Understanding Climate Change in California
Date and time
Location
Morongo Tribal Hall
11555 Potrero Rd. Banning, CA 92220Refund Policy
Description
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA K - 12 EDUCATORS! Climate change is having a profound impact on California water resources, as evidenced by long-term changes in snowpack, sea level, river flows and annual temperatures.
Join the California Department of Water Resources Climate Change team for a day learning about the science of climate change, how local to Federal water managers are applying the science to safeguard California’s water supply and help develop more climate resilient communities – and how the interdisciplinary activities of Project WET can help you integrate climate change science knowledge, concepts and skills in your classroom or education program!
Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) activities are designed to engage students of all ages - in formal and non-formal education settings - in the study of water through interactive simulations, use of models and reality-based scenarios. Interdisciplinary Project WET activities supplement existing curriculum and are correlated to and reinforce practices integrated within Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards - provide strong foundations for STEAM, Project-Based and Service Learning programs.
For a $25 registration fee, participants attending this training will receive great information on current climate science, how the science is being applied to increase the resiliency of California water systems, a copy of Project WET Guide 2.0, experiences with Project WET activities, a light breakfast, coffee and lunch, an opportunity to receive 0.8 CEU credit - and a $50 stipend after completion of the training!
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The mission of the Water Education Foundation, an impartial, nonprofit organization, is to inspire understanding of water and catalyze critical conversations to build bridges and inform collaborative decision-making.
Our history dates back to 1977 when California was in the second year of a major drought and water was at the forefront of the news. The Foundation’s articles of incorporation were filed on Feb. 27 of that year, creating a nonprofit, nonpolitical, tax-exempt educational organization. Today, the Sacramento-based Foundation remains a vital source of nonpartisan, in-depth information about water resource issues in California and the West. Taking a steady pulse of the water world, the Foundation provides a vast repertoire of educational materials, products and services such as our water tours, lectures, conferences, workshops, our flagship Western Water news articles and Project WET (Water Education Today).