California Regional Environment
Education Community
California Department of Education, STEM Office
Spring 2014 - Region 7 - Central Valley
A Message From Our Statewide Coordinator
Teachers dedicate the school year to their students, but they also need to feed their own love of learning. If you are a teacher, now is the time to start thinking about professional development opportunities that will recharge your batteries and get you outside this summer! Take advantage of statewide opportunities such as the Forestry Institute for Teachers (Project FIT) at four different locations, the Floodplains Ecology Institutes, or the Cal Alive! Programs offered by the California Institute for Biodiversity, just to name a few. Find registration information and much more at www.creec.org. Keep reading to learn about many more regional opportunities in this newsletter!
Region 7 CREEC, the Central Valley Science Project and the California Institute for Biodiversity, has just received funding from the Department of Water Resources to. . .
Meyer’s Water Bank and Wildlife Project, located on the Mendota Wetland Area, still has funding to offset transportation costs for a Wetlands field trip.
City of Fresno Water Educator Brings Needed and FREE Conservation Methods to the Classroom
One of the highlights from the City of Fresno’s Water Conservation Program (WCP) occurred this past fall, when Manchester GATE Magnet School immersed all of its fifth grade classes in hands-on local water conservation. First, each classroom received a FREE presentation that covered the basic issues of water quantity and quality. Next, the students learned about. . .
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Anne Stephens, Statewide CREEC Coordinator, astephens@cde.ca.gov
STEM Office, California Dept. of Education, 1430 N Street, Suite 4309, Sacramento, CA 95814
