Central Valley
Serving Mariposa, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, and Tulare Counties

Join CREEC

1st - Join Our Regional Listserve

    Keep Up to Date on Environmental Education
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The listserve is designed to announce the latest additions to the web site, news
about events, resources, professional development, job opportunities, discussions,
and for sharing of ideas, concerns, and for posting of questions and requests
to the EE community in the central California counties of Merced, Mariposa, Madera,
Fresno, Kings and Tulare. An update is mailed to list members 2-4 times each month


2nd - List your Organization as an EE Resource Provider:

If you or your organization conduct school site EE programs and activities,
host classroom visits or teacher workshops, or provide EE materials for K-12
education, please submit your information via the Provider
and Program/Resource forms below. Also, please send Trudy any images
(electronic or print) of your program in action with students or teachers.



Filter for Quality EE Materials

    Use these criteria to determine if your program and materials are suitable for CREEC.
    (The filter list is also included at the bottom of this page.)

Method 1 - Online entry and submission of information -



Step 1: Go to the list of EE Providers Serving Region 7 at:
 http://creec.edgateway.net/cs/creec7p/query/q/9

    If your organization is listed, click on it. You can then update the information
    or add Programs/Resources that you offer, see Step 2.



    If your organization is not listed, click on the link at the top right that says
    Add a Provider to the List. You can also access the form directly at:
    http://creec.edgateway.net/PDF_forms/directory_forms7.pdf

    After you've submitted the form an email will be sent to the regional coordinator
    for approval. Once approved you will be notified by email and given instructions
    on how to add Programs and Resources.



Step 2: If your organization is already listed click on the Add a Program/Resource
to this Provider button at the top right of the page. Submit this form for EACH
type of Program or Resource that you offer.

Method 2 - Download PDF forms, print out, enter data, fax or mail



Organization & Program/Resource forms for Region 7 - PDF format
    This information will be used in the statewide Online Resource Directory for EE
    and on an information page on your organization on the CREEC Network Region 7 website.
Forms for Other Regions
    If your program overlaps or covers more than one of the statewide regions, click
    on the above link to download Online Directory forms for each of the other CREEC Regions.


Please submit to:

    Michael W. Coburn, Ph.D.
    FUSD Science Depart.
    3132 E. Fairmont, IMC Bldg. 5
    Fresno, CA 93726
    Fax: (559) 227-5404
PLEASE NOTE: the EE Provider forms for the Online Directory in PDF format require
that you have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.

If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, click on the icon below to download
a free copy. 


3rd - Read the NSTA Position Statement on EE

    Through Environmental Education, learners gain knowledge, attitudes, motivations, commitments, and skills to work individually and collectively toward an understanding of environmental issues, solutions to current problems and the prevention of new ones. Environmental Education nurtures environmentally responsible knowledge and actions for an ecologically and economically sustainable future.

    Click on the title above to read the complete document.

How to tell if your program and/or materials meet CREEC Network standards for quality?

Filter for Environmental Education Quality

If you answer "yes" to any of the following questions, that specific resource would NOT
be appropriate for the CREEC Network Online Environmental Education Directory.



Does the resource…



a) advocate a specific point of view (political, economic, religious)?



b) contain blatant advertising for the sale or profit of the project sponsor or developer?



c) use fear (doom and gloom), guilt, or blaming to motivate?



d) contain biased, unsubstantiated, or factually inaccurate information?



e) attack or degrade an individual or organization/agency?



f) contain concepts, language, or activities that are targeted for school age students,
but not age (developmentally) appropriate?



g) suggest activities or goals that are beyond the capability of students
(e.g. knowledge, skill, maturity) to complete and have measurable success?

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