California American Water Brings Conservation, Infrastructure and Sustanability Lessons to Local Schools
October 05 2015 - 8:29PM
Business Wire
Sponsors innovative water education workshop to
build school lesson plans to teach water sustainability
California American Water is giving a helping hand to teachers
in the county by developing a curriculum for classroom use that
focuses on conservation, water sustainability and infrastructure.
The event will be hosted by the Carmel Unified School District at
its Habitat Classroom-Green Building in Carmel Valley, beginning at
8 a.m. on Oct. 9th. Media interviews will be available at noon.
Lunch will be served.
The program, sponsored by California American Water, looks to
educate young people about local water resources and sustainability
practices. The program seeks to accomplish this goal by integrating
this information into school curriculum by teachers who write
lesson plans that convey the science behind many of the current
water issues. So far, the program has generated 14 lesson plans out
of 25 projected, all of which are in compliance with state and
federal educational standards including the recently issued Next
Generation Science Standards.
“It’s a relatively new approach to get young people thinking
about their local water supply and where it comes from,” said
California American Water General Manager Eric Sabolsice. “So far,
we’ve seen a great response from our local schools and hope to
expand this program throughout this service district and other
districts throughout the state. Our hope is that over time, as
these kids become water customers, they will have an increased
awareness and understanding of water conservation, supply and
policy. ”
“The Water Education Today workshop is a great example of how
private industry can work with our public schools to bring real
life science to the classroom,” said Brandon Swift, Monterey County
Office of Education STEM Coordinator.
California American Water enlisted a specialized consultant to
develop the Water Education Today Program earlier this year and to
create water-related lesson plans for use by middle school and high
school science teachers in their classrooms. The lesson plans are
written by teachers for teachers, ensuring their utility and
effectiveness. All the plans employ inquiry and
experimentation-based learning that fits well with newly issued
Next Generation Science Standards and the state’s Common Core
standards.
At Friday’s event, teachers will engage in a hands-on workshop,
where they will experiment and create their own water-themed lesson
plans and share them with other participants. They will also be
provided a presentation on desalination technology, which is one of
several water topics that are the subject of currently available
lesson plans.
For more information, please feel free to visit the project’s
website: http://watereducationtoday.com/
WHO:
California American Water and the Carmel Unified School District
WHAT:
Water Education Today Professional Development Workshop
WHEN:
Friday, October 9 8 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Media Interviews at NOON)
WHERE:
The Habitat Classroom, Carmel Valley Road, Carmel, CA 93923
Source list:
- Brandon SwiftMonterey County Office of
EducationSTEM Coordinatorbswift@monterey.k12.ca.us831-784-4147
- Luke GianniExternal Affairs –
California American Waterluke.gianni@amwater.com831-646-3252
- Rebecca McKinney, MSEducator,
Curriculum Designer, NGSS
Trainerbeckymckinney2003@gmail.com661-400-1105 mobile
California American Water, a subsidiary of American Water Works
Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), provides high-quality and reliable water
and/or wastewater services to approximately 600,000 people.
Founded in 1886, American Water Works Company is the largest
publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With
headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs approximately
6,400 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and
market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services
to an estimated 15 million people in more than 47 states, and parts
of Canada. More information can be found by visiting
www.amwater.com.
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