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Get Outside with NGSS: Weaving Outdoor Learning into Environment-Based 5E Instructional Sequences (Part 1)
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History and Development of the Get Outside Workshops In early 2012, the California State Board of Education was on the brink of adopting the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)—standards that would radically change how teachers would approach teaching science to...
A Capstone of Teacher Insights into Environmental Literacy
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“The students cleared a local pond that frequently gets clogged with natural or human-made pollution. On their return visit, they saw that a huge log had been thrown into the pond–but when they went to remove it, they found a...
Integrating Environmental Literacy into History–Social Science
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Nearly every day we hear news that pertains to the environment, whether it’s a local, state, national, or global issue. Of course, this news is not isolated to a single moment in time, but is connected to a wide variety...
Are We Still In a Goldilocks Moment To Achieve Environmental Literacy?
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On July 29, 2015, Ten Strands’ Founder Will Parish published a persuasive blog entitled A Goldilocks Moment for Environmental Literacy. With Trump’s upcoming inauguration, I returned to Will’s piece with a sense of urgency to evaluate whether we indeed still...
December 2016 Newsletter
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We share 10 reasons why supporting Ten Strands will create positive change.
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2016—A Year of Accelerated Momentum for Environmental Literacy
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It’s almost the end of the year—and what an exciting one it has been for Ten Strands and our partners! Teachers are embracing environmental literacy in thousands of schools throughout California, and the momentum continues. Environmental literacy is being infused...
A Watershed Moment for Environmental Literacy for All K–12 California Students
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For many decades, California has been a national leader in educating students about the environment, and now more than ever, the state recognizes that environmental literacy is crucial to sustaining the economic and environmental wellbeing of all Californians. This is...
The Powerful Nexus Between Social Studies and Environmental Literacy—La Idea del Poderoso Nexo Entre las Ciencias Sociales y el Comprensión Ambiental
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The Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators recognizes outstanding K–12 teachers who employ innovative approaches to environmental education and use the environment as a context for learning for their students. Up to two teachers from each of EPA’s...