Education and the Environment Imitative

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What is the Education and the Environment
Initiative (EEI)?

• EEI came about with a 2003 California law,
  sponsored by Fran Pavley
• Cal/EPA and the Office of Education and the
  Environment
• First of its kind in the nation
• An environment-based curriculum

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The EEI is an Interagency Partnership

• Environment and Resources Agencies
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Natural Resources Agency
• Education Agencies
• State Board of Education
• Department of Education
• Governors Secretary for Education

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The Impact

• Educate students about their relationship
  with the environment. Increase environmental
  literacy in all California students (K-12).
  Prepare students to be informed decision makers.
• Encourage responsible stewardship of the earth.
• Advance tomorrows leaders in a changing
  economy.
• Work in partnership with environmental
  education providers.
• Touch lives with a positive impact!

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Unique Features of the EEI

• Teaches existing select Science and
  History-Social Science standards.
• EEI focuses on standards with a good connection
  betweenhuman social systems and natural
  systems.
• Field tested statewide in 19 school districts.
• EEI curriculum is designed so it will not be an
  extra burden for teachers to use.

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EEI Curriculum Facts

• Adaptable
• Relevant and engaging
• Helps students answer the question Why
  should I care?
• Approved by the State Board of Education.
• Key feature EEI is based upon 5
  specificEnvironmental Principles and 14
  Concepts.

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EEI Interconnects Instruction with the
EPCs
Included in textbook adoption criteria
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Environmental Areas of Focus

• Air
• Climate change
• Energy
• Environmental justice
• Environmental sustainability
• Forestry
• Fish and wildlife resources
• Integrated pest management
• Integrated waste management
• Oceans
• Public health and the environment
• Pollution prevention
• Resource conservation and recycling
• Toxics and hazardous waste
• Water

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The EEI Has Accomplished

• Incorporation of teacher comments from 19 field
  testing school districts.
• Completion of a comprehensive review process to
  become an approved curriculum.
• Unanimous approval by the State Board of
  Education.

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Next Steps

• Finishing final edits and revisions
• Reformatting for ease of use for teachers and
  students
• Posting the final EEI Curriculum units online at
  www.CaliforniaEEI.org

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Next Steps Continued

• Professional Development
• EEI Fundraising Campaign
• Poised to Implement

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• For More Information
• Visit us online atwww.CaliforniaEEI.org
• Or e-mail us at
• eei_at_calepa.ca.gov