Aug 18, 2020 | Project Portraits, PSESD Project Portraits, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools) Project Portraits
Elementary ClimeTime Institute OverviewThe Elementary ClimeTime Institute offered by ESD121 created a hybrid professional learning community of K-5 educators who used the phenomenon of poor air quality due to wildfires to learn how to engage with the NGSS science and...
Aug 13, 2020 | Project Portraits, NCESD 171 Project Portraits
Voices of Hope Project GLAD unit Overview The Voices of Hope NTC Project GLADยฎ๏ธ unit, developed by Kate Lindholm and Dr. Sara Martinez, provided equitable access to grade-level climate science learning through a model of instruction promoting multilingual development...
Aug 4, 2020 | Project Portraits, Teaching for the Climate Collaborative (TCC) Project Portraits
Teaching for the climate Overview The Teaching for the Climate project was a field-based professional learning experience to support K-5 teachersโ ability to lead outdoor, experiential, place-based, and NGSS-aligned science learning that addresses climate topics. The...
Aug 4, 2020 | Project Portraits, ESD 123 Project Portraits
Earth systems and changes at Coyote Canyon Mammoth Site Overview Earth is ever-changing, and Earth Science education aims to teach students about the ways that humans influence landscape and climate. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) have many standards...
Jul 31, 2020 | Teaching for the Climate Collaborative (TCC)
Written by Kiana Jenkins, Common Threads Food Educator, Spring 2020 As an AmeriCorp member here at Common Threads, Iโve had the opportunity to take part in ClimeTime, a series of professional development workshops for Whatcom County teachers. The primary focus of the...
Jul 23, 2020 | ESD 105, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
Standing in the shadows of giant wind turbines, itโs hard not to be awestruck. For Yakima-area teachers, a field trip to the Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility outside Ellensburg not only inspired wonder, it connected them with local resources to engage their students...
Jul 20, 2020 | ESD 105, Pacific Education Institute
When ESD105 originally partnered with Pacific Education Institute and the Mount Rainier Institute to offer a professional development for secondary educators in June 2020, the idea was to take Yakima area workshop participants into the great outdoors and study the...
Jul 16, 2020 | Project Portraits, Capital Region ESD 113 Project Portraits
Analyzing & interpreting data a canvas course for Washington teachers Overview Teachers across Washington state expressed that they wanted to better understand how to interpret climate science data before leading classes with their own students. In order to reach...
Jul 16, 2020 | NEWESD Project Portraits, Project Portraits
Exploring water quality in the classroom, the field and through games OverviewTeaching students how to โdoโ science requires leadership, planning and a strong grasp of academic content. Cheney Middle Schoolโs seventh graders had rich opportunities to understand...
Jul 15, 2020 | ESD 105 Project Portraits, Project Portraits
Going the Extra Mile to cultivate and sustain teacher expertise in Wahluke Overview Many elementary educators do not enter teaching with a deep background in science, a situation that can result in discomfort and a lack of confidence when teaching science. This...
Jul 15, 2020 | IslandWood
On May 29, 2020, 31 teachers and five IslandWood educators wrapped up a virtual four-part course focused on science teaching and learning–from your own home! Using STEM Teaching Tools and an impressive collection of participant expertise, the group explored...
