Feb 27, 2020 | IslandWood
On February 22, educators gathered at Brownsville Elementary School for another great NGSS workshop. Along with two facilitators, the group explored the schoolyard and considered how students might work to address problems right there in their local community spaces...
Feb 14, 2020 | IslandWood
On February 8, educators gathered at the Tacoma Professional Development Center to learn about Community Asset Mapping and how it can be used to connect both teachers and students to place. By using online mapping tools and naturalist observation skills, participants...
Feb 14, 2020 | IslandWood
On February 1, educators gathered at Poulsbo Elementary School on the Kitsap Peninsula. Over the course of the day, groups brainstormed various ways to lead students on a journey through the scientific phenomena in their schoolyards. The workshop began with some free...
Feb 14, 2020 | IslandWood
On January 18, educators gathered at the Tacoma Professional Development Center to integrate an understanding of NGSS Engineering Practices into their work with students. Focusing on a puddle at the site, facilitators led the group through an Engineering Design...
Feb 13, 2020 | IslandWood
On Saturday, January 11, educators gathered at the Tacoma Professional Development Center to dig into NGSS and apply the Science and Engineering Practices to their local environments. After investigating the “schoolyard” for events and processes that might...
Nov 20, 2019 | Cascadia CD, IslandWood
Wake up and smell the… wastewater? On Saturday, November 2nd 2019, nine teachers and educators met up at the Renton’s King County South Treatment Plant to discuss how we build, use, and care for our water urban systems. Along with 2 facilitators, participants...
Nov 15, 2019 | IslandWood
Early on Saturday, November 9th, at Sartori Elementary, 5 teachers and 2 IslandWood staff explored how mapping neighborhood assets, opportunities, and problems can engage students more deeply in science and engineering. Together, we deepened our knowledge on how...
