These stories are a collection of educator professional learning experiences and opportunities provided by ESD, CBO and Tribal School partners.
Project VOICE culminated in the Community Share event on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at Fort Vancouver High School, where students presented their ideas and discoveries about what makes a healthy, vibrant community. Project VOICE is a student-led initiative that explores...
In the face of escalating climate and sociopolitical challenges, the Community Education in Action program promotes collaborative learning, bringing together diverse voices to bring communities together and co-create educational resources that address climate and...
Under a warm spring sun on April 15, 2025, a dozen enthusiastic educators gathered at the Oroville School District greenhouse for Learning with Native Plants: Continuing to Grow — the latest installment in a workshop series hosted by the NCESD. This hands-on event...
On February 27, 2025, more than a dozen educators gathered under blue skies on the scenic campus of Paschal Sherman Indian School to explore a unique approach to professional learning—connecting science, culture, and community through the study of phenology, or...
The North Central Educational Service District (NCESD) recently finished up their Data Science Workshop Series designed to help educators integrate data science standards into their classrooms. The series brought together teachers from across the region to explore...
The sixth and final session of the virtual Climetime professional learning series "Our Climate is Changing, Why Aren't We?" featured a showcase that provided teachers from NEWESD 101, ESD 123, ESD 105, and NCESD an opportunity to share their experiences. For this...
Our Climate is Changing, Why Aren’t We? Children’s Literature Book Study convened virtually for the fifth session in late February. Engaging nearly 60 educators from across ESDs NEWESD 101 (Spokane), ESD 123 (Tri-Cities), NCESD (Wenatchee), and ESD 105 (Yakima), we...
CASTL, the Collaboration for Ambitious Science Teaching and Learning, was launched in 2018 as a regional extension of Washington’s NSF-funded Math and Science Partnership, PASTL. The initiative focuses on engaging teachers in Ambitious Science Teaching (AST) to assess...
When you live, work, and go to school in Washington State, it’s nearly impossible not to feel a deep connection to the breathtaking landscapes that surround us. From the lush rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula to the rolling hills and arid lands of Eastern...