Winter 2013-2014 | CREEC Region 5 e-Newsletter
Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties
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Hello Region 5 subscriber!
Across the State, teachers are getting the message--from administrators, from businesses, from higher education--that STEM is a high priority. In November, Stanford University hosted a summit to share ideas about how to encourage students, especially underrepresented minorities, to pursue careers in STEM fields. According to Stanford President John Hennessy, the key is to first inspire students to dream, then help them learn by doing-then, they will embrace science, technology, engineering and math.
Environmental education programs are a perfect venue for opening up the world, literally and figuratively, for students.
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photo credit: LaMotte Company, Chesterton MD.
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Ask a scientist or engineer about how they got their start, and many will have very personal stories of open-ended youthful explorations of scientific phenomena that motivated them to delve deeper into STEM fields. We can help guide students toward these
opportunities for inspiration.
This newsletter highlights local opportunities for students to engage. Learn to collect data. Train as an interpreter. Engage people with an environmental theme through the arts. Please share these opportunities with your students and you could send them on a journey to their dreams.
And be sure to give yourself opportunities for inspiration, too. Check out workshops, events and resources below, and visit creec.org to find many more. Sweet dreaming!
Best Wishes this Holiday Season!
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We hope you'll visit the
new CREEC.org!
If you are an EE Provider, check if your organization has already created its master account, and then post your programs, events and information for teachers, administrators, funders and other stakeholders.
If you are a Teacher, we hope you'll see what the website has in store for you! It's a completely re-imagined CREEC.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium Teen Conservation Leaders (TCL)
2014 Applications Open in January
TCLs learn basic marine biology and ocean conservation, develop important job and life skills, build self-confidence and earn community service hours. Regular conservation experiences connect students with opportunities to better understand science and conservation in the local community. Information meeting on January 12. Email for more information. Applications and recommendations due February 1.
San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival now accepting Student Entries
SFIOFF educates and inspires youth to take an active part in protecting ocean ecosystems by supporting youth documentary film making. Open to all students in grades 6-12. Or participate as part of the audience in March.
LiMPETS Program trains teachers and students to conduct field research for
National Marine Sanctuaries
Free workshops for teachers and students grades 6 - college interested in participating in LiMPETS, Long-term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students. Get support to be a part of real research!
Challenge Your Students with the Waste Free Schools Contest
The 5 Gyres Institute is looking for students' solutions to plastic pollution. K-12 students can enter to win prizes and funds to support implementation of their ideas. Deadline is January 15. Find out more
Students Use Language Skills and Art to Promote Conservation
The California Coastal Commission invites K-12 students statewide to submit poetry and art for their California coastal and marine arts contest.
Santa Cruz Teen Earth Day Environmental Film Competition
 City of Santa Cruz invites teens in grades 6-12 to get behind the lens of a video camera, tablet or cell phone to create films on environmental topics they feel passionate about. Films should be 30 seconds to 10 minutes in length. Films will be shown and cash prizes awarded on April 19. Submit films by March 28. For information and entry form, Email Mary Simmonsl.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) Summer
 Internship Applications are Open!
Do you have a desire to learn more about the marine environment and to work with the scientists and engineers at MBARI? This internship for college students and educators teaches research techniques and improves communication and collaboration skills. All application materials due February 13. Apply Now
Sleep with the Fishes (and learn a lot, too.) at Monterey Bay
Aquarium
PreK-12 classroom teachers spend the night in the Aquarium, learn about education programs and curriculum, and collaborate with other teachers. Free. Registration opens January 20. Event is February 22.
Professional Development for Informal Science Educators
This Conservation and Sustainability Education Course addresses how to create programs and activities that lead to environmentally friendly actions. January 22-March 26 at Cal Academy in San Francisco. Find out more.
Need help communicating about Climate Change?
Improve understanding of best practices in communicating climate change and gain skills for developing audience tailored climate messages. For resource managers and public outreach specialists.
February 4 in Oakland
February 6 at MBARI in Moss Landing. More info.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Summer Teacher Institutes
Applications Open February 3
PreK-12 teachers spend a week in the summer getting re-energized with field explorations and classroom activities. Discuss current topics with scientists, see how the Next Generation Science Standards support Common Core and get paid a daily stipend! Applications open February 3. Apply online.
Watsonville Wetlands Watch's 2014 Docent Training Program
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Follow the links to learn more about these great resources.
 Life Lab offers new searchable database of The Growing Classroom garden-based science and nutrition guide linking activities to Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards. Find out More
NOAA launches the beta version of its online educational tool, NOAA View, giving the public interactive access to environmental data and unique views of the world's oceans, land, atmosphere, cryosphere and climate. Find out More
 Abby Sobrato Science and Sustainability Center at Walden West Outdoor School now offers day long field trips in its new, one-of-a-kind facility in Santa Clara County. Walden West is a Science by Nature collaborator.
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary's new Exploration Center in Santa Cruz offers 90-minute, grade specific interactive tours for $2 per student! Find out More
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Events, Grants and More are on the New CREEC.org!
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Visit the new CREEC site for ALL events and workshops in Region 5!
Here's a sample of what you'll see:
January 16: Deadline for B-WET Grant. Apply for up to $60,000
January 25: Native Animal Safari at Alum Rock Park in San Jose
January 25: CompostCon in Oakland
February 6: Homeschool Day at Seymour Marine Discovery Center, Santa Cruz
March 5-9: San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival
April 19: Earth Day Santa Cruz and Teen Environmental Film Screening
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CREEC Regional e-Newsletters are a publication of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Office, California Department of Education.
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