April 2023 Newsletter: Join or Help Promote the New ECCLPs PK–12 Teacher Workgroup!

Dear ECCLPs Supporters,

Thank you to all 170+ committee member applicantsand everyone who promoted the opportunity to help us advance PK–12 climate and environmental literacy, justice, and action! For those who were not invited to join a committee in this selection cycle, we look forward to engaging with you at the annual statewide online forums.

Committee Announcement

We are thrilled to welcome 45 incredible statewide leaders to ECCLPs who are educators, environmentalists, researchers, PK–12 teaching and learning specialists, community advocates, and more! T he three committees convened launch meetings in March and began strategizing methods and approaches to advance ECCLPs' mission. Stay tuned for project updates and how to get involved.

Recruitment Announcement: PK–12 Teacher Workgroup

We are seeking PK–12 teachers currently teaching in California school districts, teachers on special assignment (TOSAs), teacher leaders, and/or pre-service teachers/student teachers in teacher preparation programs to join the PK–12 Teacher Workgroup.

Together with the working committees, the PK–12 Teacher Workgroup will support the creation and implementation of effective state programs and initiatives. This workgroup will center educator voices in the goals and strategies outlined by the working committees and offer educators in the workgroup an opportunity to implement and provide feedback on strategies that flow out of the committees across the state, grade levels, and disciplines to support school districts and students in addressing climate and environmental literacy, justice, and action.

Applications due: April 28

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Membership Application Information

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Engaging Watsonville Youth: Autonomy in Volunteer Service

Check out Olivia Yoka's climate story, Engaging Watsonville Youth , to learn more about her experience as a California Climate Action Corps member and methods on creating a culture of climate activism!

Thank you for this thoughtful response to our Call to Action in partnership with Change Narrative and explore how storytelling can be an effective method in climate communication.

Olivia Yoka's Climate Story

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ECCLPs UCI Task Force Kick Off Event

The ECCLPs UCI Task Force is inviting over 150+ faculty and staff members for their UCI Task Force kick off event on October 12. This event will bring together an array of faculty and staff members across all UC Irvine schools and departments.

For more information, contact Lilly Lopez , Program Coordinator, ECCLPs.

Learn More About The UCI Task Force

Resources and Information

A statewide coalition medical and environmental health researchers, educators, youth, and community groups published the Climate Resilient California Schools: A Call to Action , a new report that explores the challenges of climate change from the perspective of children’s health and education.
ECCLPs Steering Committee member Frank Niepold of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the US Global Change Research Program is inviting individuals to participate in the Climate Literacy Guide listening session, which will inform the development of the third Climate Literacy Guide. Register here .
Chico State's Advanced Laboratory for Visual Anthropology has produced a range of documentary films focused on traditional ecological knowledge that have been broadcasted on PBS television stations.

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.