ContextCreating Pathways for Stewardship

Elizabeth C. Babcock, Ph.D., Chief Public Engagement Officer & Roberts Dean of EducationMay 8, 2014

What is theCalifornia Academy of Sciences?

Much more than a museum…

Explore, Explain and Sustain Life

Creating the conditions for stewardship

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From engagement …

…to action

From collaboration… to collective impact

Collective Impact

Success depends on:

• A common agenda and vision• Agreed-upon and shared measurement• Activities that are linked and aligned• Trust and constant communication• A backbone organization

• Adapted from http://collectiveimpactforum.org/

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• Citywide or regional laboratories to enable anywhere, anytime learning

• Nation-wide movement of local networks of youth-serving organizations

• Developed around Connected Learning principles

• HIVE networks in NYC, Chicago, and Pittsburgh and starting one in the Bay Area

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HIVE Bay Area Vision

Shift youth from digital media consumers to critically engaged digital media producers.

Forge new models for teens to meaningfully participate in their communities through a continuum or pathway of experiences.

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• HIVE Bay Area Meet Up June 2014• Mini HIVE pop ups Summer/Fall 2014• Badging for informal educators Summer 2014• Bay Area Youth Media Network Fest Oct 2014• Teen Center at SFPL Summer 2015

Bay Area Citizen Science Coalition

• Build and expand community

• Improve program effectiveness

• Link scientific discoveries

• Establish stewardship partners

• Set regional agenda

Next steps: • 4-6 meet ups meetings in the next year• Regional bioblitzes• National Citizen Science Association • Create shared vision and impact goals• Collaboration with Southern CA

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An Environmental Education Collaborative

California Academy of Sciences

California Academy of Sciences

1• Integrate Research into Professional

Development

2• Pathway Proof of Concept: San Francisco

3• Support Existing Pathways, Incubate New

Ones

4• Research Council

Initiatives 2015

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Pathways

• Focuses on learner’s journey• Interest-driven• Increases mastery • Badges• Removes barriers to access• Links offerings across institutions• Co-design of pathways

In Class: Kick-off

project/story and setting

stage for path

Field trip: Academy

In Class: outreach program

Field experience:

school garden or local park

In Class: lesson

Field Experience: Watershed

work in local park

In Class: project

Field trip: Chrissy Field

In Class: outreach program

In Class: lesson

Field Trip: Lawrence

Hall of Science

In Class: lesson

Culminating field

experience at Environmental

Learning Center

In Class: reflective project

Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade5

Teacher

Partner Orgs

District team

Primary facilitator indicated by borders

Please be kind to this strawman graphic.Above is the pathway for an individual learner.It doesn’t have to be this linear. Also, ideally one would have more detail about skills learned at each step, and what PD precedes each step.

What pathways will we create for them?

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Creating Pathways for Stewardship

Elizabeth C. Babcock, Ph.D.ebabcock@calacademy.org415-379-5151