CCS Events and Trainings
California Biodiversity Day
September 7, 2024
Saturday, September 7, 2024 is California Biodiversity Day, a time to inspire discovery and connection to California’s amazing biodiversity, and to encourage actions to protect it! To celebrate, events are scheduled throughout the state during the week of September 7 – 15, 2024.
Collabinar: California Biodiversity Day
August 28, 2024
Engaging the Public in Conservation Through California Biodiversity Day
August 28, 2024
1:00 – 2:00 PM PST
Register here.
Conference: North American Association for Environmental Education
November 5-9, 2024
The 2024 North American Association for Environmental Education Annual Conference and Research Symposium will be held in person in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this November 5 through 9. The Center for Community and Citizen Science will represent our research and projects at both the research symposium and regular conference.
Conference: California Association of Science Educators
November 8-10, 2024
Peggy Harte will be presenting at The California Association of Science Educators workshop this November on what it looks like when elementary students grapple with local data. In participatory science, students contribute to science by collecting data that generates new knowledge. Participants will learn what participatory science is, what it looks like in elementary classrooms, and a research based framework for designing projects, allowing attendees to see firsthand how young minds contribute to real-world science.