Supporting Climate Emotions in any Learning Space

Grade span | K-12

Workshop Description | Participants will explore how climate-related emotions show up in young people across learning settings and use the Seeds to Solutions™ climate emotions wheel to design developmentally appropriate, context-flexible learning experiences that support emotional processing, agency, and connection. 

Presenter | Holly Steele

Session Materials | Slide Deck

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Using Children’s Literature to Spark Environmental Awareness

Grade span | TK-3

Workshop Description | Unleash the power of children's literature to foster deep environmental connections, even in urban settings! Learn engaging and low-prep activities that use beautiful picture books to inspire K-5 students to become keen observers and "backyard environmental scientists" in their schoolyards and local green spaces.

Presenters | Lesley Gates

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Climate, Chemistry, and Cause-and-Effect: Implementing a Student-Designed Lab on Limestone Carbon Capture

Grade span | 6-12

Workshop Description | Participants will explore a student-designed chemistry lab built around the real-world phenomenon of limestone-based direct air carbon capture (DACC). Using carbon dioxide absorption and mass change as the driving investigation, the session walks through the lesson sequence as students see it, from phenomenon launch to experiment planning to data collection and analysis. A structured system for teaching lab design is highlighted through clear steps, sentence frames, and graphic organizers that guide students through variables, controls, procedure design, and evidence-based conclusions. Scaffolded versions of the same tools are shared for middle school, high school, and advanced students, along with differentiation ideas and extensions. Participants will leave with ready-to-use, subject-agnostic lab planning templates and a replicable approach to building student ownership in experimental design while connecting learning to the CA Environmental Principles and Concepts.  

Presenter | Chris Brown

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Grade span | 4-12

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Co-Creating the Tulare County Climate Literacy Framework

Grade Span | K - 12

Workshop Description | Hear how K-12 educators and community based partners have worked together over the past couple of years to create a framework outlining the best outdoor education field trip spots to teach NGSS-aligned climate literacy concepts. Hear how the SEED Network brought folks together through "SEED Gatherings," summer institutes, and partner events such as the Toxic Tour to expand the web of support for environmental learning. Explore co-created place-based lesson resources on our local hot topics like groundwater recharge, oak woodland restoration, and farmland transformation. 

Presenters | Amy Frame

Session Materials | Slide Deck

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Impactful Field Trips

Grade Span | 4 - 12

Workshop Description | Learn how to get more out of a field trip for your students by preparing before, during, and after the outing. We will provide lots of resources and practical tips.

Presenters | Sally Finch, Corie Ross, Jack Podell

Session Materials | Slide Deck

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Intro to California Water

Grade span | 6-12

Workshop Description | This workshop is an introduction of how water moves in California from raindrop to recycled wastewater. We will look at maps and explore the human made structures that capture, move, clean, and collect water.

Presenters | Laura Lutz & Norma Zavala

Session Materials | Slide Deck

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Outdoor Learning in the Secondary Classroom: Integrating the Environmental Principles & Concepts into the Next Generation Science Standards

Grade Span | 6-12

Workshop Description | Participants will learn about two successful outdoor learning experiences in the secondary classroom that incorporate the Environmental Principles and Concepts and Next Generation Science Standards. Presenters will share strategies and resources for taking students outdoors to implement science lessons. 

Presenters | Shandi Noble, Yesenia Munoz, Danielle Narzisi & Nathan Inouye

Session Materials | Slide Deck

Zoom Link | https://sbunified.zoom.us/j/81310757744?pwd=aUHcDbGJbxaSLt3HBTsfLw4QmE4C8O.1 

Beyond Doom and Gloom: A Student Panel on Hope and Action in Environmental Science

Grade Span | TK-12

Workshop Description | This session features a panel of AP Environmental Science students sharing honest, reflective perspectives on what it feels like to be a young adult in today’s world through the lens of the CA Environmental Principles and Concepts (EP&Cs). Students will discuss their thoughts, emotions, and sources of hope as they navigate environmental challenges, personal responsibility, and future decision-making. The session is designed to be grounded and hopeful, highlighting student voice, agency, and meaningful ways schools can support environmental literacy without drifting into despair. Time will be included for facilitated discussion and audience Q&A with the panel.

Presenters | Chris Brown & Student Panel

Session Materials | Slide Deck

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Region 5 

Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito

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Region 6 

San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Calaveras, Tuolumne, Amador

Region 7

Fresno, Merced, Mariposa, Madera, Kings, Tulare

Region 8

Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura