SCRS Administrator Fellowship
Workshop #2: April 2021
Welcome and Check-In
SCRS Administrator Fellowship
This knowledge to action fellowship focuses on Sustainable and Climate Resilient Schools
A fellow is a member of an academy or group who work together in pursuing mutual knowledge or practice, and/or support the development of a new project or initiative.
SCRS 2021 Cohort Representation
Jefferson Union High School District | 1 |
Jefferson Elementary School District | 1 |
Pacifica School District | 1 |
San Mateo Union High School District | 2 |
San Bruno Park School District | 1 |
Sequoia Union High School District | 1 |
San Carlos School District | 1 |
Belmont Redwood Shore School District | 1 |
Ravenswood City School District | 2 |
Redwood City School District | 2 |
Cabrillo Unified School District | 1 |
La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District | 1 |
Total | 15 |
Live Oak School District | 1 |
Pajaro Valley Unified School District | 1 |
Soquel Union Elementary School District | 1 |
Total | 3 |
Santa Clara Unified School District | 2 |
Total | 2 |
SCRS 2021 Cohort Representation
Site Administrator 9 Fellows |
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Curriculum and Instruction 6 Fellows |
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Facilities and Staff 5 Fellows |
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SCRS Administrator Fellowship
KNOWLEDGE - VALUES - SKILLS
March - April | Fellowship Foundations |
April - May | Sustainable and Climate Resilient Schools Movement |
May - June | Focus Area Topic Exploration |
June - July | Change Management and Team Building |
August | Project Check-In |
September | Community and Culture: Green Teams and Activities |
October | Thinking Beyond and Green Ribbon |
November | Capturing Your Story |
December | Capstone Presentation |
COMMUNITY IMPACT PROJECT
COACHING
CASE STUDY REFLECTION AND PRESENTATION
STIPEND & CEUs
LEARNING COMMUNITY
SCRS Admin Fellowship Norms
Practices
Expectations
Today’s Overview
Community Building Check-In
What has your personal weather report been for the past few weeks?
What is taking up a lot of your mental and physical energy right now?
What has changed in your world since we last met, and how is it going?
Today’s Overview
Materials
ESE WebQuest
The World Becomes What We Teach
Workshop # 1 Review
Earth Systems in Focus
The planet provides a wealth of services and resources, which form the building blocks of modern society, for example: food, shelter, medicine, clean water, air, healthy soil, biodiversity of species, and inspiration.
Anthropocene Era
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Natural Resource Depletion
Habitat Destruction & Ecosystem Degradation
Pollution
Built Landscape
Anthropocene: the first time in the Earth’s history that a single species (Homo sapiens) has had such a powerful impact on the planet’s systems.
Environmental Issues + Climate Change
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Natural Resource Depletion
Habitat Destruction & Ecosystem Degradation
Pollution
Built Landscape
Climate Change serves as the greatest symptom of Habitat Destruction and Ecosystem Degradation
Call to Action for Change
Policy Change
Cultural Mindset Change
Behavior
Change
The Status Quo Paradigm is not working!
Paradigm = a widely accepted belief or concept, that is reinforced through policy and behavior
Humans Need to Shift Their Paradigm...
Call to Action for Change
The Status Quo Paradigm is not working!
Paradigm = a widely accepted belief or concept, that is reinforced through policy and behavior
“The planetary emergency unfolding around us is, first and foremost a crisis of thought, values, perception, ideas and judgment. In other words, it is a crisis of mind, which makes it a crisis of those institutions which purport to improve minds.”
– David Orr, Professor of Environmental Studies, Oberlin College
Educators Need to Commit to Solutionary Teaching and Learning in Their School Communities
Environmental Sustainability Education (ESE)
Defining ESE - WebQuest Part 1
Environmental Education
a process that increases public awareness and knowledge about environmental issues or problems. In doing so, it provides the public with the necessary skills to make informed decisions and take responsible action.
