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Stressed Out Pikas Help Cascade High School Students Learn about Climate Science

Oct 9, 2019 | NCESD 171

This fall students at Cascade High School in Leavenworth have been studying what the large scale disappearance of American Pikas from regions experiencing warmer summers and decreased winter snowpack can tell us about energy and matter in the environment and the...

Elementary Teachers Prepare For NGSS-Aligned Instruction

Oct 8, 2019 | ESD 105

During the week of August 12 to August 16, more that 220 elementary teachers from 20 public school districts prepared to implement new science units based on the Next Generation Science Standards at ESD 105 in Yakima, WA. The teachers took on the role of students as...

Digging to Make Sense of Earth Changes

Oct 7, 2019 | ESD 123

The Earth Systems and Changes project brought together K-6 teachers from Southeast Washington to experience place based, local field experiences at the Coyote Canyon Mammoth Site to understand Earth systems, changes, and climate science in the context of natural and...

Growing Interest in Elementary Science- A Schoolyard Garden Initiative

Oct 7, 2019 | Olympic ESD 114

Olympic Educational Service District 114 has recently launched the Growing Elementary Science schoolyard garden initiative. This year long project began with thirty-five elementary teachers learning the science behind plant growth and how to anchor science learning...

IslandWood Teacher Professional Development Workshop in Tukwila

Oct 1, 2019 | IslandWood, Padilla Bay

On September 28th, 16 teachers and educators gathered at Cascade View Elementary School in Tukwila to participate in IslandWood’s “NGSS in Action: Science in the Schoolyard” workshop. Together, they dove into discussions of “three...

Solutions Oriented Learning Storylines: Writing Workshop – Focus on Fire

Sep 23, 2019 | Pacific Education Institute

Over the course of three days (August 19th-21st), half a dozen educators from around the state joined Pacific Education Institute staff in Castle Rock to write curriculum on fire science, with the goal that they will help facilitate PEI workshops on this topic during...

Solutions Oriented Learning Storylines: Forest Ecosystems Benefits – Carbon Sequestration

Sep 23, 2019 | Pacific Education Institute

August 15th and 16th, in picturesque Battle Ground, 18 educators, along with 3 community partners, attended a Pacific Education Institute workshop on the role of Washington’s forests in climate change resiliency. PEI faculty gave presentations on local anchoring...

2019 NCESD STEM Summit Provides a Wealth of Professional Development Opportunities

Aug 23, 2019 | NCESD 171

August 13th through the 15th saw the hustle and bustle of over 250 teachers participating in the 2019 NCESD STEM Summit. The event was held at the Wenatchee Convention Center in downtown Wenatchee. The Summit offered over 100 different STEM related sessions ranging in...

IslandWood Teacher Professional Development Workshop in Woodinville

Aug 23, 2019 | IslandWood

On August 9th, seven teachers and educators ventured to the Brightwater Educational Center in Woodinville to explore local environmental phenomena to anchor within their classroom science units. Together, teams dove into their understandings and applications of Next...

Teaching Climate Science to Early Learners (Pre K-K)

Aug 20, 2019 | NWESD 189

Pre-K and K teachers gathered to learn how to engage young learners in NGSS aligned Climate Science Instruction. Unit ideas and play based station activities were created by teacher leaders and were shared with participants who engaged with the activities and reviewed...

Climate Champions Game in Production

Apr 23, 2019 | NEWESD 101

Production has started for the Climate Champions, a game that was built in partnership by NEWESD and Filament Games for the State of Washington. Each ESD will receive enough games for every district in their region as well as professional development on game based...

Climate Science STEM Seminars

Apr 18, 2019 | EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)

On April 18th, 2019, the team at Washington Green Schools hosted their latest in a series of Climate Science STEM Seminars. This session focused on the relationship between agriculture and the changing climate and was hosted at the Windy Hills Winery in Ridgefield,...