Building 21st Century Workforce Skills and Environmental Literacy Using the California EEI Curriculum

Presentation Category: 
Curriculum Integration
Session Type: 
CA Career Pathways Session
Presentation Description: 
Give students an edge in today’s competitive economy—prepare them for green jobs and build their analytical skills, critical decision making, collaboration, public speaking and presentation abilities. The Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) Curriculum is available free online for educators teaching Biology, Earth Sciences, U.S. History, World History, Economics, American Democracy, and more. EEI is standards-based for K-12 and features California-specific case studies with rich informational text. The EEI also strongly supports Common Core standards for Literacy and ELA, and is State Board-approved for use in all California classrooms. Join us for this informative session.
Describes Your Focus: 
Curriculum and Instructional Strategies (for example: integrated, project-based, differentiated, industry-specific, specific-needs focused, community-service, etc.)

Session Time

Tuesday 9:30am to 10:45am
Venue: Sacramento Convention Center
Room: 306

Presentor/s

Roni Java
Environmental Education Specialist
Office of Education & the Environment