Education Workgroup Projects

The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool (ELIT) was developed to monitor the capacity and progress of public school districts toward meeting the Environmental Literacy Goal in the 2014 Watershed Agreement. The ELIT is administered biennially.

Environmental Literacy Summits are convened biennially to share innovative practices, collaborate, and coordinate between federal, state and non-governmental leaders about the future of environmental education in our region.

The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office hosts training forums to build the skills of educators to plan and implement Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) and sustainable school programming at the classroom or school district level, among other topics. This allows educators to better understand, promote, and deliver important programs that contribute to the Environmental Literacy outcomes of the Watershed Agreement.