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Author: Ten Strands

Ten Strands

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.

Articles by Author: Ten Strands

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March 8, 2024 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON March 8, 2024

This week, the Climate Ready Schools Coalition’s dedication was recognized with the Best of Green Schools Award, highlighting their advocacy for climate-resilient school infrastructure and urging policymakers to prioritize climate action to protect children’s well-being in the face of climate...

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Building a Resilient Future: The Climate Ready Schools Coalition

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON March 6, 2024

Jenny Seydel, Executive Director of Green Schools National Network and Jonathan Klein, Co-Founder and CEO of UndauntedK12 at the award ceremony for the Best of Green Schools Michelle Curreri Collaborator Award held at the Green Schools Conference on March 6,...

Census data used to explore environmental justice issues in CA.

November 16, 2023 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON November 16, 2023

Learn about how Concord Consortium’s STEM education technology research and development expertise is shaping how California students will discern and synthesize data. This newsletter also shares an interview with a young climate leader and past Ten Strands Intern as well...

A network of air quality sensors blankets California, allowing students to pull data directly into CODAP to analyze their local air quality over time and/or compare it to air quality in a different part of the state (or country).

Modeling and Data Science Provide Insights for Understanding and Addressing Climate Change and Environmental Justice

Posted By  Daniel Damelin , Steve Roderick
  • ON November 16, 2023
Explore how Concord Consortium's STEM education technology research and development expertise is shaping how California students will discern and synthesize data. As a CCEJP anchor organization, Concord Consortium offers data tools and support to the curriculum writing teams so all...
BSCS project team members Elaine Klein and Candice Guy-Gaytán working with writing teams during the kickoff convening last summer in Sacramento.

Collaborating with Community Organizations to Support the Design of Locally Relevant Storylines

Posted By  Jean Flanagan , Elaine Klein
  • ON November 2, 2023
Learn about how BSCS’s strategies for highly collaborative curriculum development and justice-driven storylines are shaping California’s new climate and environmental justice curriculum that will launch in 2025!...
Students gardening as part of the Engineering in the Garden program, developed by BSCS Science Learning in collaboration with Life Lab.

November 2, 2023 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON November 2, 2023

Learn about how BSCS’s strategies for highly collaborative curriculum development and justice-driven storylines are shaping California’s new climate and environmental justice curriculum that will launch in 2025! This newsletter also memorializes Cindy Montañez, a friend and environmental justice trailblazer. Read...

US public views on climate and energy, Pew Research Center (2019); Naomie volunteering for conservative tabling at Mountain View Liberty Forum (2023).

October 19, 2023 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON October 19, 2023

Learn about Naomie Chien’s path to climate advocacy through her curiosity to unravel the climate whodunnit! This newsletter also shares a legislative update on SB 394 and AB285, and the U.S. Department of Education’s Infrastructure and Sustainability partnership initiative with...

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October 5, 2023 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON October 5, 2023

In August, we brought together partners in our Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program (CCEJP) for a three-day convening of collaborating, writing, and learning, to advance the creation of our community- and student-centered K–12 curriculum units.

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September 21, 2023 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON September 22, 2023

In this newsletter, read about the early stages of our California Youth Climate Policy (CYCP) Leadership Program—a new statewide youth program designed to empower high school students to enact real change in their school or district.

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September 7, 2023 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON September 11, 2023

In this newsletter, read about the California Cohort Day, an event that gathered fifty educators in California to showcase inspiring stories of leadership and partnership on climate change and environmental justice education.

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