CBELP Network

2019-20

November 5, 2019

Website:

tinyurl.com/CBELP-201920

Welcome and Networking Time

tinyurl.com/CBELP-201920

AGENDA

• Check-In & Networking

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• Scope and Sequence and Core Goals

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• K-2
• Portrait
• Programming
• Landscape Analysis
• Evaluation
• Funding

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• Other Topics

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• Closing

tinyurl.com/CBELP-201920

Check-In

What is your favorite thing about being outdoors in the Fall season?

Network Connections - 2 Rounds

Connect with someone else in the room:

• What organization do you work for?
• How are things going for your organization this fall?
• What is going well and/or what is one challenge for your organization right now?

AGENDA

• Check-In & Networking

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• Scope and Sequence and Core Goals

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• K-2
• Programming
• Landscape Analysis
• Evaluation
• Funding

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• Other Topics

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• Closing

tinyurl.com/CBELP-201920

Framing the Network

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County Context

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Pop: 765,100+

15 Cities, 5 Towns, and Unincorporated Areas

Median Household Income: $101, 272

Schools Context

23 School Districts

170 Public and 100 Private Schools

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113,000+ students

5,100+ Teachers

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40% Unduplicated (38,543)

23% EL & 32% FRP

38% Hispanic/Latino, 28% White, 14.5% Asian, 8.5% Filipino, 1.6% African American

SMC Background Information

CBELP Years 1-2: Organizing

• PD: Alignment with formal education system
• Collective Outreach: webpage, S4SF, etc.
• Forming Collaboratives and general networking
• Special Topics: funding, evaluation, volunteers, programming etc.
• Finding the BIG GOAL: EVERY student EVERY YEAR has access to a high quality environmental education experience with a community based partner

Push-In Providers

Destination Providers

Both: Destination & Push-In

Curriculum & Other

CBELP Year 3: BIG GOAL

EVERY student EVERY YEAR has access to a high quality environmental education experience with a community based partner.

Push-In Providers

Destination Providers

Both: Destination & Push-In

Curriculum & Other

• Articulation: Scope and sequence of thematic based opportunities at each grade band level
• Program Alignment: Evaluate and adjust programs based on formal K-12 learning outcomes
• Service Analysis: Analyze current services and identify inequitable gaps

COLLECTIVE FUNDING

Scope and Sequence for Environmental Education with Community Based Partners in San Mateo County

Key Terms

ARTICULATION: the logical progression of objectives and the connectivity of learning that creates seamless learning throughout a student's educational experience.

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SCOPE: refers to the breadth of the curriculum and the organizing threads that constitute the skills and content that teachers are expected to include in their instruction.

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SEQUENCE: refers to refers to how these skills and subject matter should be ordered.

San Mateo County Themes

• Life on Land
• Water
• Watersheds
• Marine Based Ecosystems
• Waste
• Food Systems
• Climate Change & Resiliency (includes energy and transport)

Themes were developed from 2017-2019

Articulation: Developing the scope and sequence of thematic based opportunities and key learning outcomes at every grade level

• Overall Enduring Understandings
• “KNOW” and “DO” at each grade level

Draft Documents

• Step 1: Find your topical areas draft Scope and Sequence Document

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• Step 2: Work together to refine the overall Enduring Understanding with the idea that students have had experiences at every grade band level

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• What’s Next: We will then look at K-2 Programming...

Life on Land

Water

Watersheds

Marine-Based Ecosystems

Food Systems

Waste

Climate Resiliency

K-2 in Focus

K-2 Grade Levels in Focus

• Step 1: Portrait of a Student in the Formal Education System

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• Step 2: Each person shares out about their K-2 programming
• Your Programs: What are you doing in K-2?
• Your Programs: To what extent does it align to the formal education systems outcomes?

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• Step 3: Work together to craft the “know” and “do” part of the K-2 Scope and Sequence

Life on Land

Water

Watersheds

Marine-Based Ecosystems

Food Systems

Waste

Climate Resiliency

K-2 Grade Levels in Focus

Life on Land

Water

Watersheds

Marine-Based Ecosystems

Food Systems

Waste

Climate Resiliency

Other Analysis

• Who do we serve? We want this to be on an ongoing basis (annually) not just a one off that you no longer work with

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• Evaluation: How are you evaluating your K-2 programming?

