COE Toolkit for Leading High Impact Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Initiatives

The following resources are meant to be used primarily by coordinators, directors, and staff, who work at County Offices of Education, to support the launch or development of high impact Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Initiatives across a county region. The resources support a whole systems approach to change management, and are organized by different "subsystems" of the TK-12 Education System: Campus Facilities and Operations, Curriculum and Instruction, and Community and Culture. To learn more about this whole systems approach visit the 4Cs Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Schools Whole Systems Integration Framework. 

For any questions related to resources found in this toolkit contact Andra Yeghoian (ayeghoian@tenstrands.org). 

CURRICULUM (TEACHING AND LEARNING)

RESOURCE TOOLKIT AND TRAINING VIDEOS

The following resources are focused on how COE coordinators, directors, and staff, can develop projects, program, and services related to the integration of environmental and/or climate literacy, and sustainable and climate resilient schools efforts into curriculum and instruction. 

HOW EDUCATIONAL LEADERS AT COEs CAN DEVELOP COUNTY-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/LEARNING PROGRAMS

HOW COE COORDINATORS CAN DEVELOP CUSTOMIZED ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/LEARNING WORKSHOPS FOR DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES RELATED TO INTEGRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY INTO CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

Policy, Mandates, and Expectations: 


Funding Resources to Consider

CAMPUS  FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS

RESOURCE TOOLKIT AND TRAINING VIDEOS

The following resources are focused on how COE coordinators, directors, and staff, can develop projects, program, and services related to the integration of sustainable and climate resilient schools efforts into campus facilities and operations, and how to use these efforts as a laboratory for learning. 

CAMPUS SUBSYSTEM OVERVIEW FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERS AT COEs LEADING OR SUPPORTING INITIATIVES RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AND SUSTAINABLE AND CLIMATE RESILIENT SCHOOLS

HOW COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION (COEs) CAN PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENT SCHOOLS EFFORTS

HOW COE COORDINATORS CAN LAY A FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS IN LEADING OR SUPPORTING CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS IN THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AND SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE

COMMUNITY AND CULTURE

RESOURCE TOOLKIT AND TRAINING VIDEOS

The following resources are focused on how COE coordinators, directors, and staff, can develop projects, program, and services related to the integration of sustainable and climate resilient schools efforts into different components that make up the subsystem of community and culture. 

COMMUNITY AND CULTURE SUBSYSTEM OVERVIEW FOR COE ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE LEADERS

HOW COE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE LEADERS CAN DEVELOP AWARDS PROGRAMS, HOST ANNUAL CONFERENCES, AND SUPPORT ANNUAL EARTH AWARENESS DAYS

HOW COE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE LEADERS CAN DEVELOP PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS

Video Slide Deck: How COE Educational Leaders Can Develop Projects, Programs, and Services to Support Youth Environmental Leaders 

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6FdMyDAFcw (10:27)


Entry Point Tools and Resources


HOW COE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE LEADERS CAN SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL CLUBS, COMMITTEES, AND OTHER CO-CURRICULAR EFFORTS

Video Slide Deck: How COE Educational Leaders Can Develop Projects, Programs, and Services to Support Environmental Integration into Co-Curricular Efforts

Video Link: https://youtu.be/RuGXxKuqpLQ  (8:10)


Entry Point Tools and Resources


HOW COES CAN INTEGRATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE CRISIS INTO STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

DATA AND IMPACT

The following resources are focused on how COEs can develop data systems that help to measure impact, and how they can integrate an equity based approach to these efforts. 

HOW TO DEVELOP DATA SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING IMPACT OF COE LED PROGRAMS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Video Slide Deck: How to Develop Data Systems for Measuring COE Led Programs for Environmental Literacy and Sustainability

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9m9IEiUWxY (27:51)


Entry Point Tools and Resources: 


HOW COE LEADERS CAN DEVELOP DATA SYSTEMS TO MEASURE COUNTY-WIDE PROGRESS OF DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS ON ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AND SUSTAINABILITY

Video Slide Deck: How SMCOE and Regional CBPs Created a Data System focused on Every Student at Every Grade Level Having an Environmental Education Experience with a CBP

Video Link: https://youtu.be/IzqK2YBmtqQ (25:32)


Entry Point Tools and Resources: Tons of links are embedded throughout the slide deck! Here is the link to the ELSI Data Dashboard Page for CBP Efforts.