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Your Connection to Quality Environmental Education Resources!

This is a slideshow of the Central Coast Regional Envirothon held last spring. The 2008 Envirothon High School Competition was held on May 17, 2008 at the El Chorro Regional Park in San Luis Obispo.

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 EE in California.

Spread the word about the CREEC Network. Download a copy of the CREEC Flyer by clicking on the flyer below and distribute at your school, organization, community, meetings, or fellow environmental educators. To subscribe to the monthly e-newsletter send an email to Teresa Lees, CREEC Coordinator at tlees@slocoe.org.

Click on the flyer to download it.

Region 8 Serves
San Luis Obispo County
Ventura County
Santa Barbara County
Kern County

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 occuring in YOUR county. Please avail yourself of these resources.

CREEC Network

The CREEC Network brings together local, state, and federal agencies to support environmental education across California. The CREEC Network receives financial support from the California Department of Education, Environmental Education Program as well as many other state and local partners.

GREEN SCHOOL RESOURCES: Click here to download a document filled with links to great curriculum resources for Green Schools: Green School Resources

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Current Update on EEI......

Education and Environment Initiative (EEI) Implementation Plan

California is currently poised to lead the nation in environmental literacy. The California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) and the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) are actively engaged in the implementation of the Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) pursuant to AB 1548 (Pavley, Chapter 665, Statutes of 2003) and AB 1721 (Pavley, Chapter 581, Statutes of 2005). Heal the Bay, a non-profit environmental organization and the bill’s sponsor, has joined the state’s leadership team. These landmark environmental education laws mandate the development of a unified strategy to bring education about the environment into California's primary and secondary schools. Other current key partners include the Office of the Secretary for Education, State Board of Education, the Department of Education, and the California Resources Agency.

The Model Curriculum will be an interdisciplinary program that teaches the California State Standards to mastery, providing an alternate strategy to teach the standards using the environment as an integrating context for learning.You can also visit the Cal EPA website for more information http://www.calepa.ca.gov/education/eei

Copy of the EP&Cs - Click below to download the EP&Cs to share....

Environmental Principles and Concepts

Curriculum Reviewers and Curriculum Writers for EEI

The San Luis Obispo County Office of Education is seeking highly-qualified educators and technical experts to participate in the Education Working Group (EWG) and the Content Working Group (CWG) for California State's Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI). Members of the EWG will participate in the review of education-related aspects of the draft instructional materials being developed as part of the EEI Curriculum. Members of the CWG will participate in the review of the technical accuracy of the draft instructional materials being developed as part of the EEI Curriculum. Please review the application materials for specific qualifications. Applications for membership in either the EWG or the CWG are open immediately and will remain open until all positions are filled.Go to http://www.creec.org/stories/storyReader$198 for detailed information and application materials for the EWG and CWG.

Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) Posted Units

The CREEC Network is working with the Office of Education and the Environment at the CA Integrated Waste Management Board to provide teacher support in the school district selected for field testing. Public review is available on the draft units. Currently there is a Second Grade unit on agriculture production called "From Field To Table" and a Fifth Grade unit on the water cycle called "Changing States' Water, Natural Systems and Human Communities." Check www.calepa.ca.gov/education/eei for posted units.