AERE 2026 Fall Virtual Workshop keynote: "Teaching climate despite [gestures around]"

AERE 2026 Fall Virtual Workshop: Teaching Climate Economics and AI

AERE's Teaching & Pedagogy Working Group invites you to the AERE 2026 Fall Virtual Workshop, November 9 and 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time each day. Monday focuses on teaching climate economics in today's world, considering both how to integrate modern science and policy into the classroom and how the current political and policy moment may affect our teaching, with a keynote by Gernot Wagner, panels, and demonstrations. Tuesday turns to AI in our teaching, covering its social and environmental implications and how teachers and students can use it productively, and closes with a keynote by Scott Cunningham.

Agenda:

Monday, November 9: Climate Day

• 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Welcome by Karen Clay (AERE President-Elect), followed by the keynote address by Gernot Wagner, "Teaching climate despite [gestures around]." Moderator: Lynne Lewis
• 12:40–1:40 p.m. Teaching when our tools become politicized. Amy Ando, Eli Fenichel, Frances Moore. Moderator: Lynne Lewis
• 1:50–2:50 p.m. What should we be teaching on climate now, and how? Julia Berazneva, Tamma Carleton, Garth Heutel. Moderator: Sumeet Gulati
• 2:50–3:30 p.m. Interactive demonstrations. Matthew Gibson, Sahan Dissanayake. Moderator: Sumeet Gulati

Tuesday, November 10: AI Day

• 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Social and environmental implications of using AI in our teaching. Marc Conte, Paige Weber, Djallel Bouneffouf. Moderator: Gabe Lade
• 12:40–1:40 p.m. Using AI productively, for teachers and students. Evangelia Chalioti, Jonathan Colmer, Danae Hernandez-Cortes, Chris Goemans, Tani Lambert. Moderator: Sarah Jacobson
• 1:50–2:30 p.m. Interactive demonstrations. Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Jimena González-Ramírez. Moderator: Gabe Lade
• 2:30–3:30 p.m. Keynote address by Scott Cunningham, "The Pitfalls and Potential of AI for Time Use and Learning," followed by closing remarks from Sheila Olmstead (AERE President). Moderator: Sarah Jacobson

Register via aere.org