California Regional Environment
Education Community

California Department of Education, STEM Office
 
 

Spring 2014 - Region 9a - Southern
 
 

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!

Anne Stephens
Statewide CREEC Coordinator
 
 

What’s New in Region 9a

Annual Tijuana Estuary Middle & High School Teacher Training

See and experience science being done at TRNERR and learn how you can use it to enhance your teaching. You will interact with Reserve researchers, visit wetland restoration sites, and see the long-term monitoring that is used to manage. . .

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GENErating Healthy Eaters

Use your existing school garden to enhance nutrition education for children and youth and promote the consumption of fruit and vegetables. Participants will learn tools and strategies for involving children and youth in safe food handling and. . .

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Why Do We Explore?

All life on Earth relies on the ocean — yet, the ocean is 95 percent unexplored, unknown and unseen by human eyes . . . An essential component of the NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) mission is to enhance ocean science. . .

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Local Events

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Seasonal Family Sleepover at The Living Coast Discovery Center

4/18

San Diego School Energy Conservation Competition

5/31

A Place at the Table
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Environmental Education In Action

Partnerships Among Schools & Environmental Organizations Set Students on Green Career Path

The Green Careers field is a growing industry with many diverse applications in science, math, communications, construction, agriculture, and technology. Run in partnership by the Santa Cruz County Regional Occupational Program (ROP), Watsonville Wetlands Watch, and Pajaro Valley Unified School District, the ROP Green Careers class at Pajaro Valley High shows the power of partnerships in offering students a hands-on exploration of green careers. Course. . .

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Region 9a Coordinator

Crystal Howe crystal@creec.org (858) 337-5784

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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