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Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Dinner: 5:00-8:30 p.m.
5:00-6:00 Registration and hors d’oeuvres in the Prefunction Area
6:00-6:10 Seated in the Centennial Ballroom AB
6:15-6:20 Welcome and Land Acknowledgement: Miztla Aguilera, Tongva/Gabrielino and Mexica Native and B.S. Student, Chicano and Latino Studies, Certificate, American Indian Indigenous Cultures
6:20-6:30 Welcome Remarks: Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, Wasserman Dean, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, UCLA and Co-chair, UC–CSU Environment and Climate Change Literacy Project and Summit
6:30-6:40 Video remarks: Lorenzo Fioramonti, Minister of Education, University and Research, Government of Italy
7:15-7:20 Introduce Senator Ben Allen: Will Parish, Founder and President, Ten Strands
7:20-7:40 Plenary Speaker: Ben Allen, Senator, California
7:40-8:20 Film and Presentation: Kathy Kasic, Assistant Professor, CSU Sacramento and Film Director and Cinematographer, Metamorph Films
Trailer: 3600 Feet Beneath the Ice
Film: Coring for Climate
8:20-8:30 Entertainment: CSU Channel Islands Performing Arts Program
Raudel Bañuelos, Vice Tribal Chair, Barbareño/Ventureño Band of Mission Indians and Chumash elder, CSU Channel Islands
Erika Beck, President, CSU Channel Islands
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Thursday, December 12, 2019 Summit: 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
7:00 – 8:15 Registration and breakfast in the Centennial Ballroom Prefunction Area
8:15 – 8:30 Seated in the Centennial Ballroom AB
8:30 – 9:45 Opening Session
8:30-8:40 UCLA Lab School Kids Singing
8:40-8:45 Welcome & Land Acknowledgment: Miztla Aguilera, Tongva/Gabrielino and Mexica Native and B.S. Student, Chicano and Latino Studies, Certificate, American Indian Indigenous Cultures
8:45-8:50 Welcome Remarks: Gene Block, Chancellor, UCLA
8:50-8:55 Call to Action, The Purpose of Today's Summit: Darlene Tieu, Teacher, UCLA Mann School, Los Angeles Unified School District
8:55-9:05 Opening Talk: Why are we Assembled Here? The CSU Perspective: Timothy White, Chancellor, CSU
9:05-9:25 Time to Act is Now!: Edmund G. Brown, Junior, Governor (former), California
9:25-9:45 The Urgency for Actions on Environment Problems: Eric Rignot, Chemistry Donald Bren Professor of Earth System Science and Department Chair, JPL and Chancellor Professor of Earth System Science, UCI
9:50-10:30 PANEL 1: Call to Action for K–12 Environmental Literacy: Why now? Policy Perspective
Moderator: V. Ram Ramanathan, Distinguished Professor, UCSD and Co-chair, UC–CSU Environment and Climate Change Literacy Project and Summit
Panel #1 Members:
Kate Gordon, Director, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and Senior Policy Advisor to the Governor on Climate
Marcia McNutt, President, National Academy of Sciences
Enid Partika, M.S. Student, Environmental Systems Environmental Chemistry, UC San Diego
Peter Rivera, Program Officer, Hewlett Foundation
10:30-10:45 BREAK
10:45-11:25 PANEL 2: Call to Action for K–12 Environmental Literacy: Why now? Educator Perspective
Moderator: V. Ram Ramanathan, Distinguished Professor UCSD and Steering Committee Co-chair, ECCLPS
Panel #2 Members:
Cuauhtémoc Avila, Superintendent, Rialto USD
Kavita Gupta, Teacher AP Chemistry, Curriculum Lead, Fremont UHSD
Sofia Lepore, B.S. Student, Geography and Planning, CSU Chico
Tim Swinehart, Teacher, Portland Public Schools
Bill Sandoval, Professor of Education, UCLA
11:30-11:35 INTRODUCE ROUNDTABLES – Karen Cowe, Chief Executive Officer, Ten Strands
Roundtables A and B: Subcommittees demonstrate best practices and/or recommendations in the Report
Roundtable C: Interest alike groups identify ways to implement and scale Report recommendations and ways to support the recommended UC and CSU commitments in their field/position
11:35-12:05 Roundtable Session A
12:10-12:40 Roundtable Session B
12:40–1:30 LUNCH AND NETWORK
1:40-2:15 Roundtable Session C
2:15-2:20 Briana Carbajal, Climate Activist and Sustainable LA Grand Challenge Research Fellow, UCLA ‘21
2:20–2:30 Lauren Faber, Chief Sustainability Officer, Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti, City of Los Angeles
2:30-2:40 University of California Statement: Janet Napolitano, President, UC
2:40-3:20 PANEL 3: Way Forward and Actions – How is California Leading the Charge?
Moderator: Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, Wasserman Dean, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, UCLA
Panel #3 Members:
Emily Carter, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, UCLA
Vincent Del Casino, Junior, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, SJSU
Janet Napolitano, President, UC
Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor, California
3:20-3:30 BREAK
3:30-4:00 Presentations and Closing remarks:
Curriculum: Karen Cowe, Chief Executive Officer, Ten Strands
Pre-service: Richard Arum, Dean and Professor, School of Education, UCI
In-service: Jill Grace, Regional Director for K-12 Alliance, WestEd
4:00-4:05 Word of Thanks: Marquita Grenot-Scheyer, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Educator Preparation and Public Schools Programs, CSU Office of the Chancellor and Co-chair, UC–CSU Environment and Climate Change Literacy Project and Summit
Finish at 5:30 CLOSING RECEPTION