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Join us for an informative session focused on current events and updates in ecoliteracy education. The agenda includes introductions, host share-outs, updates on 4S initiatives, and discussions on integrating ecoliteracy across curricula. Participants will engage in working group activities and share insights on their programs, including family involvement and teacher support. We'll also discuss the upcoming whole-group meetings and gather feedback on enhancing our website for improved resource accessibility. Let's collaborate to foster better educational standards and community engagement!
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Agenda • 3:30-3:40 -Welcome, Introductions and Current Events • 3:40-3:45 – Host Share Out • 3:45-3:55 - 4S Updates • 3:55-4:15 - www.greenthenextgen.org Information • 4:15-5:15 - Working Groups • 5:15-5:30 – Working Groups Share Out
Introductions Talk with your elbow partner about the following: • Name • Organization and Program • Big Events and Happenings Share out to the group your partner’s information
Host 411 Host shares a little about the work they do and the programs they offer.
4S Updates • FOSS and Science Standards PD was a success • NGSS 4S Review? Interest? Anyone willing to organize? • Next Optional PD – 12/18 – Looking at the Common Core State Standards for Math and ELA
4S Updates • Next Whole Group Meeting – 1/16/13 • Dr. Luis Valentino, Chief Academic Officer for SFUSD to attend • Web developers to attend • Working groups to present work completed or to use this time to poll the group • Ideas and Requests for the following whole group meeting?
Ecoliteracy For All Updates • Ecoliteracy Framework Advisory Group met last week to advise on how to define “Ecoliteracy” • 12/12 Convening of K-5 Teachers who have been identified as ecoliteracy education leaders • Goal to create a menu of ways to incorporate ecoliteracy learning across the curriculum at each grade level • Suggestions for who to invite? Email me • Hope to have 4S members complete a similar process
Website Updates 2.0 goes live in January after the whole group meeting • Each organization will have a login and responsibility for posting and managing info • Greater detail in the listing to improve search feature • Standards alignment • Key words • Every 6 months, the program information must be approved or it will be removed • Start in January with current science standards • At 6-month mark, switch over to the NGSS • Home page with have a featured program of the day • Add at least one image to your programs going forward
Form Feedback • As we go through the form, not things that are not clear or areas where your programs don’t have a clear home • Will have a map link to 511.org for programs not at the school site. • Program type • Do the 3 categories make sense? • How should we describe the out-of-school time programs? • Would you like to have family programs on the website? • Other keywords?
Working Groups • Collecting Data and Mapping 4S Involvement with SFUSD • Teacher Event Planning • Family and Student Event Planning • Exploration of how to involve Pre-Service Teachers in 4S programs • Publicity and Outreach for 4S organizations • 4S Pathway Creation for students Pre-K-12
Working Groups • Collecting Data and Mapping 4S Involvement with SFUSD • What information do we want to collect?
Group Work • In this time determine the following: • A group leader • Goals and Deliverables • What is the purpose of your work together? How will you know when you have accomplished your goal? • Next Steps • Support and Resources Needed **Please include me on all communication and planning that you do as a group so that I can be sure to support you
Group Work – Share Out • Brief summary of your work today and going forward