CAELI Theory of Action Reflection (Dec. 2021) by Kirk Anne Taylor https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7 Please use the space here to add your reflections on CAELI's current theory of action. Our theory of action focuses on: A) developing a supportive statewide context for environmental literacy; B) ensuring environmental literacy is infused throughout the education system; and C) demonstrating, through leading-edge exemplars, that any school district can create districtwide environmental literacy programs based on plans that focus on equity of access and cultural relevance for all students CAELI's guiding principles include: equity, districts as a unit of change, and scale. en-us 2021-06-17 16:10:42 UTC 2025-11-19 01:47:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923469356 It would be nice to see a roadmap of prior actions, goals, and next steps connected to each element of the TOA. I feel like I understand elements A & B, but am a bit lost on where we are with C- leading-edge exemplars.

]]> 2021-12-01 18:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923469356 supportive statewide context, incremental infusion, and leading edge exemplars are all great entry points for taking action from different roles and locations https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923469680 2021-12-01 18:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923469680 More explicit emphasis on the climate crisis (but not losing site of the basic environmental crisis as well) https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923471448 2021-12-01 18:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923471448 It is not obvious to me that members of CAELI might also work on green facilities and operations efforts in schools https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923473298 2021-12-01 18:07:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923473298 https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923473563 None of the TOA elements explicitly mention equity, in fact, many could be interpreted as "equality" (i.e., policies that apply to all students/districts, etc.) How might we explicitly encode equity into the TOA?]]> 2021-12-01 18:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923473563 Develop a timeline with goals and actions to keep focus and ensure all initiatives are relevant https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923474724 2021-12-01 18:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923474724 I'd like to propose a revision to the third TOA: Developing leading-edge exemplars that demonstrate best practices in incorporating environmental literacy into our educational system, especially at (OR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH) the school district level, paving the way for both replication and inspiration in the education community. https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923476504 2021-12-01 18:09:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923476504 https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923477727 Consider co-creating content, processes, tech aspects with the students themselves. This gives them multiple education touchpoint and skill building sets concurrently with environmental education.

]]> 2021-12-01 18:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923477727 Is there a way for CAELI to better highlight success with districts asandage1 https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923483577 Especially which school districts have environmental literacy plans]]> 2021-12-01 18:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923483577 Every Child has a strong connection to the Natural World https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923485317 If we could ensure that every single child has access to building a connection in nature, we will have a generation that cares for the environment! ]]> 2021-12-01 18:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923485317 what are trends in school districts that are implementing elements of these practices? https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923485697 2021-12-01 18:13:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923485697 Add more intentional use of equity and inclusion as a driver for the action categories and as an outcome. ngsscollab https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923485821 2021-12-01 18:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923485821 Is there a way to show in the theory of action the added focus of bringing in multiple lenses and highlighting the variety of communities in the state? Broadening the conversation. crystalhowe https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923488552 2021-12-01 18:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923488552 https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923488671 Apply TOA to the community college space. Community colleges serve over 2 million students. Much of the career preparation at CCs could have green focus/themes.]]> 2021-12-01 18:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923488671 what's the dashboard we would use to measure successes and what's the baseline data related to those indicators, and how would a data cycle of analysis inform our theory of action and priorities? https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923489972 2021-12-01 18:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923489972 https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923491753 Many of the successes and efforts seem focused in coastal areas. How might we focus on rural, inland, and desert communities?]]> 2021-12-01 18:16:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923491753 We wonder about the relationship between leading edge examplars and scale (when examples are typically driven by outstanding individuals working at the local level) - it seems like the scale is happening at the hub level through collaboration, recourse sharing, and develop cohesive strategies. Can this be called out somehow more explicitly in the TOA? https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923492236 2021-12-01 18:16:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923492236 https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923494172 I have heard people ask about the majority of ppl in the education system - students, teachers, and site leaders - where are they in this TOA? Does our TOA reach that level and include their voice?]]> 2021-12-01 18:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923494172 https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923498715 A theory says if we do X, Y will happen. What are the actual outcomes that we theorize these actions will lead to? How will we know if these actions are effective?]]> 2021-12-01 18:19:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923498715 Guiding Principles https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923501534 Frame them as an introduction to the TOA, rather than as a footnote.]]> 2021-12-01 18:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923501534 Clarify/elaborate that environmental literacy goes beyond a curriculum and include hands-on, nature-based learning. https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923503327 2021-12-01 18:21:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923503327 https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923504168 How might we add to the TOA to think about a comprehensive developmental pathway for all of California's children from infancy to adulthood? Is this policy? Is this context? Is this district? Is it some combination of these, or does it need to be named/described in a separate TOA?]]> 2021-12-01 18:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923504168 Can or should there be anything explicit about access to nature and outdoor learning as a means to advancing environmental literacy? https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923505289 2021-12-01 18:22:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923505289 Does, and if so how, CAELI have a way to determine/measure if the efforts are working? Is there any reporting or data collection to determine effectiveness? https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923506027 2021-12-01 18:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923506027 https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923506482 How might the TOA connect to families/parents as important partners in the environmental/climate education of their children?]]> 2021-12-01 18:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923506482 It looks like CAELI only focuses on Pillar 3 of the Green Ribbon. Are there other statewide networks that need to develop to focus on Pillar 1 and 2? Or could CAELI expand to include those? https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923509808 2021-12-01 18:25:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923509808 Articulating the goal for large-scale assessments: What does that look like? https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923510996 2021-12-01 18:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923510996 How can we include youth voice in the work we do? K-12 and College youth input? jmutch1 https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923512353 2021-12-01 18:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923512353 Questions about districts as unit of change -- can we acknowledge & support more access points for equity, change, and scale? (Consider disruption of institutions, practices, inequities happening now) https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923513347 2021-12-01 18:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923513347 Extend/expand the incremental infusion into educational structures that are just emerging and perhaps not even existing yet. ngsscollab https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923513776 2021-12-01 18:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923513776 Evaluation Plan https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923513839 We need an evaluation plan that defines success and provides milestones over a period of time.]]> 2021-12-01 18:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923513839 We talked a lot about the need for equity to be more explicit. Perhaps use Guiding Principles as an introduction to TOA vs. footnote https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923516501 2021-12-01 18:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923516501 Distance Learning https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923517775 We need to acknowledge that distance learning and virtual field trips are around to stay. How do we pivot some of our theories of change to incorporate this type of learning?]]> 2021-12-01 18:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923517775 Connecting Policy Makers to the Work https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923518763 The biggest part of the Theory of Action that's missing is the ACTION! We need to discuss how the dollars are spend and where they are going. How do we connect the state's organizations who are actually doing the on the ground educating in this space with the $ and resources to continue doing the work. 

