Education Workgroup Publications

Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences, or MWEEs, serve as the foundation for a rich, lifelong relationship between students and the Chesapeake Bay.

View document [PDF, 5.7 MB] 2025 Educator's Guide to the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE)

A companion text to the Educator's Guide to the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience to support effective MWEE professional learning experiences for teachers and educators.

View document [PDF, 1.8 MB] Facilitator's Guide to MWEE Training

This report presents watershed-wide results from the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 6.4 MB] Chesapeake Bay Region 2024 Environmental Literacy Report

Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool Survey Questions (2024)

View document [PDF, 239.4 KB] 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool Survey

The primary purpose of this self-assessment rubric is to help non-formal environmental education providers demonstrate the alignment of their programs with K-12 school district priorities. 

View document [DOCX, 97.1 KB] High Quality Environmental Education Programming: A Self-Assessment Rubric for District Success

This report presents Delaware-specific results from the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 4.2 MB] Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2024 Environmental Literacy Report - Delaware

This report presents District of Columbia-specific results from the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 3.1 MB] Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2024 Environmental Literacy Report - District of Columbia

This report presents Maryland-specific results from the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 4.2 MB] Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2024 Environmental Literacy Report - Maryland

This report presents Pennsylvania-specific results from the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 4.3 MB] Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2024 Environmental Literacy Report - Pennsylvania

This report presents Virginia-specific results from the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 4.2 MB] Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2024 Environmental Literacy Report - Virginia

This report presents West Virginia-specific results from the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 3.9 MB] Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2024 Environmental Literacy Report - West Virginia

A summary of Delaware-specific responses to the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 467.0 KB] DE: 2024 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

A summary of District of Columbia-specific responses to the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 148.3 KB] DC: 2024 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

A summary of Maryland-specific responses to the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 677.0 KB] MD: 2024 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

A summary of Pennsylvania-specific responses to the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 3.1 MB] PA: 2024 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

A summary of Virginia-specific responses to the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 2.6 MB] VA: 2024 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

A summary of West Virginia-specific responses to the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 221.5 KB] WV: 2024 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

The Chesapeake Bay Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool (ELIT) was developed to monitor the capacity and progress of public school districts toward meeting the environmental literacy goal stated in the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. This report is a summary of the results of the 2022 ELIT data collection and analysis.

View document [PDF, 6.2 MB] Chesapeake Bay Region 2022 Environmental Literacy Report

View document [PDF, 4.2 MB] Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2022 Environmental Literacy Report - Delaware

View document [PDF, 3.1 MB] Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2022 Environmental Literacy Report - District of Columbia