September 2013 | CREEC Region 11
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A Message from your CREEC Regional Coordinator
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Happy Fall!
As temperatures (hopefully) begin to cool and school in back in full swing the CREEC-LA Network is starting another year of environmental education and support here in Los Angeles County.
I'd like to introduce our new newsletter format, which makes it easy to subscribe to the newsletters you are interested in, and to share with colleagues.
I would also like to introduce the all-new CREEC.org website which is completely re-tooled for the 2013-2014 school year!
If you are a Teacher, use the new site to find programs, EE activities, exhibits and events in our region and across the state, searching by grade, topic, EEI unit or standard, to find environmental education resources you need and want.
If you are an EE provider, this a great new way to connect with schools and other providers. I hope you'll all please visit CREEC.org to create a master account for your organization and post your programs so teachers can find them. Once you have a master account, you can post your events to our calendar and upload yor flyers which will now reach more teachers than ever!
This will be a great year for environmental education. The EEI (Education and the Environment Initiative) is now correlated to Common Core Standards and Next Generation Science Standard correlation is coming soon. It is so exciting to have such a wonderful tool for teaching standards to mastery using the environment as the context. As your CREEC Coordinator I am happy to give presentations to schools and districts on how to use this valuable tool, as well as how to get free printed units for your classroom (a $250 value!). Please feel free to contact me for more information or to schedule your school's presentation.
Best wishes to everyone a wonderful new school year!
Sincerely,
Candice Dickens-Russell
CREEC-LA Coordinator
candice@creec.org
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Whatever your personal or professional interest in EE,
Offered by the San Gabriel Mosquito & Vector Control District:
In Class, hands on, state standards and EEI Based Life Science Programs.
Classroom Presentations (grades Pre-K-12), can include a PowerPoint full of great visuals plus hands-on materials, preserved and live specimens, and lots of materials for classroom and take home. These programs can be tailored to your needs and include a variety of topics: Insect Awareness and Safety; Environmental Stewardship; Vector-borne Disease Prevention; Life Cycles; Food Chains and Webs; Habitats, Adaptation; Insect Form and Function; Insect Identification; Scientific Method; Bugs in Your Backyard; Insect Fun; Local Vector-borne Diseases; Emerging Diseases; Malaria: Historic and Current Perspectives; Water Quality; Africanized Bees and Colony Collapse Disorder; and more. Venues: small groups, single classes, multiple classes, assemblies, fairs, Scout meetings and events, etc. Insect Science Loan Boxes are geared for grades 1 through 5.
 These boxes provide a variety of activities, books, Eyewitness Insects video/DVD, Pesky the Mosquito interactive computer game, insect collecting and rearing equipment, and more. We deliver and pick up. Pre-arranged tours give students a tailored PowerPoint presentation, see how vector control is done, tour our vehicle and equipment building, laboratory, ID lab, live invertebrate and small-vertebrate collection, and engage in a variety of activities that reinforce standards-based learning. Available only within the district's boundaries. Email Carol, Education Specialist, San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District 1145 N. Azusa Canyon Road, West Covina, CA 9179 Or call 626-814-9466 x 232
Home School Days at the LaBrea Tar Pits!
The Page Museum is excited to announce the following Home school Day programs for the 2013-2014 school year! As always, these days are exclusive to home schoolers, so other school groups are not booked those days(excluding special events and outreach progams). They offer a variety of programs that will explore the world of Ice Age Los Angeles. free for home school groups and families!
Fossil Fanatics: Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Are you a fan of fossils? A paleontological prodigy? Then this day is for you! Fossil Fanatics covers all you need to know about the discovery, excavation, and research of ancient life. Learn about the amazing creatures that once roamed Los Angeles, and how our scientists use fossils large and small to understand what life was like thousands of years ago.
Astounding Adaptations: Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Everything on our planet shares one thing in common--we have adapted to our environment. Explore Pleistocene Los Angeles and discover how our scientists use fossil evidence to learn how Ice Age animals survived.
Bugs and Botany: Monday, April 28, 2014
Appreciate some of the smallest living things on earth! Bugs& Botany focuses on two of ten under-appreciated groups of organisms--insects and plants.
Pleistocene Predators: Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Did you know that Ice Age Los Angeles was home to some of the most fearsome predators to ever walk the planet? Dire wolves, short faced bears, and saber-toothed cats all called this area home from 11 to 60 thousand years ago . Explore the lives of these amazing carnivores: how they hunted, what their social groups were like, and what we can learn from their fossil remains.
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PLT-GreenSchools
A special program sponsored by CSU Fullerton,at Fullerton's Ladera Vista Middle School and CSU-Fullerton's Arboretum. The teachers and CSU-Fullerton students who are Middle School mentors with a focus on peer and academic support and hands-on environmental education projects on the campus. The project director, Dr. Sara Johnson, selected PLT as a Year-2 professional development opportunity and we are thrilled that she has agreed to our proposal to host a year-long (about 30 hours) of Project Learning Tree "PD" and coaching from our PLT facilitator/leaders in the Orange County area. If you would like to attend to freshen up your PLT skills and involvement, please contact us as soon as possible.
November (TBA): Exploring Environmental Issues: Municipal Solid Waste module
December (TBA): Energy & Society
Environmental Service Learning Professional Development Training for Teachers!
Teacher and Student Workshops for creating outdoor classrooms and campus green spaces. Teachers and students receive the guidance, tools and hands-on steps to lead your students in environmental projects on campus. TREE PLANTING on Campus, Saturday, Oct 12, 10 am-1pm, Norwalk High School.
Water Friendly Gardens on Campus, Saturday, Dec, 7 10 am to 1pm, Main Street Elementary, Los Angeles.
Saturday, November 16, 10am - 1pm 12601 Mulholland Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Learn the ins-and-outs of environmental service learning, the new EEI Curriculum (Education and the Environmental Initiative) including new Common Core correlation and how to utilize our new Project Toolkits. Email Candice
For Everything EE, Visit CREEC.org! 
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