Feb 1, 2023 | NEWESD 101, ESD 105, ESD 123, NCESD 171
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...
Jan 24, 2023 | Olympic ESD 114, ESD 123, NWESD 189, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
“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...
Jan 11, 2023 | NWESD 189, Teaching for the Climate Collaborative (TCC)
On a beautiful fall morning in October, twenty-three educators joined the Teaching for the Climate Collaborative at Alluvial Farms in Whatcom County. The tour showcased local engineering solutions the farm institutes to mitigate the effects of climate change. Teachers...
Nov 28, 2022 | Capital Region ESD 113, Pacific Education Institute
What role do wetlands play in building ecosystem resilience? This is what an enthusiastic group of K-12 educators from Capitol Region ESD 113 wondered this past summer as they explored Pacific Education Instituteโs (PEI) Coastal Wetlands storyline at the Billy Frank...
Nov 21, 2022 | NWESD 189, Pacific Education Institute
How do you stop a beach from eroding? What do city planners need to consider to save their cities from sea level rise? These are just two of the questions teachers from NWESD 189 tackled at a November workshop with Pacific Education Institute (PEI) FieldSTEM...
Oct 19, 2022 | NCESD 171, Pacific Education Institute
โRight here weโre in a transition zone. This is where the shrub steppe transitions to the pine forest, and you can see a lot of space between the trees. Thatโs healthy!โ Dave Spies led the educators of North-Central Washington on a half-mile interpretive walk through...
Oct 6, 2022 | NEWESD 101, ESD 105, ESD 123, NCESD 171
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...
Oct 5, 2022 | NEWESD 101, ESD 105, ESD 112, PSESD, ESD 123, NCESD 171, NWESD 189, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
Teacher Casey Jonesโ 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....
Sep 21, 2022 | NEWESD 101, NCESD 171, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
Climate change will affect every aspect of young peopleโs 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. EarthGenโs training...
