Jan 15, 2021 | Capital Region ESD 113, Cascadia CD, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools), ESD 105, ESD 112, ESD 123, Grantees, IslandWood, NCESD 171, NEWESD, Nooksack Salmon EA, NWESD 189, Olympic ESD 114, Pacific Education Institute, Padilla Bay, PSESD, Snohomish CD
The Washington state program ClimeTime, which is facilitated by the state’s nine Education Service Districts (ESDs) and community partners, was recently cited as a popular and effective model for educator education in climate science. The Journal of Science Policy and...
Jan 6, 2021 | ESD 105, ESD 123, NCESD 171, NEWESD
High School teachers from Eastern Washington started the new year off with a bang! On January 5th teachers came to learn about the systems and the “Invisible Forest”. The evening started with Anne Thompson. Anne is a Research Assistant Professor in the Biology...
Dec 2, 2020 | Capital Region ESD 113, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools), ESD 105, ESD 112, ESD 123, NCESD 171, NEWESD, NWESD 189, Olympic ESD 114, PSESD
Adults usually try to reduce kids’ screen time, but when COVID-19 closed schools to in-person learning last spring, schools had no choice but to move classes online. With little experience in remote instruction, teachers have been challenged to get kids actively...
Mar 20, 2020 | ESD 123, NCESD 171
“Wow, what an amazing workshop!! Loved all the GLAD strategies used and the voices of hope shared to teach about such a critical topic!” is just one piece of feedback received after the latest 3-day Voices of Hope GLAD Unit workshop. The event was held at...
Jan 28, 2020 | EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools), ESD 123
Ask any teacher from a rural school district if they feel they have adequate opportunities for quality professional development in their community and most will tell you they do not. They will likely follow that up with a request, not for themselves, but for their...
Jan 17, 2020 | ESD 105, ESD 123
On January 16, eleven teachers from ESD 123 and ESD 105 convened in Prosser, WA to collaborate in the development of a sample framework that models NGSS-aligned instruction and the integration of other subjects for the elementary classroom. The event was facilitated...
