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Serving Riverside, Inyo, Mono, and San Bernardino Counties
Welcome to Region 10 CREEC
EEI Symposium & Update
Symposium on Education and the Environment Initiative---July 18, 2008,
University of La Verne
The
Primary purpose of this symposium is to inform colleges and
universities how to integrate AB1548. The symposium is to introduce to
the colleges and universities that offer programs in Teacher Education
how they can integrate AB1548 The Environmental Initiative (EEI) into
their existing programs to better prepare our teachers for the
classroom. Key speakers will be Jane Robb (CTA), Kathy Havert
(CREEC/Region 10), Dave Ficke (Chair of CREEC/Region 10), and Daniel
Pier (Pearson Publishing. Sponsored by Green Valley Initiative,
University of La Verne, and the California Regional Environmental
Education Community Network/Region 10. FREE LUNCH!!!!
Registration is online: http://oms.sbcss.k12.ca.us/eventdetail.php?id=16552
Update
Draft Curriculum Units Now Posted for Review
The EEI Team is
developing over 150 curriculum units for grades K-12 in the areas of
Science, History/Social Science, and English/Language Arts. As units
become available, they will be posted for a 30 day review period.
Seeking Writers for the EEI Curriculum
If you answer "yes" to either of the following questions please contact us at EEI@calepa.ca.gov.
Are
you a K-12 curriculum writer who has had your work adopted by the State
Department of Education or related policy agencies in California,
Texas, Florida or New York?
Are you interested in becoming a writer for the EEI Curriculum?
Field Testing of the EEI Curriculum Now Occurring
Teachers
in 19 school districts throughout California have begun field testing
the EEI curriculum. After teaching each unit, the teacher submits an
evaluation to the EEI team that includes suggestions for improving the
unit. Once the comments are received and the units are revised,
teachers will then pilot test each grade level packet.
Keep Informed on EEI
Keep
current on the Education and the Environment Initiative by subscribing
to our listserv. You will receive periodic e-mails through this free
service.
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Environmental Youth Experience Reunion---May 31, 2008
What a wonderful day we all had! The Wildlands Conservancy Whitewater Preserve was perfect...mild temperature, a cool breeze, lots of beautiful sheer slopes and mountains, pools of clear blue water, a hike down the creekbed and people enjoying the outdoors together. Teams came from Banning, Palm Springs, and Moreno Valley and showed how they have been making a difference in their communities for the environment.
Each participating team received a certificate mounted in a recycle computer circuit board and a copy of Last Child in the Woods. Lunch was served in the open and enjoyed by everyone present.
Plans are being made for a bigger and better Environmental Youth Leadership Conference for the school year 2008-2009. Three sites have been chosen for the Fall. The theme will be Water and Energy Environmental topics. There is funding for you to participate. So, check out the button to the left Funding Opportunities.
Sam Racadio Library and Environmental Learning Center
in Highland---Grand Opening on May 31, 2008At 10:00 am local dignitaries, environmental organizations, resource agencies, staff and the community celebrated the opening of the first LEED certified building in the area. Many years have gone into the development, construction and creation of this library and EE Center that complies with the strictest regulations to make a building "green". Congratulations to all those involved and thank you for a realizing your vision of more environmentally friendly living and business structures in San Berardino County!
Students from Sultana and Desert Trails High Schools in Hesperia were
recently honored for "thinking and acting green" by the Alliance to
Save Energy. Through the Alliance's Green Schools Program, students,
faculty and staff lowered energy costs in the Hesperia Unified School
District by more than $660,000 over a five-year period. In addition to
saving the district money, the participating schools' energy savings reduced the district's CO2 emissions by approximately 4,400,000 lbs!
The district also returned half the savings - some $330,000 - to the
schools for further energy-efficiency activities and educational
materials, such as textbooks and computers.
Mark Ziesmer and Barbara Ward Lawe, Green Schools Advisors for Sultana
and Desert Trails, respectively, are both past MEEC Teachers of the
Year and have both taught at MEEC's annual Youth Environmental
Leadership Confererences. MEEC congratulates Mr. Ziesmer and Ms. Ward
Lawe for their ongoing stellar GREEN achievements! __________________________________________________________________________
Student Contests, Fairs and Exhibitions---check MEEC, too.
Local Teacher Workshops (See the "Calendar" for additional information.)
Project WET Workshops in June, August, and October
Service-Learning Through Earth Science Summer Field Study
Online registration only : http://oms.sbcss.k12.ca.us/index.php
Service-Learning Through Marine Ecology
Online registration only : http://oms.sbcss.k12.ca.us/index.php
Conferences (See the "Calendar" for additional information.)
Set your sites on The Future is Green Conference in Long Beach on September 14-16, 2008
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Congressman John Sarbanes of
Maryland and Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island recently introduced legislation that
strengthens and expands environmental education in America's classrooms and reconnects
children with nature. These bills, each titled the No Child Left Inside Act of
2007, were introduced in the House (H.R.3036) and the Senate (S.1981).
The No Child Left Inside Act of 2007
amends the NCLB law in the following ways:
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Provides federal funding to states
to train teachers in environmental education and to
operate model environmental
education programs, which include outdoor learning.
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Provides funding to states that
create environmental literacy plans to ensure that high school graduates are environmentally literate.
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Provides funding through an
environmental education grant program to build state and national
capacity.
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Re-establishes the Office of
Environmental Education within the U.S. Department of Education. To see more on this topic visit: http://www.naaee.org/ee-advocacy/
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Grant and Scholarship Information
---check the newest possibilities
Click on Funding Opportunities for additional grant and scholarship information.
Don't forget to check the Resource Directory for educational fieldtrips and lessons developed by resource agencies, public parks, private EE organizations, and outdoor schools.
Check the calendar for more information.
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