California Regional Environmental
Education Community
California Department of Education, STEM Office
Spring 2014 - Region 4 - Bay Area
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!
Winged Ambassadors is a set of five lessons that use real data from current research tracking albatross migrations and ocean plastic pollution. The Winged Ambassadors lessons use inquiry-based science instruction, aligned to standards for. . .
APPLY NOW! The Monterey Bay Aquarium will be hosting four institutes for teams of full-time classroom teachers this summer. These free, grade-specific, professional development opportunities use activities that are aligned with national and . . .
The Wilderness Leadership Training consists of a pre-trip meeting and five days of backpacking in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is designed to give you the tools you need to lead youth on multi-day backpacking adventures. After completing. . .
Student Leaders Come Together for the 12th Annual Leadership and Environmental Action Forum
In May, student leaders from across Alameda County will come together for the 12th annual Leadership and Environmental Action Forum (LEAF). Organized by EarthTeam and funded by StopWaste, the two-day conference at Camp Arroyo aims to develop the environmental leadership skills of middle and high school students. EarthTeam’s Youth Advisory Board, comprised of high school students from across Alameda County has been busy planning this year’s conference which will. . .
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The California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) Network
Anne Stephens, Statewide CREEC Coordinator, astephens@cde.ca.gov
STEM Office, California Dept. of Education, 1430 N Street, Suite 4309, Sacramento, CA 95814
