Embedded Files
CA NGSS & Environmental Literacy Discovery Project
CA NGSS & Environmental Literacy Discovery Project
Vizzit NGSS Environmental Literacy Workshop Series: Contra Costa County Office of Education (CCCOE) partnered with Vizzit.co, a GPS-based application designed for place-based learning. On day one, educators engage in CA NGSS, phenomena, lesson exploration and 5E lesson planning. Day two is a field experience workshop using the Vizzit app as a self-guided tour that has already been created and shared by Vizzit staff or other educators. Day three workshop is focused on designing storytelling for place-based learning and creating content using the Vizzit app. https://bit.ly/CCCOE-Vizzit-NGSS
Environmental Literacy and Equity Lesson Planning Workshop Series: CCCOE and STEM4Real partnered together to provide a 5-session workshop series for educators on CA NGSS-Environmental Literacy with Focus on Equity. These resources include lesson plan templates (both Google doc and pdf versions) as well as slide decks from the workshop. http://bit.ly/CCCOE-2020-21-CELP-Resources
Environmental Literacy Field Experience Workshop with Community-Based Partner: CCCOE partnered with Mt. Diablo Interpretive Association as our Community-Based Partner (CBP) to provide a field experience workshop for educators. The agenda and lessons may be applicable for an outdoor workshop with or without CBP-collaboration. https://bit.ly/CCCOE-FieldExp-Resources
Funding for this work is provided by:
An Environmental Education Grant from the California Department of Education through the California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) Network Program. To learn more about the CREEC Network Program, visit www.creec.org
Environmental Principles & Concepts
Environmental Principles & Concepts
California's Environmental Principles and Concepts (EP&Cs) highlight the deep relationship between humans and the natural world. These are intended to inform standards-based instruction and fuel student inquiry. Teachers can support environmental literacy by helping students to understand and apply the EP&Cs across academic disciplines and in the real world. By law, the EP&Cs must be addressed in future California textbooks and instructional materials adopted by the state.
Principle 1 - People depend on natural systems
Principle 2 - People influence natural systems
Principle 3 - Natural systems change in ways that people benefit from and can influence
Principle 4 - There are no permanent or impermeable boundaries that prevent matter from flowing between systems
Principle 5 - Decisions affecting resources and natural systems are complex and involve many factors
Information:
Environmental Principles and Concepts (EP&C’s) Handout
Environmental Literacy Classroom Observation Tool: Rubrics teachers and administrators can use to improve practice
CalRecycle: user friendly recycling info from CA government department
CDE Environmental Education and Environmental Literacy: Information on current environmental literacy resources and grant opportunities
CDE Environmental Literacy Resources: Link to resources
Classroom Instruction:
STEM 4 Real Lesson Plan Template:
California Education and Environment Initiative (EEI): free instructional materials
Our Climate Our Future: video lessons
HHMI/University of California Museum of Paleontology: resources for teacher
Biomimicry: blending science, design and engineering by mimicking nature’s solutions
Exploratorium Science Snacks: mini lessons
Cal Academy of Sciences:
Apps that match photos of plants and animals taken by user with huge online database:
“iNaturalist” for teachers and secondary students
“Seek” for students 13 and under
Project WET: Focused on water education
Energize Schools: Science Curriculum with Sustainability, Free to CA Teachers
Science: It’s Elementary Formative Assessment Resources from CDE Contest Winners
Stopwaste.org: Resources to reduce waste at schools, at home or at work
Community Partners
Community Partners
STEM4Real
STEM4Real
STEM 4 Real is committed to providing socially just and culturally relevant STEM teaching and standards-based learning strategies through collaboration professional learning, culturally responsive instructional materials and diverse children’s literature.
John Muir Land Trust
John Muir Land Trust
JOHN MUIR LAND TRUST PROTECTS AND CARES FOR OPEN SPACE, RANCHES, FARMS, PARKLAND AND SHORELINE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Other Local Partners:
Strategic Energy Innovations / Energize Schools
Contra Costa County Library Branches: Energy Efficiency Toolkit (can be borrowed as library material)
Bay Area Air Quality Management District: Local information and grant opportunities
Contra Costa County Office of Sustainability: Local agency to get involved
Report abuse