Ever wonder how to talk to students about climate change and how to empower them to take action? Many elementary teachers in Washington State wonder about this too! In an effort to support teachers, Regional Science Coordinators in Tri-Cities, Yakima, Wenatchee, and...
In the spring of 2022, Regional Science Coordinators met to reflect on Climate Literacy work completed in 2021-22. A few patterns began to emerge. The first pattern was that elementary teachers were excited to bring climate science to their classrooms, but unsure of...
Teacher Casey Jones’ family includes migrant farmworkers, whose lives are directly affected by climate change and social injustice. The students at Rowena Chess Elementary School where Casey teaches also see the effects of these twin crises in their daily lives....
Climate change will affect every aspect of young people’s lives, but its incredible scale makes it hard for them to comprehend. Moreover, connecting what kids learn in school to real world problems is one of the biggest challenges teachers face. EarthGen’s training...
On April 22, 2022, students from Spokane Public Schools, community organizers, and staff from Gonzaga University’s Center for Climate, Society, and the Environment gathered for an Earth Day demonstration. Student involvement in this event was organized by the...
Educators learned why we had such an extreme heat wave this past summer, as they heard from Robin Fox, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Spokane. Chelsea Freeman teaches high school in Tonasket, an agricultural community hit especially hard by the...
Between 2018 and 2021, Washington State Regional Science Coordinators and a tea of dedicated middle school science teachers engaged in field testing OpenSciEd instructional units to help inform the development of a complete Grades 6-8 open educational resource (OER)....
Following our state’s three year participation in helping develop the nationally recognized Middle School OpenSciEd materials, Washington State high school science teachers are stepping up to aid development of OpenSciEd’s open educational resource...
FREE 5-session Course from IslandWood & OSPI ClimeTime Presenter: Brad Street Description: Did you know idling cars during school pickup impacts air quality and the environment? Learn how to use an easy to implement action[...]
Hosted by Gonzaga University Center for Climate, Society, and the Environment Presenters: Dr. Brian G. Henning, Karli Honebein Description: Hosted by Gonzaga University Center for Climate, Society, and the Environment, this professional learning workshop will[...]
FREE 5-session Course from IslandWood & OSPI ClimeTime Presenter: Brad Street Description: Did you know idling cars during school pickup impacts air quality and the environment? Learn how to use an easy to implement action[...]
As part of the CLIME TIME Grant funding, this course is a collaboration with the WSU Master Gardeners Program. Presenters: Marie Feryn Description: During the course participants will engage in conversations and learning about Climate[...]
As part of the CLIME TIME Grant funding, this course is a collaboration with the WSU Master Gardeners Program. Presenters: Marie Feryn Description: During the course participants will engage in conversations and learning about Climate[...]
Experience how local scientific phenomena can drive a Next Generation Science Standards storyline for 6-8th grade students, support equity and justice, and lead to climate action. Presenters: Brad Street Description: IslandWood educators will guide participants[...]
