The story of oceans is the story of life. Oceans define our home planet, covering the majority of Earth’s surface and driving the water cycle that dominates our land and atmosphere. Data collected by NASA’s Earth-observing instruments help scientists understand how Earth’s ocean supports a vast diversity of life and the role it plays in influencing global temperature, weather patterns, climate, and food supply. 

This Earth to Sky Virtual Course will explore the story of our oceans. This is a professional development opportunity for place-based interpreters and informal educators.

Expand your climate literacy and climate communication practice at this three-day, in-person workshop!

Explore climate action in the Treasure Valley through site visits, collaborative curriculum design, and interactive sessions with NASA and local scientists .

Green spaces are important areas for community and connecting with nature. As visitors venture into parks and public lands after sunset, interpreters and educators have the opportunity to guide their discovery of the night sky. During this course in August 2025, Earth to Sky staff and community interpreters and nonformal communicators built a supportive community of practice while learning the science of the night sky and sharing best practices to engage audiences with the cosmos in an urban setting.

Climate scientists from NASA and other agencies provided a foundation in climate science, linking global, regional and local changes with an earth systems science approach. Participants learned methods for successful climate communication and joined the worldwide Earth to Sky community of practice. Participants left the course with their own action plan to share their Borderlands climate story in engaging and inspiring ways.

What does climate communication look like in 2025? Connect with your colleagues and hear from experts as we work together to find common ground on this important issue. This course seeks to nourish a community of practice that enhances the region’s capacity to access and share NASA science. 

From Canyons to Cosmos is an introductory training designed to equip public lands communicators with the skills to deliver engaging and inclusive night sky programs with an impact. Participants will discuss and practice proven methods for successful space science and night sky communication and connect with the growing Earth to Sky community of practice – over 1500 communicators and scientists from a variety of organizations improving and sharing their expertise on this topic. 

The Earth to Sky (ETS) Academy brings together regional teams of experienced interpreters and climate communication leaders who have a strong commitment to furthering climate literacy. These incoming regional leaders will develop and offer Earth to Sky courses and nurture a community of practice amongst their audience.

Equipping Idaho’s educators to explore climate science through wildlife. Join Earth to Sky's Team Idaho for 4 days of training with formal and informal educators from across Idaho. This workshop will expose participants to innovative pedagogy and techniques for framing climate change. 

We know the challenges that in-person professional development poses. Time away from your post, expense and budgetary considerations, and of course the impact of air travel on our environment. To help mitigate these issues Earth to Sky was excited to announce the next chapter in our story: the pilot virtual course! 

The dynamic natural and cultural landscape of south Florida provides a rich backdrop for place-based interpreters to foster awareness, inspire hope, empower resilience, and communicate timely solutions to address the current climate crisis. This course sought to build a community of practice to enhance the region's capacity to access and share NASA climate science with its visitors.

Collaborate with NASA, NOAA, the National Park Service, and other organizations to foster connections and develop learning products together. Gain insights from local and national experts, leverage cutting-edge climate science tools and technology, and engage in local field experiences to inspire initiative and drive positive change. 

There’s never been a better time to engage your visitors, staff, and communities about the impacts and implications of climate change in western North Carolina/eastern Tennessee. Join with colleagues in a supportive community of practice to learn about the science of climate change and share best practices in climate communication.

Earth to Sky Idaho is hosting our second climate communication workshop in McCall, Idaho. During three days in Ponderosa State Park, formal and informal educators will be exposed to innovative pedagogy and techniques for framing climate change. Educators will focus on the science of wildfire in the context of global environmental change.

There’s never been a better time to engage your visitors, staff, and communities about the impacts and implications of climate change in Coastal Alaska. Join with colleagues in a supportive community of practice to learn about the science of climate change and share best practices in climate communication.