Nov 5, 2019 | Capital Region ESD 113
On October 30th, 15 teachers representing 10 school districts met at ESD 113 in Tumwater to take a deep-dive into public opinion data vs student ideas and actions, implications for teaching climate science, and the creation of an initial Model to explain their...
Oct 30, 2019 | Capital Region ESD 113, Pacific Education Institute
On October 23rd, 34 3rd-5th grade educators from the South Sound and beyond gathered in Tumwater at the ESD 113 facility to attend the first in a series of “Locally Relevant Climate Science” workshops put on by that agency and the Pacific Education...
Oct 18, 2019 | Pacific Education Institute
For two days this month (October 9th and 10th), 10 educators learned about the role of regenerative agriculture in Washington’s key industry and its contribution to climate resiliency. PEI’s Central FieldSTEM Coordinator Megan Rivard led attendees in...
Oct 18, 2019 | ESD 105, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
The construction of a “lift” to contain the day’s collection of recyclable solid waste is observed by teachers. Twenty-five elementary teachers from eight school districts in Central Washington gathered in mid-October to learn about ways to use...
Oct 18, 2019 | Capital Region ESD 113, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
Washington Green Schools facilitated the first of four meetings at the Capital Region ESD 113 Event Center. The October 16th event focused on the impacts climate change is having on snow-pack dependent organisms. 22 teachers, representing 14 school districts, took an...
Oct 16, 2019 | Pacific Education Institute
On September 19th and 20th, 18 formal and informal educators attended PEI’s two-day workshop at the Salmon Center in Belfair to learn about erosion and food waste storylines that address climate change. Each of these incorporates NGSS aligned 3-Dimensional...
Oct 10, 2019 | Pacific Education Institute
For two days last month (September 26th-27th), 23 educators from around the South Sound gathered at Washington State University’s Allmendinger Center in Puyallup to take a deep dive into the role of Washington’s forests in climate change resiliency....