Teach for Climate Justice: A Vision for Transforming Education
This timely and uplifting book lays out a compelling vision for preK-12 teaching, learning, and curriculum development to nurture a generation of courageous, informed, nonviolent leaders for climate justice.
Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here!
I’m Tom Roderick, educator, activist, and author of Teach for Climate Justice: A Vision for Transforming Education. At the heart of this book is a powerful truth: educators can make a pivotal contribution to the success of the global movement for a just and sustainable future.
I have created the Teach for Climate Justice Project (T4CJ) to bring the vision of the book to life in classrooms, schools, homes and communities throughout the country. T4CJ aims to support educators who are teaching for climate justice, to inspire and equip many more to join them, and to build a grassroots movement that reimagines education as a force for climate justice. As this initiative develops, check out the featured events and opportunities below or contact us to get involved.
Together, we can seize our power as educators by teaching and organizing for climate justice!
Warmly,
Tom Roderick
Featured Events
Teach for Climate Justice Study Groups
Since summer 2025, T4CJ has facilitated several study groups on Teach for Climate Justice: A Vision for Transforming Education. Convening dozens of PreK-12 teachers from across the country, these study groups have been a great way to connect with friends and colleagues, have fun learning in community, and enjoy wrestling with interesting ideas and information.
T4CJ is hosting two upcoming study group cohorts beginning in January, 2026:
Winter Study Group (All Ages): January 13th - February 24th, 2026
Study Group for Early Childhood Educators (PreK-2nd Grade): January 14th - May 13th, 2026
All T4CJ study groups are FREE for all!
Winter Study Group
January 13th - February 24th, 2026: Weekly on Tuesdays
6 sessions from January 13th to February 24th, 2026 for educators teaching students of all ages.
Meetings will take place weekly on Tuesdays over the course of six weeks from 5:00 - 6:30 pm ET, virtually over Zoom.
The winter study group will build upon a successful model of thoughtful activities and group discussion centered around how we can empower educators to live their calling and bring radical, transformative climate-justice education to their classrooms and beyond.
Study Group for Early Childhood Educators
January 14th - May 13th, 2026: Every other week on Wednesdays
10 sessions from January 14th to May 13th, 2026 for early childhood educators teaching PreK - 2nd grade.
Meetings will take place every other week on Wednesdays from 5:00 - 6:30 pm ET, virtually over Zoom.
This study group series aims to support educators that work with our youngest students to lay the foundations for SEL and climate justice in developmentally appropriate ways.
Teach for Climate Justice Costa Rica Retreat: April, 2026
April 5th - 11th, 2026
In 2025, T4CJ partnered with Latin American Service expeditions and Bernarda Morales, a Bribri elder from the Indigenous community of Yorkín to host a retreat in Costa Rica for climate justice educators.
We are excited to announce that we will be hosting the retreat again in April, 2026!
Educators will have a unique opportunity gain practical tools and strategies to bring climate justice to their classrooms, all while connecting with the exuberant Costa Rican rainforest and learning from the Bribri Indigenous community.
Interested in joining? Check out our events page to lean more, or sign up below for more information:
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