NWESD 189 | ClimeTime

New Tools Engage Students in Virtual Climate Science Learning

Dec 2, 2020 | NEWESD, ESD 105, ESD 112, Capital Region ESD 113, Olympic ESD 114, PSESD, ESD 123, NCESD 171, NWESD 189, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)

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...

CASTL Reflective Planning Day #1

Oct 16, 2019 | NWESD 189

This summer, NWESD welcomes 28 new teachers into our Ambitious Science Teaching network by engaging them in ocean acidification as a context to learning about explanatory modeling. On October 15th, our 28 summer participants joined many of our alumni to learn about...

Teaching Climate Science to Early Learners (Pre K-K)

Aug 20, 2019 | NWESD 189

Pre-K and K teachers gathered to learn how to engage young learners in NGSS aligned Climate Science Instruction. Unit ideas and play based station activities were created by teacher leaders and were shared with participants who engaged with the activities and reviewed...

High school science teachers learn about climate science from UW School of Oceanography scientists

Mar 15, 2019 | NWESD 189

On March 5, 2019 high school science teachers participated in a one day workshop to learn the chemistry behind climate science and ocean acidification. UW School of Oceanography scientists lead the workshop. Modules included an overview of the chemistry behind climate...

Stories of Us and the Environment

Feb 7, 2019 | Indigenous Ways of Knowing, NWESD 189, Teaching for the Climate Collaborative (TCC)

Last week the NWESD 189 held the first of a two-part ClimeTime class called “Stories of Us and the Environment.” This class focused on the intersection of ELA and science, specifically through the lens of narratives that we all have inside of us. A group of...