Accelerating Climate Capacity, Engagement, and Leadership Summit (ACCELS) Convened by CLEAN

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Provenance: Gina Fiorile, University of Colorado at Boulder
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ACCELS was created in 2022 to provide an opportunity for CLEAN Network members and others involved in climate and energy education to gather, share and learn, and, most importantly, explore collaborations for the next year. ACCELS provides space to come together to develop a learning and action network that can advance future programming with a shared awareness of what others are doing, explore opportunities to collaborate, and orient our collective efforts towards systemic change. You can read more about the event from our report on one of our past Summits here.

We've now shifted the design of the ACCEL Summit to feature working groups who meet regularly between a winter kick off event and a spring culminating event. We put out a call for proposals to members of the CLEAN community to propose topics and ideas they would like to lead working groups on. We also give space for discussion of other topics of interest not represented in these working groups. In the kick off event, we invite members of our community to join these working groups with the goal of providing opportunities for networking and collaboration, and to push forward on topics that our community has identified as priority areas.

The January 2025 ACCEL Summit will introduce working groups who will meet regularly between January's kick off event and a 2025 culminating event. Each of the working groups are proposed by members of the CLEAN Network and this event will provide space for groups to share about their progress and discuss further. We also give space for discussion of other topics of interest not yet represented in these working groups. This cycle's working groups include:

-Climate Change Education for Young Learners Using Children's Literature

-Moving Youth from Knowledge to Action

-Climate Career Pathways

-Simulations and Games for Climate & Energy Education

-Climate Education, Equity and Action

In the share out event, working group leaders give presentations about their success and challenges, and all attendees are invited to join breakout rooms immediately following to discuss further. We invite members of our community to join these working groups with the goal of providing opportunities for networking and collaboration, and to push forward on topics that our community has identified as priority areas.

If you weren't able to attend the latest event but are still interested in participating in a working group, please contact gina.fiorile@colorado.edu.

You can view a recording of the ACCEL Summit on CLEAN's YouTube channel here.

ACCEL Summit Matrix

A major outcome of the ACCEL Summit is increased networking and connections through the ACCELS Matrix. The Matrix is a living document designed to showcase the diversity of work that is occurring across the climate and energy education landscape. Individuals are invited to self-identify priority topic areas in their work, and to view on the Matrix who may be doing similar work. This provides the opportunity to connect and engage with leaders across the Network users may not yet be aware of.

You can access the ACCELS Matrix here.