Helen de la Maza, Coordinator Region 9b
Inside the Outdoors
Orange County Dept. of Education
200 Kalmus Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92628
Phone: (714) 838-8990
Helen de la Maza
Advisory Committee Members
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For Providers
(Updated June 9, 2008)
Providers hard at work during the EEI Curric. Alignment Workshop
Click on the links below to go directly to the information you are seeking.
Grants & Fundraising
California State Parks Foundation Competitive Grants Program
Deadline: Rolling
http://www.calparks.org/programs/competitive-grant/
Information: Alisha: 916-442-2119 or alisha@calparks.org
CSPF offers competitive grants (usually ranging from $200-$6,000) to benefit our State Parks System and to support the Department's mission. Qualified non-profit groups, as well as California state park units and park agencies, are encouraged to apply. In general (and as funds permit), CSPF grants are targeted in four main areas: Volunteer Efforts and Recognition; Education and Interpretation; Natural and Cultural Resource Protection; and Capacity Building for cooperating associations. The Foundation also makes a number of discretionary grants each year that may fall outside the main target areas.
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Workshops/Classes/Conferences
See also Conferences and Symposia for local, statewide, and national conferences.
Recruiting Volunteers: Youth are Doing Service in Record Numbers
Thursday, June 26, 2008; 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Course Leader(s): Bette Weinberg
Location: Volunteer Center Orange County
Fee: $25 members and non-members
To register: http://tinyurl.com/3k2bjt
Questions: 714-953-5757 or email training@volunteercenter.org
Description: Engage youth in volunteering: strengthen your numbers, increase your success, and build awareness about your agency's mission and interests in the community. Youth volunteering is more than counting the hours. It is a great opportunity to become a part of students' education. Together agencies and schools can create active citizens, not spectators.
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Provider Resources
Program Evaluation/Assessment and Research
Bay Area CREEC Region 4 is currently compiling information on EE Evaluation and General EE Research. Click on these links to open new windows and explore the resources available.
Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education also provides information on Outdoor and Environmental Education Research
The following three documents are from Community Resources for Science
Impact of EE on Academic Achievement
Impact of EE on Academic Achievement Appendices
Pre- and Post- Visit Materials: CRS Presentation (Note: These are the notes for a presentation they did to present their findings.)
Elevate the Value of Your Programs
http://www.naaee.org/programs-and-initiatives/resource-review/submit-a-resource-for-review/submit-a-resource-for-review-intro
NAAEE's Resource Reviews will help you elevate the value of your programs. Demonstrate your commitment to excellence in EE by submitting your materials for an independent peer review. Then educators will easily find your reviewed resources in NAAEE's National EE Directory, flagged with the symbol that shows your role in developing a "culture of quality" in the EE field.
Evaluation of Environmental and Marine Education Programs
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/evaluation/
Learn how to create and see samples of program evaluation plans and an environmental education literature review. There are also tools and techniques for evaluation, examples of objectives and goals, an evaluation glossary, and an online resource guide to evaluation.
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Publicize Volunteer and Service-Learning Opportunities
Bette Weinberg, the Director of Volunteer Services at the Volunteer Center of Orange County (VCOC), would like to include your volunteer programs and service-learning projects on the VCOC website. VCOC constantly receives inquiries from people of all ages looking for places to volunteer, and teachers interested in service-learning projects. Providing your program and project information to Bette for posting on the VCOC website will increase your organization's visibility.
Please fill out the two following forms and email them to Bette at: bweinberg@volunteercenter.org
- VCOC Partner Registration
- VCOC Project Registration
If you have questions about this, please call Bette at 714-953-5757 ext. 135.
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Notes, Handouts, and Presentations from Service-Learning Workshop for Providers Available
For information including links and resources about Service-Learning, as well as photographs, notes and documents from the Provider workshop, go to Nuts and Bolts of Service-Learning Workshop, March 10, 2006.
Looking for Places to Volunteer? Click on the link to find out how you can become involved.
OC-CREEC Offers Providers Free Publicity
- Online Calendar: Please go to Calendar to enter your upcoming events in the Orange County CREEC calendar.
- Click on the Region 9b Resource Directory on the left. Do a search for your program and resources. If something is incorrect, or missing, please follow the instructions to update information or add your program.
- E-Newsletter: Email Helen with upcoming events, teacher training opportunities, grant funding, or other valuable information.
- Need Volunteers? Email Helen to add your information to the Places to Volunteer web page.
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