Ten Strands' mission is to strengthen the partnerships and strategies that will bring environmental literacy to all of California’s K–12 students. Our vision is a world where everyone understands and experiences the interrelatedness of people and place; where all students have access to high-quality education with an environmental component; and where all people have the knowledge, awareness, and ability to make decisions that promote health and wellbeing for themselves and their communities.
Ten Strands' mission is to strengthen the partnerships and strategies that will bring environmental literacy to all of California’s K–12 students. Our vision is a world where everyone understands and experiences the interrelatedness of people and place; where all students have access to high-quality education with an environmental component; and where all people have the knowledge, awareness, and ability to make decisions that promote health and wellbeing for themselves and their communities.
We share an interview with Ten Strands CEO Karen Cowe, originally published by CASE to accompany the announcement that Ten Strands and the California Environmental Literacy Initiative are 2020 winners of the California Association of Science Educators‘ (CASE) Distinguished Contribution...
This week we are sharing a story originally published by the California Association of Science Educators written by Juanita Chan and Lizbeth Mariscal of Rialto Unified School District about the importance of environmental education amidst the uncertainty of the global...
Trena Noval and Ana Raquel Thomas, co-founders of The Creativity Lab, are featured in an article focused on a classroom approach to connecting the environment, racial justice, and creativity.
...This week we are sharing an article written by Constance Moore and Trena Noval, co-leaders of Our Changing Planet, a district-wide project of Alameda Unified School District for teacher professional development in environmental literacy, justice, and creativity.
...This week we are sharing an article written by Ed Lyon, California Association of Science Educators’ four-year college director, about the 2019 climate summit where K–12 educators gained valuable professional learning to teach about climate change in their classrooms.
...This week we are sharing an article written by Megan Anderson and Gabriella Rubino, two social science educators in Salinas, California. Their article highlights how history-social science instruction can integrate environmental learning to help students understand their role in history...
This week we are sharing an article written by Rob Wade, outdoor education and science coordinator for the Plumas County Office of Education. In his article, Rob discusses outdoor learning and education strategies in Plumas County, which are facilitated by...
This week we are sharing an article written by Kevin Malaekeh and Jack Galloway, high school students and founders of the Youth Climate Action Coalition. Their article highlights the need for environmental and climate change literacy within the education system...
This week we are sharing an article written by Deedee Chao, a master’s student in community development at UC Davis. Deedee’s article describes a virtual charrette that took place on April 21 focused on environmental justice and environmental literacy within...
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