- EPA 1990: National Environmental Education Act
Environmental Literacy
“an environmentally literate person has the capacity to act individually and with others to support ecologically sound, economically prosperous, and equitable communities for present and future generations. Through lived experiences and education programs that include classroom-based lessons, experiential education, and outdoor learning, students will become environmentally literate, developing the knowledge, skills, and understanding of environmental principles to analyze environmental issues and make informed decisions.”
- CA Blueprint for Environmental Literacy (2015)
ESE Related Terminology/Entry Points
Defining ESE - WebQuest Part 1
Definition Discussion
My Favorite ESE Definitions & Images
Education for Sustainability (EfS)
A transformative learning process that equips students, teachers, and school systems with the new knowledge and ways of thinking we need to achieve economic prosperity and responsible citizenship while restoring the health of the living systems upon which our lives depend.
- Cloud Institute
WHY: Driving Philosophies
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The World Becomes What We Teach
AND Do
Educate to
Survive and Thrive
Philosophies Discussion:
Frameworks for HOW
SITE STAKEHOLDERS:
Students
Faculty & Staff
Administrators
Community Partners
Whole-School Sustainability/Resiliency Integration Framework *Adapted from Sustainable Schools Project & Plymouth University: Andra Yeghoian (ayeghoian@smcoe.org) - 2013 | ||
CAMPUS | CURRICULUM | COMMUNITY & CULTURE |
Facilities & Operations that model a sustainable and resilient future and serve as a lab for learning | Curriculum that integrates Environmental and Sustainability Education (ESE) and Climate Literacy | Evidence within the “talk” and the “walk” of the school community for prioritizing sustainability |
STAKEHOLDERS
Focus Area Pathways and Projects
Frameworks for WHAT
Check out Frameworks and Links Highlighted in Yellow in Part 2 of the WebQuest
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FddCRZi-UypPRtsj4j9-e_iPHPmUrw14EJIpm4DCTnk/edit
Transformational Change Examples
CAMPUS
What aspects of our facilities and operations can we “green” in order to provide more equitable access to schools that are ecologically beneficial, and healthy for learning and play?
Big Statements
Solar Panels
Rainwater Catchment
Ecological Preserve
Encouraging Behavior Change
Refillable Water Stations
Electric Car Charging Stations
Tales of Infrastructure and Ongoing Training
Tri-Bin Waste Stations
No-Idling Campaign
E-Waste Drive
Challenging Decisions
Artificial Turf Saves Water
Purchasing
A Challenging Tale about walking the talk
Conserving Resources
Tales of weighing difficult choices against ever changing criteria
Auditing and Calculating
Green Cleaning
A cautionary tale
Assessing Impact
A tale about the importance of gathering the right data
CURRICULUM
How might we leverage our curriculum and instruction to equip students and teachers with the knowledge and ways of thinking we need to be solutionaries for a sustainable future?
ESE Integration Continuum
Developed by Andra Yeghoian in 2016-2018 - Last Updated in 2021
Transform
Ongoing Immersive Opportunities to be the change
Knowledge to Action in Solutionary PBL
Simulations and Field Experiences
Integrate
Routine Integrative Awareness
Using the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) of sustainability and systems thinking, and environmental justice as analysis lenses
Ongoing Inquiry and research
Focus
Central Focus of
One Unit
Learn About an Environmental Problem or Issue In-Depth
Learn About Solutions
Supplement
Connect Topics and Issues through Supplemental Tasks:
Current Events, Videos, Field and Online Research, Extension Activities, etc.
Empower
Enhance
Environmental Sustainability Education (ESE) Pathways for Integration
Integrating ESE Requires Attention to:
Classroom Culture
Trauma Informed Practices
Local Context
Inspired by the SAMR Model, which was popularized by Dr. Ruben Puentedura
Individual Classroom
Topics Issues and Themes
Classroom Culture Shift
Pedagogy and Strategy Shift
Individual Classroom
Math Project Based Learning
HSS: Sustainable Civilization Design Challenge
English: Descriptive Writing
Department Level
Grade Level
Consistency
Departmental Scope and Sequence: Topics, Themes, Projects, etc.
