Environmental Literacy & Outdoor Education
NATURE JOURNALING i
Please join us for a free two day outdoor professional development experience. We will cover the basics of nature journaling using Durham Ferry Outdoor Education Center's riparian ecosystem. Nature journaling ignites curiosity and develops a sense of belonging to the natural world. We will work on skills that will increase your understanding of the NGSS Cross Cutting Concepts and Science and Engineering Practices that can be used with your students and schoolyards.
CA Green Ribbon Schools
ALL GRADES
MARCH 3 | APRIL 20 | MAY 11 | AUGUST 24 3:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. This series of four workshops promotes participation and awareness for the CA Green Ribbon Schools Award. This award recognizes schools for their commitment to reducing environmental impact and costs, improving health and wellness, and providing effective environmental education.One continuous unit available from TCSJ.
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Nature Journaling II
Please join us for a free two day outdoor professional development experience. We will cover the basics of nature journaling using Durham Ferry Outdoor Education Center's riparian ecosystem. Nature journaling ignites curiosity and develops a sense of belonging to the natural world. We will work on skills that will increase your understanding of the NGSS Cross Cutting Concepts and Science and Engineering Practices that can be used with your students and schoolyards.
TEL Network
Teachers for Environmental Literacy Network
MAY 11, 2021 3:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. SJCOE Environmental Literacy Team is looking for passionate K-12 educators to join this network and help lead the charge for environmental literacy in San Joaquin County. The focus of this network is all things environmental literacy ranging from the CA Green Ribbon Schools Award, the CA Seal of Civic Engagement, California's water network, experiential place-based learning, environmental justice, climate change education, and more.
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Please visit SJCOE Environmental Literacy Page for more information.
Delta Ecology Institute
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Classroom Aquarium Program
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REGION 6 ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
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Region 6 Environmental Literacy Community of Practice (ELCoP) is a collaboration of educators across the five counties (Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tuolumne). For the past three years teachers have had an opportunity to deepen their understanding of how to implement environmental literacy in their teaching by including environmental issues in classroom lessons; providing students with more outdoor and hands-on learning; practicing sustainability by utilizing recycling programs, composting, and sustainable food practices; and engaging and partnering with local community-based organizations to create a rich, place-based context for environmental literacy development. Read more about the first year here and the second year here (page 18-20).
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AIR QUALITY LESSON PLANS
Lesson Plan - Grade 6Students will learn about regional current and historic air quality in California. Then students will learn about the most common sources of air pollution and their effects. Then students will develop a short term plan to monitor and reduce the regional air pollution. To view the lesson plan, click HERE.
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Lesson Plan - Grade 7The goal of this lesson sequence is for students to consider how best to provide Californians with transportation with minimal impact on human health and the environment. To view the lesson plan, click HERE.
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Lesson Plan - grade 8In this lesson Air Pollution from Agriculture in California’s Central Valley is explored and students consider how an increase in human population will affect the future. To view the lesson plan, click HERE.
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