Research connected to policy, practice, and youth action.
ECCLPs develops and studies approaches that help educators and young people engage with climate change, environmental justice, data, policy, emerging technologies, and community solutions.
CA Teachers’ Uptake of AB 285
Understanding how climate education policy becomes classroom practice.
This research examines teachers’ awareness, interpretation, and uptake of California climate education policy, including the supports and implementation conditions educators need.
- Document educator awareness and interpretation of AB 285.
- Identify implementation barriers and enabling conditions.
- Translate findings into practical supports for educators and systems.
Youth Action
Reducing textile and food waste through making, inquiry, and community action.
Youth Action connects environmental learning to everyday systems of consumption and waste, giving young people opportunities to investigate problems, prototype solutions, and communicate their ideas publicly.
- Connect environmental learning to materials, food systems, and consumption.
- Use design and making to investigate circular-economy possibilities.
- Support youth voice, collaboration, and public-facing action.
Planet-First AI
Designing AI that strengthens learning while supporting sustainable futures.
Planet-First AI considers how artificial intelligence can be used responsibly in climate and environmental education—supporting human judgment, meaningful learning, and ethical design while attending to social and ecological consequences.
- Study educator uptake and sensemaking around AI tools.
- Center transparency, agency, ethics, and sustainability.
- Design professional learning and practical guidance for educators.