[CALIBK12] [CALIX:7297] Curriculum Reviewers Needed

[RichardGuy at aol.com]

     On the contrary, librarians have exactly the skills needed not only to 
create curriculum, but also to build library research skills into that 
curriculum.   I encourage you to apply.

RMoore


In a message dated 9/25/07 1:55:13 PM, cmediavi at ucla.edu writes:


> I'm assuming that few of you have the expertise needed to become a reviewer 
> for this project, but public librarians will certainly want to know about 
> this new curriculum before students start arriving with their homework 
> questions.  Please forgive duplication.  Cindy Mediavilla
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> Dear California State Agency Employee:
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>  Would you like to help bring education about the environment into 
> California K-12 schools?  Would you like to take a peek at an exciting new approach to 
> teaching California science and history/social science standards?  Do you 
> have an advanced degree or experience in science or history/social science or a 
> related field?  If you answered "yes" to these questions, please consider 
> becoming a technical reviewer of an innovative curriculum being developed for 
> California's Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI). 
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>  California is currently poised to lead the nation in environmental 
> literacy.  The California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) and the 
> California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) are actively engaged in 
> implementing EEI pursuant to AB 1548 (Pavley, Chapter 665, Statutes of 2003) and AB 
> 1721 (Pavley, Chapter 581, Statutes of 2005).  These landmark environmental 
> education laws mandate the development of a unified strategy to bring education 
> about the environment into California's primary and secondary schools.  Other 
> key partners include the State Board of Education, the Department of 
> Education, and the California Resources Agency. 
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>  The EEI Curriculum is designed to teach science and history/social science 
> content standards to mastery for kindergarten through 12th grade.  In grades 
> kindergarten through third, the units will also provide focused support 
> materials to help students strengthen their English/language arts skills.  The 
> curriculum is California specific and uses the environment as context to make 
> learning relevant to students in today's complex world.  The lessons examine 
> the interactions and interdependence of human societies and natural systems.  
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>  The Office of Education and the Environment (OEE) within the CIWMB is 
> seeking state of California employees who have technical expertise, experience, 
> and/or advanced degrees in science, history/social science, or environmental 
> science and who are interested in participating in the technical content review 
> of EEI Curriculum units.  Experience in education or curriculum development 
> is not necessary.  In general, the review of a unit should take approximately 
> five hours of your time, depending on the grade level.
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>  If you are interested in becoming a reviewer for this exciting project, 
> please seek your supervisor's approval and then complete the attached 
> application.  E-mail the application to Melissa Bodin at San Luis Obispo County Office 
> of Education (mbodin at slocoe.org) and Dr. Jerry Lieberman, EEI principle 
> consultant at Gerald at seer.org .  Once a unit is available for review that matches 
> your expertise, OEE staff will send you an e-mail with instructions and the 
> unit.  Approximately 150 units will be developed from now until April 2008.
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>  Thank you for your consideration.  We at OEE sincerely appreciate your 
> interest and hope to work with many of you on this endeavor.  To find out more 
> about the EEI, please visit http://www.calepa.ca.gov/education/eei/.  If you 
> have any questions, please contact Brenda Saldana at bsaldana at ciwmb.ca.gov or 
> (916) 341-6761.
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>  Melissa Bodin
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>  Administrative Assistant
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>  Email:  mbodin at slocoe.org
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>  805.782.7286 Office  l  805.594.0739 Fax
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>  SLO County Office of Education
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>  3350 Education Drive  l  San Luis Obispo, CA  93405
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>  http://www.creec.org/ 
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Richard K. Moore, InfoSherpa
Huntington Beach, CA
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