University of California and California State University

ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE CHANGE LITERACY SUMMIT

December 11–12, 2019 | UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center | Los Angeles, CA

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The UC–CSU Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Project and Summit (ECCLPS) was hosted in 2019 and showcased a report of recommendations for the university systems to advance PK–12 environmental and climate change literacy by focusing on the preparation of current and future teachers to respond to these urgent issues.

Mission: Educate the 400,000+ graduating high school students per year in California to become literate in environmental and climate change issues and solutions

UC and CSU partnered with key stakeholders to publish the report and 220 stakeholders participated in the summit to further strategize implementation and scaling up the report recommendations.

Summit Steering Committee Co-chairs

Marquita Grenot-Scheyer

Marquita Grenot-Scheyer

Assistant Vice Chancellor, Educator Preparation and Public Schools Programs, CSU, Office of the Chancellor

Ram Ramanathan

Ram Ramanathan

Distinguished Professor of Climate and Atmospheric Sciences, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego

Marcelo Suárez-Orozco

Marcelo Suárez-Orozco

Wasserman Dean & Distinguished Professor of Education (former), Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, UCLA

Fred Uy

Fred Uy

Director, Educator Preparation and Public School Programs and Co-Director, Center for the Advancement of Instruction in Quantitative Reasoning, CSU, Office of the Chancellor

Summit Steering Committee Co-chair Bios

Summit Featured Keynotes

Jerry Brown

Edmund G. Brown Jr.

Governor (former), California

Marcia McNutt

Marcia McNutt

President, National Academy of Sciences

Janet Napolitano

Janet Napolitano

President (former), UC

Timothy P. White

Timothy P. White

Chancellor (former), CSU

All Summit Keynote Speakers and Bios

Summit Participants

The 220 participants included leaders from:

Higher education: UCs, CSUs, private and out-of-state universities

- PK–12, district and county offices
- Nonformal education and learning centers
- State agencies
- NGOs

- Climate specialists and scientists
- STEM education-focused private foundations
- Philanthropists
- The community
- Students: high school, college, and graduate school

Summit Sponsors

University of California

California State University

California Subject Matter Project

Ten Strands

Summit Partners

Birch Aquarium

CalEPA

California Department of Education

California Environmental Technology Education Network

CalRecycle

California Science Teachers Association

Chico Junior High School

Comita Civico Del Valle, Inc.

K-12 Alliance WestEd

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7th Generation Advisors

California State Board of Education

Yosemite High School

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