1. A Blueprint for Environmental Literacy
 | Description: This month marks the 10 year anniversary of the publication of A Blueprint for Environmental Literacy. Educating Every California Student In, About, and For the Environment. The Blueprint for Environmental Literacy sparked a statewide movement to integrate environmental literacy into the heart of California’s education system. CAELI carries the vision and the work forward today. We are celebrating a number of major milestones and the impacts we’ve made over the last ten years. Read all about them in the Ten Strands newsletter. |
2.Seeds to Solutions: Wildfires, 5th grade unit
 | Description: In the fifth grade unit on Wildfires, students begin by observing that there are more fires now than in previous decades, prompting them to wonder about the best ways to prevent wildfires. They investigate the natural and human causes of wildfires and the solutions humans have to contain wildfires, from hand crews to helicopters. Students investigate how factors like temperature, dry fuels like shrubs and grass, and wind can cause fires to spread quickly, while factors like rain can lower the spread of fire. Students explore how forests in California have been managed over time, including the cultural practices of Indigenous Californians and prescribed burns. This sparks wondering about California’s ability to use prescribed and cultural burns. Students explore solutions to mitigate wildfires, culminating in an action plan. Resources and guidance are provided for teachers to help students manage emotions around wildfires, as well as how to engage indigenous experts about fire in California. Learn more by exploring this Seeds to Solution fifth grade unit on Wildfires. |
3. NAAEE eePro
 | Description: eePro is the global online community for everyone who cares about education and creating a more fair and sustainable future. Connect with other EE professionals, participate in discussions in eePro groups, and find and share resources, events, and opportunities. You can even post or look for a job! Join eePro today. |
4. AEOE – California eeGuidance for Equitable Pay and Hiring in Environmental Education
 | Description: Environmental education, like many other sectors, endeavors to answer the calls to examine its history of institutional racism and discrimination, adopt more inclusive hiring practices and address inequities in compensation and benefits packages to make our field more equitable, welcoming and sustainable. Using the findings from a landscape analysis they conducted, this report provides recommendations and highlights some best practices for environmental and outdoor education organizations. Once applied, these standards and resources will help improve employee retention, attract more diverse talent, create a sustainable career path, and establish our field as a viable profession. |
5. California Coastal Commission – Resources for Educators
 | Description: The California Coastal Commission will hold its annual Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, September 20th. Their website offers teachers and other educators numerous resources and streaming videos for students of different grade levels. Video topics include community engagement and coastal management, climate change, environmental justice and redlining, marine and coastal biodiversity, and general ocean information, marine debris, and ocean acidification. Now is a great time to learn more about our coastlines and oceans. |