Green Technology is an AIA (American Institute of Architects) Continuing Education Provider, #G515 and an ICC (International Code Council) Preferred Provider, #1170.
Virtual Only – Pre-recorded:
- Designing spaces and opportunities to build Resiliency and Ownership for K-12 youth: Supporting and Empowering Health, Wellness and Community-Building
The LACOE Green Schools Symposium will be from 10:30am to 2:00pm and is included in Summit registration. For those interested in attending the LACOE Green Schools Symposium with lunch, Summit Keynote, Leadership Awards Reception and Celebration and Exhibit area, a special rate is available. Virtual attendance to “That’s Going To Leave a Mark” is complementary and includes the live-streamed Summit Keynote and Leadership Awards.
Leading Sustainability Initiatives for School and District Improvement
These last three years, Cabrillo Unified School District has worked with students, staff, community partners, and county office of education leaders to help us strengthen environmental education and achieve district sustainability goals. These goals include building school gardens on every campus; improving our UC “a-g” approved Agricultural Science CTE program at Half Moon Bay High School; integrating green career awareness and exploration modules into our middle school program; planning solar generation for every campus; planning water conservation efforts for every campus; and implementing a sustainability dashboard making district energy use, water use, and waste diversion visible to those we serve. This presentation brings together CUSD’s superintendent and two leaders from San Mateo County Office of Education’s Office of Sustainability to describe how students, staff, and community partners have come together to implement the work done and plan the work still underway to achieve these school and district sustainability goals.
Speakers:
Sean McPhetridge, Superintendent, Cabrillo Unified School District
Doron Markus, Career Technical Education and Science Coordinator, San Mateo COE
Andra Yeghoian, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Coordinator, San Mateo COE
Designing spaces and opportunities to build Resiliency and Ownership for K-12 youth:
Supporting and Empowering Health, Wellness and Community-Building
(VIRTUAL ONLY SESSION)
Attend this session to engage in several actionable planning aspects and tools for creating educational environments that enhance health and wellness, resiliency and build community. Our session topics are keenly focused on end-users at the margins for whom education, and life, may be atypical and seeks to share tools that address the needs of the users and how we can serve them better.
Our session is focused on sharing successful and established programs and tools that relate to next and best practices in Community Schools and Educational Visioning in the share of Redwood City School Districts Community Schools and Family Centers, USC/LAUSD “Little Yogini’s” program. Our session shares the student and community-based discovery process that embeds health, wellness and inclusion into the process.
Speakers:
Mary Ruppenthal, Pre-K-12 Market Sector Leader, HED
Tina Koneazny, Associate Director, Administration and Educational Outreach, USC Joint Educational Project
Accelerated Infrastructure Deployment & Student Involvement
This session will discuss how to include students in the telling of your story and support their Green Career Path Choices.
The Learning Objectives for this session are:
1. How 2 School Districts “got it done”
2. Identifying and overcoming Obstacles.
3. Listing available Resources
4. Determining and Implementing Your own electrification strategy.
5. Effective ways to involve your students
Electric School Buses are a symbol of hope and a means of change for Disadvantaged Communities!
Speakers:
Gilbert Rosas, Director II Sustainability & Adaptation, Modesto City Schools
Karely Carlos, Science Department Chair, Stockton Unified School District
Elliott Feldman, Program Manager Sustainability Business, Schneider Electric
Saving Money While Integrating Climate Action and Work-based Learning
Schools play an often overlooked role in addressing climate change. Join us to learn about an innovative partnership between Porterville Unified School District and nonprofit Climate Action Pathway for Schools where paid student interns are developing projects that have reduced the districts’ energy costs by $850,000 and greenhouse gas emissions by 24%. Together the partners have raised over $6.8 million for related facility upgrades through state and federal grants. Learn how your district can save money, seek facility funding, and provide high-quality college and career programs for students.
Speakers:
Jenn Garvin, Energy and Sustainability Program Manager, Porterville Unified/Climate Action Pathways for Schools
Kirk Anne Taylor, Executive Director, Climate Action Pathways for Schools
Emilio Valencia, High School Student, Porterville Unified School District
Victor Medina, High School Student, Porterville Unified School District
TBD, Work-Based Learning Coordinator, Porterville Unified School District
Greening Our Schools
The session will cover upcoming changes to local and state legislation and how it affects schools and the built environment. The talk will further explore effective innovative measures to make our schools energy sufficient, resilient, and with safe indoor air quality in the event of a climate emergency such as a wild fire event. We will also look at measures for making existing school buildings more energy efficient and resilient.
Speaker:
Hafsa Burt, Principal, hb+a Architects
“Many Hands Make Light Work”
The Collaborative Effort of School/District Personnel in Building a CA Green Ribbon School
Suisun Valley School (SVS) enriches its educational program with agriscience on its two-acre farm. A full-time agriscience teacher designs and coordinates agriscience lessons and project-based learning activities to engage students in caring for all aspects of the school’s garden. Students participate in the entire farm-to-fork cycle, directly linking healthy soil, healthy produce, healthy food choices, healthy humans, and a healthy planet. All campus landscape is xeriscaping, and site irrigation uses targeted drip systems, allowing for specific areas to be watered while maximizing water conservation and absorption. In 2019, SVS built an 8,000 square foot library, office, staff workspace, and Innovation Lab complex using state-of-the-art materials and systems with an emphasis on plumbing, insulation, natural lighting, natural colors, and views that allow the building’s occupants to connect with the surrounding landscape. In 2021, the complex received the Outstanding Project award from Learning by Design Awards of Excellence.
Speakers:
Jas Bains Wright, Principal, Suisun Valley K-8 Elementary School
Heather Merodio, Suisun Valley School Agriscience Teacher, Fairfield Suisun Unified School District
Marina Romero, Project Manager, Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District
Mariana Alvarez-Parga, Principal, 19six Architects
Greening Our Schools
The session will cover upcoming changes to local and state legislation and how it affects schools and the built environment. The talk will further explore effective innovative measures to make our schools energy sufficient, resilient, and with safe indoor air quality in the event of a climate emergency such as a wild fire event. We will also look at measures for making exisitng school buildings more energy efficient and resilient.
Speaker:
Hafsa Burt, Principal, hb+a Architects
Additional Showcase Videos:
Registrants will also have access within the Summit virtual platform to product and service videos, and how you can benefit from these with your sustainability projects. You will hear from such organizations as Baker Electric Renewables, First Note Finance inc., Vector Energy Group, Ferguson HVAC, Solatube International, Smart Rain, Dynamic Coatings, Metrus, Constructive Systems Inc. and many more.
All education sessions and showcase videos will be available on demand following the live Green California Schools & Community Colleges Summit on October 18th. You will be able to watch them in any order.
The Call for Presentations has Closed.
For questions please contact Star Olea at solea@green-technology.org