- Author: Sandra Derby
October 25-27th PLT explores with Early Childhood Educators at CSTA
Thanks to the expertise and enthusiasm of PLT workshop presenter Carrie Raleigh, Education and Public Outreach Manager for the Santa Ana Watershed Association, Early Childhood educators engaged in the newest PLT curriculum guide: Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood. Participants engaged in music, movement and exploration to highlight this engaging curriculum guide that includes 11 activities- each with ideas for family interactions, group experiences, learning centers, and special extensions.
Check out these ideas and more on Early Childhood Environmental Experiences at the National PLT website.
Share your ideas for Early Childhood Experiences here, on the CA PLT Blog.
Email Sandy Derby at stderby@ucanr.edu.
November 18, 19 PLT and WET Collaborate for STEM Education
PLT teamed up with Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) for a session demonstrating STEM connections in each of our interdisciplinary activity guides.
• Participants mapped and monitored California’s groundwater using the activity, “Get the Groundwater Picture” from Project WET's Curriculum and Activity Guide 2.0.
• Participants identified differences between landfills and dumps then designed miniature landfills to protect groundwater from chemical leaching using the activity, “Landfills” in PLT’s Exploring Environmental Issues: Municipal Solid Waste module.
Participants identified science, technology, engineering, math, social studies, and art connections in these activities and learned that STEM and educational standards can be met with one or two rich activities.
Find out more about the CA STEM Conference here.
Share your own STEM/ PLT connections with other educators here, on the CA PLT Blog!!
Email Sandy Derby, CA PLT State Coordinator at stderby@ucanr.edu to share!
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