ACI - San Leandro - Education Resources

Sites for Schools:

California Environmental Protection Agency Education Programs
http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Education/
School waste management education and assistance.

ERIC – Educational Resources Information Center
http://www.ericse.org/
Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education.

EPA – Office of Environmental Education
http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/
The EPA established this office to provide national leadership to increase environmental literacy. A PDF version of The National Environmental Education Act of 1990 is available for detailed information about this role. Also, learn about the grant programs supporting environmental education projects and how to apply for them, about training programs for educators, and about undergraduate and graduate student fellowship programs. The Resources section of this site provides access to the Catalog of EPA Environmental Education Materials, EPA contacts, and extensive lists of Internet resources, including the many environmental education sites developed by or with support from EPA. For instance, the EPA's Kid's, Student's, and Teacher's sites or The Environmental Education and Training Partnership (www.eetap.org) and EE-Link, Environmental Education Link on the Internet (eelink.net) sites. This section also links to a variety of online publications such as the Environmental Education Toolbox and The National Report Card on Environmental Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors.

Environmental Literacy Council
http://www.enviroliteracy.org/
The Environmental Literacy Council is a non-profit organization established to bring together scientists, economists, educators, and other experts to inform environmental studies. This web site intends to help students and teachers study environmental issues by guiding them to the best resources available on the Internet. Topics such as Air, Water, Climate, Waste, Population, Risk, and Economics provide fact sheets interspersed with select resources for that topic -- website's, online publications, and contacts. Sub-sections within each topic allow users to narrow their research to specific issue.

Go Green Initiative
http://www.gogreeninitiative.org/
Go Green is a simple, comprehensive program designed to create a culture of environmental responsibility on school campuses across the nation.

Sites for Teachers and Students:

California Integrated Waste Management Board
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Schools/
This site includes teacher resources

EPA – Environmental Kids Club
http://www.epa.gov/kids/
Links to fact sheets, brochures, and web pages that explain environmental issues. Separate links for both students and teachers. Categories include conservation, ecosystems, and human health, waste and recycling, water, environmental basics, air, "In Your Neighborhood." Also gives information on community service projects, workshops and conferences, grants, awards and student jobs and scholarships.

EEK! – Environmental Education for Kids
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/
This site includes teacher resources.

Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT)
http://www.raft.net/
RAFT's mission is to ensure teachers have access to a wide range of learning materials and to involve students in their own learning experience, RAFT is providing professional training and large volumes of cost-effective hands-on materials for pre-K-12 teachers. These materials are generally expensive, but at RAFT costs are kept very reasonable.