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Embracing the Environmental Principles and Concepts

Embracing the Environmental Principles and Concepts

The CASE Environmental Literacy Committee empowers educators to foster environmental literacy through workshops, tools like iNaturalist, and California’s Environmental Principles and Concepts (EP&Cs). Join their online EP&C workshop on April 2,…
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Earth Day Every day, activities beyond April 22

Earth Day Every day, activities beyond April 22

Make Earth Day more meaningful with strategic planning and cross-curricular activities. Explore how to turn Earth Day into a year-round celebration of sustainability and action in the classroom and beyond.
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“Counting Carbon” to Combat Climate Change

“Counting Carbon” to Combat Climate Change

Explore Megan J. Sulsberger's CASE session on teaching climate change with STEM-based activities. Learn how to empower students to understand CO2 emissions, carbon sinks, and take action for sustainability.
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The Leaf Detective: A CASE Book Report

The Leaf Detective: A CASE Book Report

As an educator, I am forever looking for the perfect attention-grabbing hook for my lesson. How do I enthrall my students, encourage them to ask questions, and evoke curiosity? The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the…
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Peaks and Valleys: A landscape study of environmental literacy implementation in and out of California’s TK-12 classrooms

Peaks and Valleys: A landscape study of environmental literacy implementation in and out of California’s TK-12 classrooms

The report, Peaks and Valleys: A landscape study of environmental literacy implementation in and out of California’s TK-12 classrooms, provides a baseline for the state’s educators and policymakers, who have identified environmental literacy as a key…
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Using High Interest Books to Teach Environmental Science Concepts

Using High Interest Books to Teach Environmental Science Concepts

At a recent meeting of CASE’s Environmental Literacy Committee, we were discussing the power of using engaging reading books as a way to introduce, explore, and teach environmental literacy. We discussed several books that we have successfully used…
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Free environmental literacy resources for grades TK-12

Free environmental literacy resources for grades TK-12

Do you want your students to be environmentally literate but don’t know where to start or lack the time to prepare lessons? CASE is here to help! In March 2023 CASE invited inspiring speakers to share free environmental resources geared for teachers…
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Making a CASE for Environmental Literacy

Making a CASE for Environmental Literacy

The CASE Environmental Literacy Committee sponsored a workshop Connect and Engage with your Environmental Education Community at the CASE conference held in Palm Springs in October. A diverse group of educators covering a geographic range from…
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The Global Environmental Crisis - The Wicked Problem

The Global Environmental Crisis - The Wicked Problem

The Global Environmental Crisis is a wicked problem. I first heard this idea of a “wicked problem” when I attended the professional development Teaching for Sustainable Communities through the California Global Education Project (CGEP). As a middle…
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Systems: The Super CCC

Systems: The Super CCC

This is the second article in a series about global environmental issues, especially as viewed, investigated, and understood with the lenses of the magnificent 7 NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. The first article focused on the phenomena of our current…
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