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 11, 2021 | EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools), NCESD 171, NEWESD
Professional learning forms community and educators made connections in more ways than one at the recent Washington Green Schools’ STEM Seminar: Agriculture and Climate Change, which was held over three afternoon sessions in October and November. Twenty-six educators...
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 13, 2019 | ESD 123, NEWESD
21 informal science educators from ESD 101 and ESD 123 met to learn more about climate science efforts in the region and state and their potential role in that work. Led by Elizabeth Schmitz, OSPI, Tammie Schrader, ESD 101 and Georgia Boatman, ESD 123 they spent the...