Ultimate Impact: Increased collective inspiration, skills, motivation, and action for a healthy environment

Platform

Stakeholder Engagement

Resources for Successful Programs

Collaborative Tools & Supports

Collaborative Impact: Increased standing and improved effectiveness of the EE Field

Community Partnership

Increased quality and quantity of local and

thematically- based

collaboration focused on optimizing the design

and delivery of EE

programs

Collaboration Consider focusing efforts to support collaboration in areas or communities where there is great need for EE.

Local stakeholder groups (e.g.

EE providers, community colleges,

school teachers, farmers markets,

etc.)

Increased # of local and

thematic EE collaboratives (e.g. county

collaborative & ocean

acidification collaborative)

Create a “pathway” model as an

organizing principle that is horizontal (age) and vertical (content

areas)Map the local field of actors/stakeholders

ID and fund a backbone org. with a 5-year commitment

Create operating guidelines and web-

based organizing

Conduct outreach and recruitment (consider

$ incentives)

Pilot 2 collaboratives: one local, and one

thematic

Desired OutcomesStrategies Target

PopulationLong-Term

Impact

Principle

Desired OutcomesStrategies Target

PopulationLong-Term

Impact

Stakeholders will

contribute actively to its support,

design, delivery,

and evolution

Ownership Values

School system

administrators

Stakeholders believe in the

value of EE and understand how

they can contribute

Design and execute communications; start

with big levers (systemic) and phase

into individual

Actively engage stakeholders in support, design,

delivery of EE; develop specific strategies for

each stakeholder group

Utilize existing signature

programs/events to demonstrate exchange and collective impact

• Humility, transparency, inclusivity • Spotlight “Teacher, ranger, teacher”

Parents

Community leaders

Youth

Funders

Teachers

Desired OutcomesStrategies Target

PopulationLong-Term

Impact

Quality Principles

School Administrator

s

Quality programs/resources

that promote evidence-based reasoning, align

with NGSS standards

Researchers, evaluators and program designers &

implementers collaborate on action research

Share model programs in an iterative fashion to ensure

relevance

Document/share how-to guidance and examples with

evidence of success (including sources of evidence)

• Promote the adoption of NAAEE guidelines for excellence• Promote participant-feedback/ iterative research design methods for programs (e.g. front-end, formative, summative)• Strive for appropriate investment in measuring impact on participants and environment (e.g. 10% of program costs)• Where possible, action research should explicitly address best practice replication.• EE programs should be student-centered, place-based, and/or outside to the extent possible.

EE Providers

Researchers & Evaluators

Teachers

Every person in 12 county Bay Area is

doing something to protect the

environment

Quality programs that inspire care for

the environment

Every person in 12 county

Bay Area considers the environment when making

personal choices

Every student in grade K-12 spends min. one hr/week in

EE activities

Connect teachers and informal educators with curriculum and

PD that is placed and supported outdoors

Incorporate place based learning into model regional programs

Teacher PD Providers

Program Participants

Provide support for educators and program designers to align

programs with NGSS

Increase funding for OST EE programs and training for OST

program providers

Desired OutcomesStrategies Target

PopulationLong-Term

Impact

Increased program relevance

Relevance Principles• Should be inclusive of/complementary to formal education• Consider partnerships as a vehicle for capacity building

Environments and People are valued

Individuals and

Communities

Providers

EE provided in diverse settings

Provide integrated experiences across population

groups

Support in hiring and training divers workforce in EE

Support and/or PD in program design (incl. new providers)

Create clearinghouse of culturally relevant best

practices/resources

Messaging and outreach to underserved communities

Increased capacity of providers to serve diverse populationsCreate pathway for diverse

communities, incl. conduit to vocation and/or other action

Participants are committed to

inspire, lead, and model positive environmental

behavior.Sense of place,

interconnectedness to environment

Increased diversity of EE staff to reflect

those served

Develop virtual/mobile programs, satellite locations

Provide access, support, and funding to increase

participation of underserved communities

Community Co- Design Link providers and

communities in the formation of EE experiences.

Participants actively raise the

field of EE through their experiences