In an attempt to work with young people to tackle the Climate Crisis, the research study titled “Climate Ready, Set, Go! Investigating the Role of Archival Instruction in K-12 Disaster Education” proposes a different approach to learning about the extreme changes undergone by our environment through the use of archives in K-12 instruction. As part of this research study, the researcher plans to hold 1-3 collaborative instruction design sessions throughout the later half of 2025 and is currently seeking host site partners to provide instructional space like a conference room or classroom for 1 full day. These sessions will focus on building instruction and curriculum design skills using collaborative methods and peer learning approaches. Both archivists and K-12 educators will be invited to participate as a way to combine and utilize the teaching and archival expertise of both groups. Host site partners will not be expected to contribute staff time for facilitation of session, only space and minimal coordination of site logistics prior to the scheduled co-design session. If you would like to be a host site for one of the co-design session, please reach out to Itza Carbajal at itzac@uw.edu

For more information about the study, visit bit.ly/ClimateReadyStudy