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Local Phenomena Mystery and Othello 6th Graders

Nov 9, 2021 | ESD 123

On a chilly November afternoon, 6th Grade students walk in to in Mrs. Fought’s science class with a new mystery to figure out! Mrs. Fought starts by telling a story of some mysterious bones that have been discovered in Kennewick, Washington, just a hour away...

Regional Science Coordinators are growing and supporting OpenSciEd use amongst middle school science teachers

Nov 9, 2021 | NEWESD 101, ESD 105, ESD 112, Capital Region ESD 113, Olympic ESD 114, PSESD, ESD 123, NCESD 171, NWESD 189

Between 2018 and 2021, Washington State Regional Science Coordinators and a tea of dedicated middle school science teachers engaged in field testing OpenSciEd instructional units to help inform the development of a complete Grades 6-8 open educational resource (OER)....

SEL Support through Science and Literacy Equity for all

Oct 5, 2021 | ESD 123

How do you support students with Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and still teach content? You integrate! Lorianne Donovan, ESD 123 Regional Science Coordinator and Lindsey Fangman, ESD 123 Regional Literacy Coordinator spent the summer working to solve this problem....

Washington State High School Teachers and OpenSciEd: on the cutting edge of NGSS instruction and materials

Oct 5, 2021 | NEWESD 101, ESD 105, ESD 112, Capital Region ESD 113, Olympic ESD 114, PSESD, ESD 123, NCESD 171, NWESD 189

Following our state’s three year participation in helping develop the nationally recognized Middle School OpenSciEd materials, Washington State high school science teachers are stepping up to aid development of OpenSciEd’s open educational resource...

Statewide Partnerships Lead to Green Chemistry and Sustainable Design Workshop Series

Sep 23, 2021 | NCESD 171

In May of 2021, NCESD had the opportunity to partner with Washington Science Teacher Association’s Johanna Brown and Washington State Department of Ecology’s Green Chemist Saskia van Bergen to present a series of professional learning events for educators...

Using Public Health Data to Study Climate Change Impacts

Sep 16, 2021 | PSESD

Exposing students to real data connected to their lives and their communities is a hallmark of the NGSS science and engineering practices. In the spring of 2021, DOH epidemiologists partnered with a professional development provider from Puget Sound ESD to produce...

Science Storylines for Elementary Teachers

Jul 30, 2021 | IslandWood

On March 6, 2021, and again on March 13, IslandWood staff and elementary teachers came together on Zoom to explore two science storylines related to local phenological phenomena (say that five times fast!). Teachers of K-2 students explored a storyline related to...

Community Science

Jul 30, 2021 | IslandWood

On January 16, 2021, and again on May 15, 2021, IslandWood staff, teacher participants, and collaborative partners gathered on Zoom to discuss community-centered science storylines at the secondary level. With support from a high school science teacher/co-facilitator...

Science in Your Neighborhood

Jul 28, 2021 | IslandWood

On August 18, 2020, and again with a second cohort on September 19, 2020, IslandWood staff and K-8 teachers came together on Zoom to consider how to make science engaging and meaningful for students in a year when the school communities were turned upside-down. Over...

Climate Change and Data Visualizations

Jul 12, 2021 | ESD 123

12 amazing teachers spent the week of June 21-25 engaged in a teacher/scientist partnership. The goal of the TSP program is to have scientists share their expertise to deepen the teacher’s understanding of the content and learn a little more about how scientists...

Using Shellfish to Teach Climate Change

Jul 1, 2021 | ESD 112, Olympic ESD 114, PSESD, NWESD 189, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)

Shellfish are an important traditional food source with cultural significance for coastal Native people and the foundation of an iconic industry for Washington state. The shellfish industry here generates hundreds of millions of dollars each year and employs thousands...

Solutions Oriented Learning Storylines: Wetlands workshop

Jul 1, 2021 | Pacific Education Institute

In late June 2021, 33 teachers from 16 Coastal and West Sound school districts attended a three-day hybrid workshop, Solutions Oriented Learning Storylines: Wetlands, with Pacific Education Institute’s FieldSTEM Coordinators Karen Lippy and Julie Tennis and PEI...