Activating Teachers and Students as Changemakers Across Communities

Posted By Dr. Kelley Lê , Dr. Linnea Beckett , Jakobi Ewart , Dr. Heather Clark

ON July 20, 2023

One of our initiatives, the Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects (ECCLPs), recently kicked off its multiple committees that are working together to support the urgent need to advance PK–12 environmental and climate change literacy by mobilizing the UC and...

Building Educator Awareness of Environmental Education Programs

Posted By Celeste Royer

ON July 6, 2023

The California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI), powered by Ten Strands, created the CAELI Partner Portal, a central directory of high-quality, environmental education programs (in-classroom, field-based, overnight, etc.) throughout California....

Spotlight on Junior CEOs from the Marin School of Environmental Leadership

Posted By Karen Madden

ON June 1, 2023

Written by MarinSEL lead teacher Karen Madden, this story highlights the voices of high school junior CEOs in the program who create sustainable business ideas that focus on economy, equity, and the environment....

My Journey as a Solutionary

Posted By Lela Ward

ON May 4, 2023

Today, we’re highlighting the story of Lela Ward, a teacher from Menlo Park City School District, who participated in our Environmental Solutionary Teacher Fellowship (ESTF). ESTF brings together teachers, professional learning and academic standards experts, and community-based partners to integrate...

Poetry and Science: Pathways to Presence

Posted By Emilie Lygren

ON April 20, 2023

In celebration of National Poetry Month and Earth Day, we’re excited to share with you a story by Emilie Lygren, outdoor science educator and poet, where she explains her deep connection with nature through writing....

Teaching with Storylines that Call Students In

Posted By Kim Fortun , Prerna Srigyan , Nadine Tanio , Margaret Tebbe

ON February 16, 2023

EcoGovLab takes you on a journey to understand its undergraduate anthropology class, Environmental Injustice, which uses a “storylining” approach for students to explore their climate journey....

Cultivating Love of Place and Planting Seeds for Lifelong Civic Engagement with California’s Young Learners

Posted By Adriana Castro , Tara Stafford Ocansey

ON January 18, 2023

Our Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program (CCEJP) partner, the Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF), has been proactively supporting teachers to integrate sustainability and environmental learning into every child’s K–12 learning experience. We share a story by CELF’s Tara Stafford...

Ten Years at Ten Strands: Transforming Environmental Student Learning in California

Posted By Karen Cowe

ON January 4, 2023

Ten Strands CEO Karen Cowe reflects on her first ten years at Ten Strands. She has been pivotal in leading the organization and the state to ensure that students across California are equipped with the knowledge necessary to create healthy...

The Power of Story: Building Connection, Understanding, Agency, and Hope

Posted By Teresa Barnett , Eric Havel , Helen Fitzmaurice , Kate Gallagher

ON November 16, 2022

Meet the CCEJP Writing Team for Grades 3-5! The CRS-OTACA team brings together classroom teachers and informal educators, scientists, and community partners with a shared reverence for the power of storytelling....

The Carbon Almanac: Real Change Requires Hope, Connection, and Smart Strategies

Posted By Mary Perry

ON November 3, 2022

Change can be hard. That’s true for us individually but it’s even more true when we’re trying to change the systems in which our work, including education, takes place. California’s approach to curriculum and instruction offers a case in point....

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