California Regional Environmental

Education Community

California Department of Education, STEM Office

Summer 2014

Region 11: Los Angeles County

Featured Summer Program: Heal the Bay's Watershed Education Program

Join with Heal the Bay and several other local environmental educators to discover how the Watersheds of Los Angeles can become an essential component of your Middle or High School Classroom! As schools and teachers prepare to transition to the Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards, this three day professional development workshop will show teachers how various lessons in environmental health and function, citizen science and project based learning, supported by field trip explorations at local waterways throughout Los Angeles can bring the story of water and the community to life across various subjects. Participating teachers are encouraged to select the training nearest to their school (for the most relevant programming) and will explore several of these field sites first-hand over the course of the workshop. Additional, participating teachers will receive free curriculum to employ directly in their classroom, and have the opportunity to access available field trip resources from several local organizations.

Interested teachers are encouraged to register at HtbWatershedEd.eventbrite.com. Any questions, comments or issues should be directed at Edward Murphy, Emurphy@healthebay.org, 310.451.1500, x153.

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What's New in Region 11:

Los Cerritos Wetland Habitat Restoration

The Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewardship Program is currently working

to restore 66 acres of wetlands occupying habitat in Long Beach,

Seal Beach, Los Angeles County, and Orange County.

Meet the Grunion at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

Meet the unique and elusive grunion fish at the Cabrillo Marine

Aquarium during June and July. Grunion may be collected by hand

by those possessing a 2014 CA Fishing License.

See the Sea: Floating Oceanography Lab

Join us on the water for a Cabrillo Marine Aquarium floating oceanography

lab. This hands-on trip will be aboard a specially equipped vessel where

you'll have opportunities to study some of the near shore animals.

Local Events

7/11 TreePeople Full Moon Hikes at Coldwater Canyon Park

8/2 "Race to Protect Your Favorite Place" Youth Poster Contest

8/16 Robotics By the Sea at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

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Bring EEI To Your Students This Fall!

The Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) is a free, state-sponsored K-12 curriculum that teaches science and history-social science standards through an environmental lens.

Environment-based instruction makes learning relevant and fun for students by engaging them in topics they care about - the air they breathe, the water they drink, and the food they eat. EEI helps students understand their relationship to the environment while preparing them to be critical thinkers and 21st century problem solvers.

Top 5 Reasons to Use EEI:

1. It's engaging.
2. Easy-to-use. 3. Supports Common Core.
4. Convenient training options.
5. It's free!

For a free EEI Inservice at your school contact Candice at candice@creec.org.

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The California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) Network is an educational project supported by the California Department of Education in collaboration with state, regional and local partners. The CREEC network is the best source for environmental education resources in California. Its expansive communication network provides educators with access to high-quality educational resources to enhance the environmental literacy of California Students.

In Los Angeles, CREEC is housed and supported by TreePeople.

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Candice Russell, CREEC-LA Coordinator

TreePeople 12601 Mulholland Drive Beverly Hills 90210

candice@creec.org 818-623-4876

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