These stories are a collection of educator professional learning experiences and opportunities provided by ESD, CBO and Tribal School partners.
During May 2021, 25 middle and high schoolβ―educatorsβ―fromβ―across Eastern and Central Washington attended aβ―three-day online workshop,β―Solutions Oriented Learning Storylines:β―Fire for Secondary Educators, with Pacific Education Instituteβs (PEI)β―FieldSTEMβ―Coordinator...
By now, many know that the colonization myth we learned in school doesnβt 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 βNew Worldβ β it was once inhabited by millions of...
During the month of May 2021, 27 educatorsβ―fromβ―eight districtsβ―across the state attended aβ―three-day online workshop,β―Solutions Oriented Learning Storylines: Urban Forestry, with Pacific Education Instituteβs FieldSTEM Coordinators Molly Griffiths and Megan Rivard...
In early May 2021,β―29 teachers from nine school districts in Thurston, Pierce and Lewis countiesβ―attended aβ―three-day hybrid workshop,β―Solutions Oriented Learning Storylines: Wetlands, with Pacific Education Instituteβs FieldSTEM Coordinators Hattie Osborne and Karen...
Whatβs 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...
While working through the Teaching Outside module teachers were asked to spend some of their own learning outside. βHaving 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...
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...
Over the course of two days, April 27th and April 29th, eight Tonasket Elementary School teachers and 63 5th grade students visited the Scotch Creek Wildlife Area located near Conconully, WA. The purpose of these visits was to take their classroom science learning...
During the months of March and April 2021, 10 educators from across Washington joined Pacific Education Institute staff and faculty online to write Solutions Oriented Learning Storylines on the topic of urban forestry. The goal was to create developmentally...