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Central Valley
Serving Mariposa, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, and Tulare Counties
Region 7 Activities

Central Valley CREEC - Activities
Region 7 serves: Mariposa, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, and Tulare Counties
Progress to date, Region 7 has:
Established
a Regional Advisory Committee: over 30 science education leaders,
formal and nonformal educators, government agencies, business and
industry meet monthly. (Contact one of the regional coordinators if you
are interested in becoming a part of our advisory committee).
Created a regional website, identified more than 50 Providers of
programs and activities for education (most are offered at no charge),
compiled a database of nearly 600 Resources, maintaining a Calendar of
Events, activities, and Professional Development opportunities..
Established an email listserve to email updates and late breaking news
to Teachers and Providers regarding Grant Announcements, Funding
possibilities, and Employment Offers..
Taken a
balanced approach to Environmental Education backed by sound scientific
principles that includes and builds on the interests of all
shareholders. Region VII promotes agricultural education provides public forums that bring agricultural,
urban, and environmental water interests together..
Future Projects and Plans:
Identify procedures, methods and resources, and sponsor workshops to
help the Providers (and teachers) in Region 7 align their curriculum
and activities with the California Science Standards..
Assist educators in accessing resources that meet the Language Arts
Standards in California and enable them to teach literacy through
environmental education, scientific literature, and service learning
projects..
Partnership with NASA’s Journal of
Earth System Science Education (JESSE) to provide peer-reviewed
evaluation and assessment of programs and resources to insure the
highest possible quality and standards..
Help individual schools
and school districts strengthen ties to the community through formation
of partnerships with business and industry to enhance educational
outreach (e.g. parent support groups, after school student-parent
educational activities, etc)..
Foster
connections between local business and industry, government agencies,
community groups, and the schools to provide service learning
opportunities for students..
Develop a
mechanism and means for students to report their successes to the
community and to receive public recognition for their efforts and their
sponsors support..
Continue development of
the Region VII website into a valuable source of information and as a
tool to be used by all the citizens of our communities..
If
you have any questions, would like to become a sponsor, or have
resources or services you would like added to our website and database,
please contact us:.
Manuel Aquino, Region 7 Coordinator Merced County Office of Education 632 W. 13th Street Merced CA 95341
(209) 381-5903
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