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• Funding: How are you funding your K-2 programming, and what challenges are you having?

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What did we learn from this share out?

Next Steps for Scope and Sequence

Next Steps

• Articulation: Developing the scope and sequence of thematic based opportunities at every grade level
• Program Alignment: Evaluating and adjusting programs based on K-12 learning outcomes
• Service Alignment: Evaluating and adjusting customers to meet all students at every grade level
• Funding: GOING BIG!

Nov: K-2

Jan: 3-5

Apr: 6-8

Jun: 9-12

Even if you don’t work with the focus grade level come! Articulation is best done with everyone at the table

Life on Land

Water

Watersheds

Marine-Based Ecosystems

Food Systems

Waste

Climate Resiliency

PROJECT

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Identifying Local Environmental Phenomenon

Environmental Phenomenon Summit: tinyurl.com/CA-ELPSProject

Identifying Local Data Sets

Environmental Data Set Examples: datanuggets.org

Special Topics

Finding Time for Special Topics

In what ways do we want to keep collaboration around these topics happening in this network?

Collective Funding Update

Committee Focus Areas:

• Case Study Analysis
• Identifying Possible Funders
• Current Status of Community Based Partners

Transportation Issues

Growing Concerns about Busses

What can be done collectively?

Closing

ELSI’s Programs and Services

San Mateo Environmental Learning Collaborative (SMELC)

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Environmental Literacy Initiative (ELI) Community of Practice

Community Based Environmental Literacy Partners Network

Environmental Youth Leadership Network (EYLN): Three Annual Summits for 7-12th graders

EDUCATORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS

STUDENTS

PROGRAMS & RESOURCES FOR ALL

Teacher Fellowships

Summer - Feb

Administrator Fellowship

Jan - Dec

Youth Climate Ambassadors Action based Leadership Fellowship for 9-11th graders

Jan - Dec

Annual Schools for a Sustainable Future Summit - Feb 7

Website with Resources

tinyurl.com/SMCOE-ELI

Customized Services and Technical Assistance

facilities - curriculum - and more!

Climate Ready Schools

Launching Feb 2020

Climate Ready Schools: 2020

Purpose: Equip SMC educators with relevant knowledge of climate change impacts and their effect on facilities, curriculum and instruction, and students, AND provide ideas for solutions on how to adapt to have climate ready schools.

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Structure: Topic Workshops

• Topic overview
• Guest experts
• Reflection in your place-based context
• Solutionary breakout sessions
• Follow-up resources

Climate Ready Schools Launch at Schools for at Sustainable Future Summit (S4SF)

Learn More and Register at → tinyurl.com/SMCOE-S4SF

Theme for 2020: Climate Ready Schools

Get Inspired - Connect and Network

Problem Solve and Develop Strategies

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FRIDAY FEB 7, 2020

Key Stakeholder: Students

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Environmental Youth Leadership Network (EYLN):

7-12th graders

Three Annual Summits

Fall-10/12, Winter-2/1, Spring-5/16

Climate Ambassadors

9-11th graders

Develop and Implement Action Plans

Jan → Dec 2020

Student Programs empower students to take action now and be a part of creating a sustainable future.

Share the Website with Others

WEBSITE LINK: https://eeproviders.smcoe.org

Support Educators to find a community based partner that can provide high quality environmental education: Outdoor Field Experiences, In-Classroom Programming, Overnight Outdoor Immersion, etc.

Communication Platforms

Messaging

CBELP Webpage

Feedback Survey

Basic Feedback

• What worked well
• 1-2 considerations for improvement
• Feedback on Food/Beverage

Portrait of a Student

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What should our content coordinators consider to improve this document?

Landscape Analysis

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How can we make this process as easy as possible?

THANK YOU!

Andra Yeghoian

ayeghoian@smcoe.org

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Next Sessions: 8:30 - 12

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Tue Jan 7

Tue Apr 7

Tue Jun 2