Learn More about the EEI Curriculum

EEI Curriculum

• Check out the K-12 EEI Curriculum

Audio/Videos

• High School Teacher Professional Development Webinar
  (Windows Media, 47 Minutes) | PowerPoint Presentation (PDF, 12 MB)
• Green Talk Radio Interview
  Interview with Cal EPA’s Andrea Lewis and Bryan Ehlers with Diana Dehm from Green Talk radio.
  (Windows Media, 404 Kbps. 46:20 minutes)
• Ed Begley Jr. speaks on EEI
  Windows Media, 500 Kbps. 0:52 Minutes)

Newsletters

• Education and the Environment Initiative Fall 2008 (PDF, 648 KB)
• Education and the Environment Initiative Spring 2008 (PDF, 858 KB)
• Education and the Environment Initiative Summer 2010 (PDF, 46 KB)
• Education and the Environment Initiative Fall 2010 (PDF, 300 KB)
• Education and the Environment Initiative Spring 2011 (PDF, 70KB)

Publications

• Education and the Environment Initiative Curriculum Catalog (PDF, 2.7 MB)
  Thumbnail descriptions of each unit by grade level, categorized by Science, History- Social Science, or high school subject area.
• Engage Your Students with the EEI Curriculum Brochure (PDF, 881 KB)
  An introduction on the EEI Curriculum for Educators.
• Learn More about the EEI Brochure (PDF, 668 KB)
  General public brochure about the EEI Curriculum and getting the curriculum into California schools.

News Articles

• Greenspace (Los Angeles Times)
• District hailed for adopting environmental curriculum (Santa Monica Daily Press)
• SMMUSD Foundation Receiving $50k for Green-Education Initiative (Santa Monica Patch)
• EEI Curriculum Modules Take on Local Meaning in Sierra Foothills (California Regional Environmental Education Community)
• Kids get an Earth education, Contra Costa Times (PDF)
• St. Elsewhere actor helps launch eco literacy training, The Manteca Bulletin (PDF)
• California's environmental policy starts in kindergarten, Ventura County Star (PDF)

Other Resources

• Education and the Environment Initiative Leadership Support (PDF, 100 KB)
  Statements from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cal EPA Secretary Linda Adams and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell in support of Education and the Environment Initiative.
• Education and the Environment Initiative Campaign Leadership Roster (PDF, 471 KB)
  Strategic guidance and oversight of the EEI campaign for implementation is provided by a passionate and committed group of volunteers serving on our Campaign Executive Committee or as EEI Ambassadors.
• California School Board Association Newsletter
  Newsletter from the CSBA in support of the Education and Environment Initiative Curriculum.
• Education and the Environment Initiative PowerPoint Presentation (MS PowerPoint, I.2 MB) | (PDF, 765 KB)
  This PowerPoint presentation explains the development and current status of the Education and the Environment Initiative Curriculum.
• Education and the Environment Initiative PowerPoint Presentation Speaking Points (PDF, 73 KB)
  Speaking points that are recommended to use with Education and the Environment Initiative PowerPoint presentation.
• California Department of Education PPT Presentation (PDF, 4 MB)
  California Department of Education presentation on the Education and the Environment Initiative given at EEI Summit on May 13, 2010 in Sacramento.
• Superintendent Jack O’Connell’s EEI Speech
  State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell’s welcome at the Education and the Environment Initiative Summit on May 13, 2010 in Sacramento.
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