CREEC Nature’s Narrative Summer Institute
Join Us for the CREEC North Nature’s Narrative (CNNN) Summer Institute!
We’re excited to welcome you to the CNNN Summer Institute - a two-day professional learning experience focused on Environmental Literacy, Climate Resilience, SEL, and ELA Integration through the lens of nature and solutionary thinking.
This session is being offered under the California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) North Hub Grant from CDE.
July 27-28, 2026
David P. Meaney Education Center
10474 Mather Blvd
Mather, CA 95655
Room C
8:30 AM -3:30 PM
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Starts: 7/27/2026
Sessions: 0
Pricing: $0
Location: DPMEC
Room C
10474 Mather Blvd.
Mather CA 95655
Status: 10 open seats left
Class Size: 15 seats
CREEC Nature’s Narrative Fall Institute
In this professional learning session, participants will review upcoming program dates and learn how to access course materials, while exploring Flow Learning resources and activities that support engagement with nature. The session also focuses on deepening understanding of the PDSA Cycle and fostering student discourse around a phenomenon to support inquiry-based learning.
**This session is being offered under the California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) North Hub Grant from CDE.
September 15, 2026
David P. Meaney Education Center
10474 Mather Blvd
Mather, CA 95655
8:30 AM- 3:30 PM
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Starts: 9/15/2026
Sessions: 0
Pricing: $0
Location: DPMEC
Room C
10474 Mather Blvd.
Mather CA 95655
Status: 13 open seats left
Class Size: 15 seats
NGSS Assessment Toolkit Training
This learning sequence will guide educators as they work to design deeply impactful assessment experiences for students. Building on the insights and success of our previous session, this second iteration has been thoughtfully streamlined into a condensed, high-impact 3-day format. Throughout this intensive experience, participants will explore strategies to fundamentally shift the culture of assessment in their classrooms.
Educators will learn to craft carefully designed tasks and targeted prompts that empower learners to actively demonstrate their understanding. Ultimately, this approach invites students to showcase their true thinking through authentic sensemaking, transforming assessment into a tool for empowerment.
Dates:
September 22, 2026
November 17, 2026
January 12, 2027
Location:
SCOE Conference Center
3661 Whitehead Street
Suite 100
Mather, CA 95655
Lunch will be provided. Participants are also welcome to bring their own lunch if preferred.
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Starts: 9/22/2026
Sessions: 3
Pricing: $0
Location: Conference Center
3661 Whitehead Street, Suite 100
Mather CA 95655
Status: 55 open seats left
Class Size: 55 seats
CREEC Nature’s Narrative Spring Institute
This professional learning experience will support participants in integrating NGSS and inquiry-based learning into outdoor education by analyzing strategies that align science instruction with meaningful outdoor experiences. Educators will develop activities that foster student engagement with nature through observation, discussion, and reflection, while also exploring how AI-powered tools can enhance outdoor learning by supporting inquiry and deepening connections to the local environment.
This session is being offered under the California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) North Hub Grant from CDE.
April 3, 2027
David P. Meaney Education Center
10474 Mather Blvd.
Mather CA 95655
Room C
8:30 AM- 3:30 PM
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Starts: 4/3/2027
Sessions: 0
Pricing: $0
Location: DPMEC
Room C
10474 Mather Blvd.
Mather CA 95655
Status: 13 open seats left
Class Size: 15 seats