Check out the opportunity to participate in updating the NOAA Climate Literacy Principles, WLAC's center launch, and 3 new members!
Dear ECCLPs Supporters,
Thank you to all ECCLPs PK–12 Teacher Workgroup member applicants and everyone who promoted the opportunity to ensure educator voices are centered in our working committee goals and strategies! We will strive to get back to all applicants by May 5.
Engagement Opportunities With ECCLPs for Collective Impact:
NOAA Climate Literacy Guide Listening Session
We are thrilled to announce that the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) and
ECCLPs will be co-hosting a listening session on
May 30 from
4:00–5:30pm PST via Zoom to help inform version two of the
Climate Literacy Guide, essential climate science principles that individuals and communities of all ages should know. This listening session seeks to incorporate intersectional PK–16 approaches that center justice and agency in version two of the guide. Individuals across organizations and fields are encouraged to join!
West Los Angeles College's CA Center for Climate Change Education
On April 22 our partners atWest Los Angeles Collegehosted their grand opening ceremony for theirCA Center for Climate Change Education,
established through the passage of AB 1913 (Bryan, 2021). The center will serve as a climate change education resource for community colleges and will partner with local and regional agencies to support the expansion of green jobs.
Join this Call to Action With Change Narrative and ECCLPs!
Looking for some inspiration to craft your climate story? Watch this short video tip from
Change Narrative’s founder,
Jothsna Harris, who speaks on the importance of sharing our lived experiences on climate change to balance science and create relevance to our lives.
Reflecting on your climate story is a lot like writing in a journal. Jothsna shares the prompt, “What is a landscape that has special meaning for you? Name that place, and share a specific memory tied to that land.”
Dr. José Castro-Sotomayor, Assistant Professor of Environmental Communication, CSU Channel Islands is a research practitioner interested in environmental and intercultural dynamics of policy development, community outreach, environmental education, and climate literacy.
Fawn Canady, Associate Professor of Adolescent and Digital Literacies, Sonoma State teaches literacy across curriculum, teaches English Language Arts teacher education, and leads the educational technology area of emphasis graduate courses.
aspires to understand the processes and feedbacks operating in the Earth System and how they relate to global changes in climate and tectonics.
Her fields of principal research interests are biogeochemistry, chemical oceanography, and paleoceanography.
Get Informed and Get Involved: Resources and Information for Effective Climate Action
Discover theCAELI Partner Portal, a central directory for community-based organizations that offer educational programs throughout California, by joining
Ten Strands for an orientation on
Wednesday, May 17th. Community-based partners may register
here and educators may register
here.
A new executive order is requiring every federal agency to address the environmental inequalities and impacts of climate change on minority communities. Biden plans to create a
White House Office of Environmental Justiceto explore effective strategies to address these environmental and health disparities.
Invest in Climate Literacy, Justice, and Action
A gift to this UC–CSU initiative is an investment in the partnerships and strategies that will educate all of California’s high school graduates to be literate in climate and environmental justice issues and solutions. The UCI School of Education serves as a hub for this initiative.Contact: Sarah Garcia,
Senior Associate Director of Development, UC Irvine |
sgarci@uci.edu | (949) 824-2741.
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