This week, we are sharing an article written by Nan Renner, senior director of learning design and innovation at UC San Diego’s Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The article examines a new ECCLPS-inspired project, Climate Champions, which seeks...

Gerardo (Gerry) Salazar, administrator for the Office of Outdoor & Environmental Education for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), describes an innovative program that uses Eco-Vans to take science to students in Los Angeles recreation centers and parks.

We feature Dr. Kelley Le, program director at the University of California, Irvine Science Project, and author of the upcoming book Teaching Climate Change for Grades 6-12: Empowering Science Teachers to Take on the Climate Crisis Through NGSS. Dr. Le...

Our new interim director of equity and inclusion, Celeste Royer, describes her life and career experiences that make up her journey so far in centering equity in the movement to build environmental literacy in California.

Dr. Leena Bakshi, founder of STEM4REAL, a nonprofit professional learning organization committed to combining STEM content learning with principles of equity and social justice, discusses why we should teach about environmental justice and shares five steps for creating antiracist environmental...

Naomi Stern, green facilities and operations analyst at the San Mateo County Office of Education, shares her experience participating in SMELC in prior years, how the institute shifted to a virtual format this year, and how hands-on project-based learning can...

Peggy Harte, Solano County Office of Education’s new program manager of environmental literacy and instruction, describes her path as a leader in California science education, and how inquiry-based environmental literacy can positively impact student learning.

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.