Education and Engagement Network
The Education and Engagement Network focuses on Climate Actions designed to:
- Develop climate change-focused curriculum materials for school and teachers
- Develop community (and local decision-maker) education materials
- Engage citizens of our Towns to become informed and active in addressing local climate change issues, and
- Engage youth across the region, supporting a Youth Climate Action Summit.
The Education & Engagement Network’s Climate Actions for 2020
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Develop communications strategy for outreach on curricular and community education projects. |
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Develop Climate Education & Engagement contacts list and database (educators, students, supporters). |
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Establish an Events Calendar to promote climate-focused events organized or supported by 5Cs members. |
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Develop communications strategy for engaging and staying engaged with educators. |
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Develop educational materials that can use easily accessed and used to promote climate literacy and educate students, communities and decision-makers about climate impacts and solutions. |
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Develop Climate Education & Engagement Database: vetted, proven, and user-friendly resources for educating students, communities, decision-makers. |
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Engage with Cape Cod STEM Network to align materials, reduce duplication of effort and cross-promote. |
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Promote the Resource Database through social media, 5Cs website, other outlets. |
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Engage Cape & Islands educators in integrating climate change issues into existing curriculum. |
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Designate locally relevant climate change curriculum adaptable across all grade levels in the Climate Education & Engagement Database. |
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Design, develop and provide displayable certificate for climate-active schools. |
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Develop and present climate change-focused teacher training workshops. |
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Support and promote membership in the Green Schools Alliance (or similar organization that promotes climate literacy) among Cape & Islands schools. |
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Engage youth in climate action across our region. |
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Support the 2019 Youth Summit. |
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Develop 5Cs social media capacities to support and promote youth climate actions. |
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Promote climate education database materials to youth. |
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Ensure that environmental justice and social justice issues are addressed in all education efforts. |
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Develop strategy for keeping youth engaged. |
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Engage Climate Change Collaborative member organizations in the effort to engage and educate local communities. |
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Support and promote a series of Faith Science Forums across Cape Cod. |
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Develop and distribute educational materials to all CCCCC members. |
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Utilize member organizations to educate residents and businesses. |
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Develop and Implement Community Climate Change Engagement Program. |
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Develop a Community Education & Engagement strategy for all planning (strategy, train volunteers, identify actions, present) |
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Develop materials, presentations and schedule topics of general community interest, including: |
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Design all engagements as two-way dialogue, conversations, so that all community members have input |
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Ensure that environmental justice and social justice issues are addressed in all community education efforts. |
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Engage retiree community to assist with community engagement activities. |
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Create a Climate Engagement Team to engage at community meetings across the region. |
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Develop educational materials and present to Select Boards and Town managers and decision-makers. |
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Develop a partnership with EduCCate and UNITAR to bring the Climate Certified Teacher program to the Cape and Islands teachers. |
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