ECCLPs (Re)Launch Event
Zoom/Virtual Program Agenda
3:30–4:00pm: Pre-program
Hear from key event learning leads and sponsors (video)
Land Acknowledgement
Jacque Nunez, Teacher; Master Storyteller; Member, Acjachemen Nation; and Founder of Journeys to The Past
Welcome
Shireen Pavri, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Educator and Leadership Programs, CSU Chancellor’s Office
ECCLPs: An Innovative UC–CSU Partnership
Richard Arum, Professor of Sociology and Education, UC Irvine
Howard Gillman, Chancellor, UC Irvine (virtual)
Youth Call to Action
Nalleli Cobo, Co-founder, South Los Angeles Youth Leadership Coalition
Skyler Griswold, Humanitarian and Founder, Future Generations Now
Supporting Systems of Change
Claudia Martinez, Executive Director, Educator Programs and the California Subject Matter Project, Department of Graduate, Undergraduate and Equity Affairs, University of California Office of the President
UC and CSU Commitment to Partnership
Michael Drake, President, University of California (virtual)
Jolene Koester, Chancellor, California State University (virtual)
Philanthropic Partnerships
Frances Contreras, Dean and Professor, School of Education, UC Irvine
Impact Philanthropy
Stacey Nicholas, UCI Foundation Trustee
4:00-4:30pm: Plenary Session 1 (livestream)
Moderated by Naehee Kwun, CalTeach Math & Science Program, UC Irvine
4:30–4:55pm: Learn with CLEAN — Access to free climate teaching resources
4:55–5:00pm: Special message from Román Zaragoza, Actor, Activist, and Filmmaker
5:00–5:25pm: Learn with Change Narrative — The power of climate stories
Moderator Naehee Kwun
Moderator Naehee Kwun
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Naehee Kwun has been in education for over 15 years as a high school math teacher, instructional coach, mentor, curriculum designer, consultant, and educational leader. She collaborates with fellow educators and university partners to design and facilitate professional learning experiences for teachers developing and refining their culturally sustaining pedagogy. She currently serves the UCI CalTeach community as the network coordinator, program designer, lecturer, and supervisor. She collaborates with UCLA Math Project, UCI Science Project, UCI Teacher Academy, and CA Subject Matter Projects, where her commitment to social justice is embodied in the utility of mathematics to understand and respond to social issues that impact local communities. She speaks at and organizes local and national conferences to inspire and empower other teachers in their commitments to shift math education to be relevant for all learners and foster student agency to use mathematics as a tool to fight for justice. Naehee is a first generation Korean American, a loving wife and mother, and an avid baker.
5:30–6:00pm: Plenary Session 2 (livestream)
Climate Ocean Change!
Richard Vevers, Founder and CEO, The Ocean Agency
Accelerate Action
Frank Niepold, Climate Education Coordinator, Senior Climate Education Program Manager, Climate Program Office, NOAA
Environmental Justice and Global Climate Change Policy
Michael Méndez, Assistant Professor of Environmental Planning and Policy, UC Irvine and Visiting Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research
PK–12 Connections and Partnerships
Karen Cowe, CEO, Ten Strands
PK–12 Education
Cheryl Cotton, Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, Instruction, Measurement & Administration Branch, California Department of Education
Climate Education in Legislation
Luz Rivas, Assemblymember, California
ECCLPs Call to Action
Kelley Lê, Director, Science Project, UC Irvine and Author of Teaching Climate Change (2021)
