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Professional development classes and events for Washington teachers

June 2025

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Piloting a Localizing Guide for the 6th Grade Earth’s Changing Climate Amplify Science Unit
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Description Have your students felt a disconnect between the science units you are teaching and their own experiences? Have you wished for ways to make science more meaningful and engaging for your students? Would you be interested in a variety of quick tweaks and longer adaptations you can use to make your science cla , ...
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Piloting a Localizing Guide for 5th Grade Ecosystem Restoration Amplify Science Unit
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Description Have your students felt a disconnect between the science units you are teaching and their own experiences? Have you wished for ways to make science more meaningful and engaging for your students? Would you be interested in a variety of quick tweaks and longer adaptations you can use to make your science cla , ...
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Teaching in 3D: Refreshing our NGSS Practices, Concepts, and Ideas
8:00 am - 9:15 am
Presenters Jennifer Eklund, Claudia Ludwig, Caroline Kiehle, Barbara Steffens, Sarah Clemente Description Teachers of Science, grades 6-12, join the ISB team to explore 3D teaching! Our goals for our work together in this workshop: The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) have been a cornerstone of science educatio , ...
Foundations of Climate Change (Spring 2025) – Session 2
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Come learn with EarthGen in this fully asynchronous professional development opportunity designed for Washington teachers who have not yet participated in a STEM Seminar. Through asynchronous learning via Canvas, participants will have a chance to authentically engage with activities and experts as they grow their unde , ...
Climate Change in Every Classroom: Season of Smoke (Spring 2025) – Session 2
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Come learn with EarthGen in this fully asynchronous professional development opportunity designed for Washington teachers who have not yet participated in a STEM Seminar. It is expected that teachers begin this course with a base knowledge of climate change or have taken the Foundations of Climate Change asynchronous c , ...
Systems Are Everywhere!
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Presenters Jennifer Eklund, Claudia Ludwig, Caroline Kiehle, Barbara Steffens, Sarah Clemente, Kim Harrington Description Teachers of Science, any grade K-12, join the ISB team to explore systems! The purpose of this workshop is for K-12 teachers to deepen their learning about systems and systems thinking and to implem , ...
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Climate Change in Every Classroom: Cultivating Agricultural Connections (Spring 2025) – Session 2
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Come learn with EarthGen in this fully asynchronous professional development opportunity designed for Washington teachers who have not yet participated in a STEM Seminar. It is expected that teachers begin this course with a base knowledge of climate change or have taken the Foundations of Climate Change asynchronous c , ...
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Learning About and Implementing SEE Climate-Themed Modules in your high school and middle school classrooms
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Join the ISB team to learn, at your own pace, about all climate-themed Systems Education Experiences (SEE) modules. ISB will provide guidance as you prepare to implement one or more modules. Weaving authentic, hands-on STEM and climate science into your science course will help you teach 3D NGSS and prepare your studen , ...
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