School Environmental & Sustainability Report Card

Grade span | K-12

Workshop Description | This interactive workshop explores how the Liberatory Design Model and the Environmental Schoolyard Report Card can be powerful tools for fostering student agency and solutionary thinking. Through the Environmental Schoolyard Report Card assessment, attendees will learn how to guide students in evaluating their outdoor spaces, identifying areas for ecological and social improvement, and designing actionable change projects. Participants will leave with practical strategies and resources to help students take ownership of their learning, advocate for sustainability, and become changemakers in their communities 

Presenters | Dorene Arnold & Tom Arnold

Session Materials | Slide Deck

Zoom Recording  

Taking the Walls Off the Science Classroom

Grade span | K-8

Workshop Description | Interested in providing equitable access to outdoor education? Whether you're in the classroom or not, we have standards-aligned resources to share, as well as ideas for how to leverage your own learning space to create 5E, NGSS aligned lessons to provide a high-quality outdoor learning experience for learners.

Presenters | Laura Lutz, Chris Moreno, Adrienne Nau & Camille Fagundes

Session Materials | Slide Deck  Resources | Playground Lesson Framework 

Recording Link

Understanding Climate Change Through Nature Journaling and Modeling

Grade span | 6-12

Workshop Description | Participants will use nature journaling, modeling, and hexagonal thinking to build a deeper understanding of climate change causes, effects, and actionable solutions. 

Presenters | Jenn Boyd, Danielle Narzisi & Chelsy Lancaster

Session Materials | Slide Deck

Resources | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eQgNWqFUCs3_m3d1L-r456ICvgVH1ZgImHkGnOgaFPY/edit?tab=t.0 

Zoom Recording

Centering Hope in Education for a Sustainable Future

Grade span | 4-12

Workshop Description | This session will engage participants in activities and practices that put hope at the center of learning about environmental problems and climate change while also sharing resources and examples across the grades. 

Presenters | Amity Sandage

Session Materials | Slide Deck

Zoom Recording

Cultivating Knowledge: Planting Native Gardens for Outdoor Engagement

Grade span | K-12

Workshop Description | This interactive workshop introduces educators to the benefits of planting native gardens as a Project-Based Learning (PBL) experience. Participants will explore how native gardens enhance student engagement, promote interdisciplinary learning, and build a foundation for environmental stewardship. By the end, educators will leave with actionable ideas to implement a native garden project tailored to their school site. 

Presenters | Rachel Castongia & Karen Wessel

Session Materials | Slide Deck

Recording Link​​

EP&C's 101 for TK-12 Teachers

Grade span | TK-12

Workshop Description | New to the Environmental Principles and Concepts (EP&Cs)? Join us to learn more about the EP&Cs and how they relate to your students and classroom. 

Presenters | Nathan Inouye, Tylar Rose & Tim Adamson

Session Materials | Slide Deck

Zoom Recording

Student Voice and the California State Seal of Civic Engagement

Grade span |  9-12

Workshop Description | Learn about the California State Seal of Civic Engagement as a path to student empowerment. Explore resources and get tips from a teacher who has learned to enhance student voice in the process of integrating the civics seal with science.

Presenters | Satina Ciandro, Amity Sandage

Session Materials | Slide Deck

Zoom Recording

Docent Opportunities for Teens at their local State Park

Grade span | 9-12

Workshop Description | Teachers will be joined by a park ranger at the local state park plus a student volunteer/docent to discuss the opportunities that can be created to provide volunteer community service for high school students plus advantages for the state park system.

Presenters | Sally Finch, Corie Ross, Karri Pearcey & Sophi Smith

Session Materials | Slide Deck

Zoom Recording

Boost Student Data Literacy using Online Resources & Locally-Relevant Data Sets

Grade span | 3-12

Workshop Description | Discover how to engage students in data literacy using interactive online tools like Data Nuggets and Tuva. Learn how every dataset tells a real-world story and explore strategies to help students analyze and interpret data meaningfully. This session will highlight the importance of data literacy, introduce user-friendly tools, and provide hands-on time to explore premade datasets.

Presenters | Sandi Starr & Andrea Ames

Session Materials | Slide Deck

Zoom Recording

Teaching for Change: Designing Integrated Elementary Units with Environmental Literacy at the Core!

Grade span | K-5

Workshop Description | Follow along a teacher’s journey around developing an interdisciplinary, student-centered unit anchored in environmental literacy and integrating writing, reading, math, and science grade-level standards.  Learn how all this learning culminates in a classroom of kindergarten scientists collaborating with community-based partners to have a helpful impact on the planet. 

Presenters | Melanie Smith & Mandy Breuer

Session Materials | Slide Deck

Zoom Recording

Region 5 

Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito

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Region 6 

San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Calaveras, Tuolumne, Amador

https://www.creec.org/Home/Region/6 

Region 7

Fresno, Merced, Mariposa, Madera, Kings, Tulare

https://www.creec.org/Home/Region/7 

Region 8

Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura

https://www.creec.org/Home/Region/8