Central Coast
Serving San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura & Kern Counties

Welcome to the Region 8 CREEC Network!

Your Connection to Quality Environmental Education Resources! KernRedRockFlowers2

The CREEC Network links teachers with high quality environmental education resources to improve the environmental literacy of all California students. It is your best source for Environmental Education Resources in California! Visit our Resource Directory, EE Calendar, E-Newsletter and other opportunities for Funding, Student Contests, For Teachers and For Providers all found on the links in the yellow boxes on the far left column of the website.

To subscribe to the monthly e-newsletter go to the E-Newsletter page and fill out the form where it says "click here to subscribe."

CREEC Network BLOG http://creecorg.blogspot.com/
A newly established BLOG is on the CREEC Network website. You can access the BLOG on any regional CREEC website or the State homepage at http://www.creec.org The BLOG is one of the links on the left hand side. Each month one of the CREEC Coordinators will write a BLOG entry.

CREEC Network is now on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/creecnetwork
The Facebook page will include postings such as:

  • Links to, or summaries of, EE research / educational research
  • Updates on the Children and Nature Network
  • Links to upcoming conferences for AEOE, NAI, NAAEE, CFAITC
  • Information on efforts to build capacity at the state-wide level
  • CA Content Standards / Frameworks Textbook Adoption updates; CDE Updates
  • EEI updates
  • Environmental education updates
  • Model schools - descriptions/examples/photographs

CREEC News & Views http://www.creec.org Anne Stephens, State Director of the CREEC Network, also publishes a monthly E-Newsletter that can be viewed at the CREEC Home website http://www.creec.org

CREEC Network 

The CREEC Network receives financial support from the California Department of Education, Environmental Education Program as well as many other state and local partners. Join others in support of the Region 8 CREEC Network!

What the Region 8 CREEC Network Provides:
Accomplishments and Testimonials

Click here for Frequently Asked Questions

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Region 8 Serves:

Please click on the above links to find out about the EE Resources and Programs and EE Providers in YOUR county. We have also added a Reference Sheet for each county so that you can now print out a list of EE Providers in YOUR county to share with others. Please note that the CREEC Network Resource Directory is a valuable resource to you in finding out what kinds of environmental education is occurring in YOUR county. Please avail yourself of these resources.

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Spread the word about the CREEC Network Click on the flyer to download a copy.   

Download a copy of the CREEC Flyer and distribute it at your school, organization, community, meetings, or to fellow environmental educators.

Current Update on EEI

The Education & the Environment Initiative (EEI) curriculum
The 2011/12 school year is underway in classrooms around the state. As teachers and
students head back to school, the Office of Education and the Environment and the CREEC Network is spreading the word out about the free online availability of the landmark EEI Curriculum. Brochures and catalogs of the units are available by request to support your work. Grade level DVD.’s of the EEI Curriculum units are also available for teachers and for those teachers who attend a teacher orientation and complete our online pre-survey, we are providing a print copy of one EEI Curriculum unit of their choice.

New materials will be completed in the next few months, including the EEI Curriculum User’s Guide and additional resources to assist our partners including the CREEC Coordinators. Please check the website regularly for new materials at http://www.CaliforniaEEI.org.

TEACHERS –
Are you going to use the new EEI curriculum this school year?
Any teacher who is going to utilize EEI curriculum units needs to fill out a Pre-Survey. This survey asks not only which unit they are going to teach, but also about other green and environmental efforts at their school and classroom. This survey can be accessed directly at: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Education/EEI/Surveys/Default.htm.
Please note that the teacher editions are password protected and you have to fill out the web form on the curriculum unit page first before you can access the teacher’s editions.

EE PROVIDERS -
Now is the time to think about linking your program with specific EEI units. As Central Coast & Kern County schools begin to utilize this curriculum we hope to enhance the experience by providing teachers with local connections to outdoor education. Follow this link to review a catalog of the EEI units to see which ones overlap with the content of your program. http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Education/EEI/documents/ExLiteracy.pdf

Learning Objectives Aligned to State Standards in EEI

Final List of Learning Objectives for EEI

Copy of the EP&Cs - Click below to download the EP&Cs to share
Environmental Principles and Concepts

List of 85 EEI Units for Grades K-12

List of all 85 EEI Units

GREEN RIBBON SCHOOLS

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/green-ribbon-schools/index.html

The U.S. Department of Education will recognize Green Ribbon Schools that have done exemplary work in promoting environmental literacy as well developing environmentally sensitive practices. California Department of Education will be posting the application in December and the due date will be sometime in January 2012. Through the Green Ribbon Schools program, the U.S. Department of Education will recognize schools with high levels of achievement under three pillars:

1) Having a net zero environmental impact;
2) Improving the health and performance of students and staff; and
3) Ensuring the environmental and sustainability literacy of all graduates.

Frequently Asked Questions about Green Ribbon Schools

Resources for Green Ribbon Schools

"Nominee Application Form"

CTE curriculum resources for Green Schools

Career and Technical Education resources for Green Schools

Quick Glance Environmental Education Resources:

Green School Resources

School Garden Funding Opportunities

Water Education Resources

Climate Change Curriculum

Green Cleaning Resources

Online Energy Resources for Educators

School Garden/Farm to School Resources

Solar Energy Education

PreSchool Environmental Book Titles

Green School Seven Steps

Kid Friendly Environmental Websites



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