We would have greater impact if we could combine efforts and make sure that all students have access to programing and not just SOME. Working with policy makers to ensure there is a touch point for every grade level. ]]> 2021-12-01 18:29:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923518763 School campuses and the design and "environmental offerings" of them have to be included in EL efforts. https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923522007 2021-12-01 18:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923522007 Communication https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923523075 Our communication plan should focus on EL as a need to have not a nice to have. A lack of education is a major threat to our environment, just as much as climate change or pollution. ]]> 2021-12-01 18:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923523075 explicitly identify/describe how the NGSS and EP&Cs or other state standards relate to establish the need and increase buy-in https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923523836 2021-12-01 18:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923523836 OLI + Pillar 1 &2 https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923523989 How fascinating that those first two pillars were such a focus of the national COVID outdoor learning initiative, a huge project CAELI took on this past year.]]> 2021-12-01 18:31:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923523989 https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923524664 One of our biggest challenges is building relationships between our facilities leadership (pillar 1) and our teachers/curriculum leaders (pillar 3). If we knew each other better, we'd be able to do more together. An addition to the TOA could be that BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS within and across sectors/roles builds a vibrant "ecosystem" for this work.]]> 2021-12-01 18:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923524664 An addition to the TOA could be that BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS within and across sectors/roles builds a vibrant "ecosystem" for this work. https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923525233 2021-12-01 18:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923525233 Policy vs. Practice https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923530720 Small organizations who are providing the teacher training and programmatic support are constantly seeking early adaptors who can afford a CBP’s program, and CAELI needs to focus on recruiting the “powers that be” to join CAELI. We need to push these convos regionally, and infiltrate getting policy at state level so that this type of programming becomes a requirement for every grade level K-12 and beyond.

]]> 2021-12-01 18:35:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923530720 Need to know ALL the players https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923535024 To truly make impact across the state we would need to know ALL the players. All of the organizations doing grass roots work, all of the grants avail, and all of the private funders who would like to see more of this work accomplished. Then connect all the dots and ensure that all students have access. ]]> 2021-12-01 18:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923535024 We need the PTA represented in our group https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923557103 2021-12-01 18:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923557103 We need the Teacher Union explicitly represented in CAELI https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923557724 2021-12-01 18:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923557724 We need high school youth and college youth in CAELI https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923558617 2021-12-01 18:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kataylor8/y02g3gn0uq27pcc7/wish/1923558617