School-Wide
9th = Sustainability Foundation
10th = Core Subjects
11-12th = Sustainability Pathways for a Deep Dive
Learning in the Outdoors
Learning With CBPs
Push-In Providers
Destination Providers
Both: Destination & Push-In
Curriculum & Other
Website for Providers
https://caeli.greenguardians.com/
Community Based Environmental Literacy Partners (CBELP) Network
Main Goal: Support Every Student at Every Grade Level to Have Access to High Quality Environmental Education Experiences with Community Based Partners
Community and Culture
How might we walk the talk of sustainability organizationally, and partner with the greater community to contribute to a sustainable paradigm shift?
Internal Community
Everything is an opportunity to raise awareness and take action
Leadership and Communication Model
Site-Level Sustainability Champion
Student Club
Student Rep
District Sustainability Coordinator
District Sustainability Committee
(a.ka. Green Team)
District Wide Student Network
District Decision Makers
(Board and
Leadership Team)
For Each Site
District and Site Level Model for Sustainability Leadership (Sustainability Committee)
External Community
Going out into the Community and Bringing the Community In
Institutionalizing into Formal Culture
Vision
Mission
Philosophy
Values
(charism)
Graduation Outcomes
Finding God in all things calls us to:
community in diversity, strength of character, academic excellence, kinship with creation, social justice, and joy.
Vision
Mission
Values
Goals: Long & Short Term
Core Strategies
Excellence and Equity in Education
Every Student - Every Teacher - Every School
- Successful Students
- Inspired Teachers
- Effective School Districts
- Forward Thinking Policies
- Continuous Learning
Whole-School
What kinds of projects could be done that tackle all 4Cs?
Breakout Discussion
Your Project
Support You Through Project Management
| Assessment and Planning Baseline assessment of needs and current status, Buy-In and stakeholder engagement, Strategic Plan |
| Implementation |
| Sustained Success Continuous Improvement and Celebrations of Success |
Help You Engage Specific Stakeholders
Board of Education/Trustees
Superintendent
Human Resources
Business and Facilities & Operations
Ed Services
(Curriculum & Instruction)
Student Services
Site Level Administrators
Faculty and Staff
Students
Parents
Community Partners
Help You Leverage Funding
5 Principles for Integrating Build Back Better Into One Time Funding
Focus Area Tasks Preparation
Task 5: Focus Area Pathway Research
Environmental Justice Research
Next Workshop → Friday May 21 from 9 - 11:30
Earth Day
Earth Week
Earth Month
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What is Earth Day?
Earth day is everyday, and anywhere you are on April 22nd
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History of Earth Day
1962-1969: Environmental Awareness Grows
1970: First Earth Day
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History of Earth Day
1990: First International Earth Day
2020: 50th anniversary of Earth Day
2021: 51st Celebration: Restore our Earth
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Two Recommended History Resources
Earth Day Network:
Earth Day 2021 Opportunities
More resources: SMCOE Earth Day Page
Theme: Restore Our Earth
Goal: Gather Over 1 Billion People Virtually at Three Parallel Climate Summits and more!
Creative Expression Ideas
Earth Day Haiku
Chalk Art
Window Sign
Keep it Simple
Small Symbols
Reminders
Go More In-Depth
Policies & Action
Events
Earth Day Breakout Discussion
Closing and Next Steps
SCRS Administrator Fellowship
KNOWLEDGE - VALUES - SKILLS
March - April | Fellowship Foundations |
April - May | Sustainable and Climate Resilient Schools Movement |
May - June | Focus Area Topic Exploration |
June - July | Change Management and Team Building |
August | Project Check-In |
September | Community and Culture: Green Teams and Activities |
October | Thinking Beyond and Green Ribbon |
November | Capturing Your Story |
December | Capstone Presentation |
COMMUNITY IMPACT PROJECT
COACHING
CASE STUDY REFLECTION AND PRESENTATION
STIPEND & CEUs
LEARNING COMMUNITY
Asynchronous Tasks
Task 5: Focus Area Pathway Research
Environmental Justice Research
Next Workshop → Friday May 21 from 9 - 11:30
SCRS AF Support Team
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Closing: Process & Prepare
THANK YOU!
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Cohort Page: https://sites.google.com/smcoe.org/SCRS-AF