire dozens of classroom-ready, standards-aligned activities and resources that you can apply immediately within your own education setting.

Course dates: October 10 – December 8, 2023

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Online Professional Development Courses

Teaching the Human Dimensions of Climate Change

October 25, 2023

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm ET

Grade Level:
6-8 9-12

Help your students unpack the complexities of climate change. During this interactive virtual session, facilitators will share activities that encourage analysis of various types of climate data, explore the disproportionate impacts of climate change on the world’s most vulnerable, and highlight how humans have altered global ecosystems.

Join us on Wednesday, October 25th from 4:30 -5:30 pm EST for this free teacher training. The virtual workshop is perfect for earth and environmental science teachers as well as social studies and geography teachers.

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Ice calving, or ice breaking off the edge of a glacier, often due to climate change

Past Webinars

Watch a past Population Education webinar on-demand.

Take Learning Outdoors this Earth Day
Grade Level:
K-2 3-5 6-8

Take Learning Outdoors this Earth Day

Looking for easy-to-implement learning activities that will get your students exploring connections to nature and their communities this Earth Day? Better yet, want tips on how to take these lessons outside?
State of the Planet: Agriculture, Food & 8 Billion People
Grade Level:
9-12

State of the Planet: Agriculture, Food & 8 Billion People

With our agricultural footprint ever-expanding, how do we feed 8 billion people in a way that is environmentally sustainable?
Interdisciplinary Lessons for a World of 8 Billion
Grade Level:
6-8 9-12

Interdisciplinary Lessons for a World of 8 Billion

World population hit 8 billion in November 2022. This is an opportunity for authentic learning on population growth and demographic trends.
SEL Activities for Global Citizenship and Environmental Literacy
Grade Level:
K-2 3-5 6-8

SEL Activities for Global Citizenship and Environmental Literacy

Teach global topics in your elementary classroom with activities that also help your students practice the five SEL competencies.
Earth Day and the SDGs: Hands-on Lessons to Support the Global Goals
Grade Level:
6-8 9-12

Earth Day and the SDGs: Hands-on Lessons to Support the Global Goals

Perfect materials for celebrating a globally-minded Earth Day, and beyond!
Teaching Air Pollution: An Integrated Approach for High School Classrooms
Grade Level:
9-12

Teaching Air Pollution: An Integrated Approach for High School Classrooms

Not only can air pollution be investigated in local and global contexts, but a cross-curricular study of air pollution integrates 21st century skills into high school classrooms.
Into the Wild: Lessons for Human Impacts on Biodiversity Habitats and Ecosystems
Grade Level:
6-8 9-12

Into the Wild: Lessons for Human Impacts on Biodiversity Habitats and Ecosystems

Learn fun and memorable ways for teaching about human impacts on ecosystems that are scalable for middle and high school grades.
Eco-Modeling for Earth Day: Memorable Lessons for K-8 Learners
Grade Level:
K-2 3-5 6-8

Eco-Modeling for Earth Day: Memorable Lessons for K-8 Learners

Innovative lessons that use modeling to explore and help us understand environmental phenomenon and future eco-challenges.
Teaching Global Connections Across the Curriculum
Grade Level:
6-8 9-12

Teaching Global Connections Across the Curriculum

From the movement of people and cultures, to drivers of international trade, to the complex environmental challenges that bind us all - global connections abound.
Water Education for a Crowded World: Interactive Lessons and Tools
Grade Level:
3-5 6-8 9-12

Water Education for a Crowded World: Interactive Lessons and Tools

Lessons and materials for teaching about the connection between Earth's water and human population in grades 4-12.
Why Do Populations Grow? Lesson Plans and Tools for Secondary Classrooms
Grade Level:
6-8 9-12

Why Do Populations Grow? Lesson Plans and Tools for Secondary Classrooms

This teacher webinar covers one of the most fundamental, yet complex questions of demographics: Why do populations grow?
Counting Populations: Distance Learning Lessons to Teach About the Census
Grade Level:
6-8 9-12

Counting Populations: Distance Learning Lessons to Teach About the Census

Teaching about the census is a great opportunity for social studies and real-world math. Get ideas for teaching the census in your virtual classroom!
Distance Learning Lessons to Celebrate Earth Day
Grade Level:
K-2 3-5 6-8 9-12

Distance Learning Lessons to Celebrate Earth Day

A must-watch webinar for teachers of any grade, K-12. Great ideas for meaningful and memorable experiences to promote environmental stewardship.