Jun 17, 2021 | Nooksack Salmon EA
By now, many know that the colonization myth we learned in school doesn’t tell the whole story of how the Americas were settled. In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, but what he discovered was not a “New World” — it was once inhabited by millions of...
May 12, 2021 | Nooksack Salmon EA
What’s your favorite meal? Is it macaroni and cheese or pizza? Arroz con pollo or oatmeal? No matter what the food, where it is grown, or how it is disposed of, there is an impact on the environment and people. These facts were made evident to elementary school...
May 12, 2021 | Nooksack Salmon EA
While working through the Teaching Outside module teachers were asked to spend some of their own learning outside. “Having to be outside for a required assignment was wonderful. I have felt so cooped up the past few months, and so much of my work requires me to be...
May 11, 2021 | Nooksack Salmon EA
Storytelling, a powerful art form that allows for the passing of knowledge, tradition, and different ways of being. Storytelling can grasp the creative reflections of thought, emotion, and the interconnectedness of it all. Environmental Storytelling Can Help Spread...
Jan 15, 2021 | NEWESD, Grantees, ESD 105, ESD 112, Capital Region ESD 113, Olympic ESD 114, PSESD, ESD 123, NCESD 171, NWESD 189, Cascadia CD, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools), IslandWood, Nooksack Salmon EA, Pacific Education Institute, Padilla Bay, 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...
Jul 31, 2020 | Nooksack Salmon EA
Written by Kiana Jenkins, Common Threads Food Educator, Spring 2020 As an AmeriCorp member here at Common Threads, I’ve had the opportunity to take part in ClimeTime, a series of professional development workshops for Whatcom County teachers. The primary focus of the...
Mar 27, 2019 | Nooksack Salmon EA
Nearly 60 K-12 educators from Skagit and Whatcom Counties are participating in a 4-day workshop to dive deeper into the NGSS through hands-on outdoor lessons facilitated by a collaboration between six community-based organizations.
Feb 7, 2019 | Indigenous Ways of Knowing, NWESD 189, Nooksack Salmon EA
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...
