On August 7th, science educators from the Puget Sound region gathered for a two-day Localizing Amplify Science Teacher Institute at IslandWood’s Bainbridge Island campus.
Partner stories
These stories are a collection of educator professional learning experiences and opportunities provided by ESD, CBO and Tribal School partners.
EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
EarthGen is a statewide nonprofit organization that equips youth, educators, and school communities to become changemakers for a healthy environment. Through science-based, action-oriented programs, EarthGen engages several hundred teachers each year in climate science professional development grounded in Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and culturally sustaining pedagogy. EarthGen’s workshops feature climate scientists, focus on local issues, and highlight action and solutions. EarthGen provides teachers with data, resources, and instructional strategies to make climate change and its impacts relevant for students.
EarthGen Youth Fellows Unleash Their Superpowers to Improve Climate Education
EarthGen's Youth Fellows have been on a journey of climate justice learning over the past four months. Through close collaboration with EarthGen staff and partners, three passionate high school students have delved deep into the subject of climate justice and the...
Flexible and Convenient: EarthGen’s Asynchronous Courses Support Educators
EarthGen launched a new way to reach teachers and provide them with the knowledge and skills they need to teach climate science. This school year, EarthGen started offering asynchronous courses on a variety of climate-related topics, including agriculture, wildfires,...
EarthGen Launches Youth Fellowship Program
As part of our ongoing efforts to foster student leadership, EarthGen launched a new Youth Fellowship program. This program provides paid opportunities to high school students who are passionate about climate justice and wish to expand their knowledge on this critical...
Making Climate Change Accessible and Engaging
Teaching climate change to younger students can be challenging due to its complexity. In response to this challenge, Aubrei McGinn Pallini, a kindergarten teacher at Cathcart Elementary in south Snohomish County, sought assistance to integrate science and climate...
Rural Students Bring Climate Conversations into the Community
When Celia Cummings started teaching Waterville High School’s first environmental science class, she discovered that many of her students came from families that doubt the science of climate change. Celia was enrolled in a climate justice focused professional...
EarthGen’s Climate Grief and Creative Expression Uses Art to Support Climate Action
"Teaching climate change is very emotional, and helping students embrace those emotions is vital," shared a teacher attending EarthGen's newest training, Climate Grief and Creative Expression. This training is designed to equip teachers with skills to address their...
EarthGen Expands Climate Justice League Statewide
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....
Sharp-Tailed Grouse Connects Students to Climate Change
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...