CELF 2020 Summer Institute Scholarship Application

Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation
2020 Summer Institute Reimagined Scholarship Application

During the CELF 2020 Summer Institute Reimagined you will engage in active learning experiences that deepen your knowledge of Education for Sustainability (EfS) principles and practices. In addition, you will develop instructional skills in systems thinking and gain strategies and resources to apply EfS as an integrating context for student learning and engagement. The Institute is a collaborative space and will provide you with a knowledgeable, creative community of school/district sustainability coordinators and educators who are committed to supporting each other with resources and extensive EfS experience.

APPLY TODAY! ONLY 8 SCHOLARSHIPS REMAIN AVAILABLE.

Scholarship Selection Process:
CELF will be offering a limited number of full scholarships. Preference will be given to teachers applying from Title 1 schools and other needs-based applicants. CELF will contact you upon receipt of your application.

Scholarship Awardees agree to the following Deliverables:

Attendance: Join Zoom workshops on time (2:00 - 4:30 pm EST / 1:00 - 3:30 pm CST) and actively participate in all six days / 15 hours of the Institute.
- No show/cancellation fee of $125.

Complete Pre- and Post-Institute Survey: Participants are required to complete both a pre- and post- institute surveys.

Project Work: Complete and submit ONE of the Institute Projects to CELF for our case studies by Aug 15, 2020:

Session #1 Big Ideas of Sustainability (7/7-7/16) CLOSED: Participants who choose to participate in this institute will submit either: 1) an EfS Place, Problem, Project-Based (P3) Curriculum Lesson with the integration of the Big Ideas of Sustainability using CELF’s EfS Design template or 2) a reflection of your experience and takeaways from the Summer Institute.

Session # 2 Civic Science Inquiry to Action OPEN: Participants who choose to participate in this institute will submit either: 1) a Civic Science Implementation plan using CELF inquiry to action framework or 2) a reflection of your experience and takeaways from the Summer Institute.

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* 1. Participant Information

Name

Home Address

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Cell Phone Number

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* 2. School Information

Name of School

Grade Taught

School Address

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

School Email Address

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* 3. Please indicate the preferred email for communication during the summer.

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* 4. Is your school Title 1?

Yes

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* 5. How did you hear about the CELF Summer Institute Reimagined?

Social Media

Word of Mouth

School District Communication

CELF email blast

CELF Website

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Which Summer Institute do you want to attend?

#1 Big Ideas of Sustainability (JULY 7 – 16, 2020)

#2 Civic Science Inquiry to Action (JULY 21 – 30, 2020)

Please respond to each of the following questions with as many details as possible and examples where indicated. To support your thoughtful responses, we’d like to provide you with these clarifying definitions:

Sustainability - occurs when the environmental, economic and social needs of a society are met in the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

Education for Sustainability (EfS) - teaches problem solving strategies for the present, while engaging students as stakeholders in designing a sustainable world for the future.

Civic Science- Civic Science is both an approach to generating knowledge and a democratic practice. In Civic Science, student scientists express democratic citizenship through their scientific work: they engage in democratic world-building efforts as scientists.

Place-Based Education- An approach to learning that takes advantage of geography to create authentic, meaningful and engaging personalized learning for students.

Project-Based Learning- Teaching practice in which students learn by actively engaging in real-world and personally meaningful projects.

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* 7. Why do you want to attend the CELF Summer Institute and what do you hope to gain from it?

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* 8. What student projects, actions, or investigations would you like to explore developing during the Summer Institute?

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* 9. In what ways do you envision sharing your learning from the Summer Institute with your school community?

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* 10. How do you plan to apply and/or implement the new concepts learned from the CELF Summer Institute in the upcoming school year?

By submitting this scholarship application to participate in the CELF 2020 Summer Institute Reimagined, I understand the time commitment required during the Summer Institute.