; (C) an explanation of how the activities to be carried out by the eligible partnership are expected to improve student academic achievement and strengthen the quality of environmental instruction; (D) a description of how the activities to be carried out by the eligible partnership— (i) will be aligned with challenging State academic content standards and student academic achievement standards under section 1111(b)(1) in environmental education, to the extent such standards exist, and with the State’s environmental literacy plan; and (ii) will advance the teaching of interdisciplinary courses that integrate the study of natural, social, and economic systems, and that include strong field components in which students have the opportunity to directly experience nature through outdoor environmental learning; (E) a description of how the activities to be carried out by the eligible partnership will ensure that teachers are trained in the use of field-based or service learning to enable the teachers— (i) to use the local environment and community as a resource; and (ii) to improve student understanding of the environment and increase academic achievement; (F) a description of— (i) how the eligible partnership will carry out the authorized activities described in subsection (h); and (ii) the eligible partnership’s evaluation and accountability plan described in subsection (i); and (G) a description of how the eligible partnership will continue the activities funded under this section after the grant period has expired. (h) Authorized activities An eligible partnership shall use the subgrant funds provided under this section for 1 or more of the following activities related to elementary schools or secondary schools: (1) Providing targeted, job-embedded professional development opportunities for teachers that improve the teachers’ environmental content knowledge and pedagogical skills in teaching about the environment, including in the use of— (A) interdisciplinary, research-based, and field-based learning