1. CREEC, Service Learning and STEM Presenters: Katharine M. Havert Lorie Suntree San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools California Regional Environmental Education Community Network/ Service Learning/ Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics RIMS

2. Teacher Workshops EYLC and EYE Environmental Art Exhibition Service Learning STEM---Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

3. CREEC/Region 10 Education and the Environment Initiative  In October 2003, after extensive negotiations, California Assembly Bill 1548 (The Pavley Bill) was signed into law to establish the Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI). Bill 1548  The plan for the EEI Curriculum is available for download at: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Education/EEI/documents/Mo delPlan.pdf http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Education/EEI/documents/Mo delPlan.pdf

4. Service Learning  The California Regional Service-Learning Network Program provides leadership and collaborates with others to increase the capacity for the design and implementation of service-learning in schools, districts, and communities across the 12 California County Superintendents Educational Services Association regions.

5. STEM---Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics  Goals:  * Increase interest and competencies among all K-14 California students in STEM disciplines (including critical thinking, innovation, and use of information technologies)  * Ensure all California students are college and career ready upon graduation from high school without the need for remediation, with a greater number of students pursuing STEM-related degrees and careers  * Build a network that connects existing assets and develops new capacity to innovate, scale and sustain effective STEM teaching and learning

6. 6 Save the date January 25-27, 2011  Southern California STEM Service Learning Institute  CA academic standard-based training for STEM Service Learning projects  Teams of 2 Secondary teachers (Science/Math)from around the region/SoCal-Alternative Ed, AVID, After school Programs, CTE  Interactive Tours, Hands-on activities, material for classroom projects, great fun!  Experts in the field of energy(water, gas electricity) conservation, gender equity, green construction 6

7. Coordinators Kathy Havert 909-386- 2797,kathy_havert@sbcss.k12.ca.uskathy_havert@sbcss.k12.ca.us Jennifer Eve Futterman 760-799- 7106,jfutterman@rcoe.us Christine Robinson 760-245- 1661,christier@mdaqmd.ca.govchristier@mdaqmd.ca.gov Lorie Suntree 909-386- 2611,lorie.suntree@verizon.net

8. Local Websites http://www.creec.org/region1http://www.creec.org/region10 http://groups.google.com/group/service-learning- region10 http://www.deserteye.org