Mar 13, 2019 | ESD 123, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
20 K-12 teachers and Informal Science Educators met at The Reach Museum in Kennewick/Richland WA to learn from U of W geology and climate scientist Heidi Roop, PNNL ecologist and data scientist, Kyle Larson and WA Green School’s Becky Bronstein to learn more...
Mar 13, 2019 | NEWESD 101, ESD 123
21 informal science educators from ESD 101 and ESD 123 met to learn more about climate science efforts in the region and state and their potential role in that work. Led by Elizabeth Schmitz, OSPI, Tammie Schrader, ESD 101 and Georgia Boatman, ESD 123 they spent the...
Mar 13, 2019 | Olympic ESD 114, Pacific Education Institute
On March 12th and 13th, eighteen elementary school teachers learn about NGSS 3D assessment and utilizing FA tasks within the context of a research-based informal formative assessment cycle. The event was designed and delivered by ESD 114 and Pacific Education...
Mar 5, 2019 | ESD 112, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
Educators inย ESD 112ย learned about the impacts climate change has on human health. Thank you to Southwest Clean Air Agency for providing specific resources on local air quality! One teacher said the training, “made me excited to spread the data [around human...
Mar 4, 2019 | EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
By Bellamy Pailthorp of knkx.org – Read original story In whatโs been called the most ambitious statewide climate science education initiative in the country, Washington state is putting $4 million dollars this year toward training teachers who want to integrate...
Mar 3, 2019 | Padilla Bay
This two-day workshop (March 1-2, 2019) for middle and high school teachers focused on connecting the causes and effects of climate change and ocean acidification. Students used local and regional online data to gain data skills, argue with evidence, and make...
Feb 26, 2019 | Climate Science Teacher Resources, ESD 112
With the recently released U.S. Climate Report containing alarming data about climate change, ESD (Educational Services District) 112 is working to help educate teachers and ultimately students about the issue. Using the cutting-edge $3 million climate science grant...
Feb 26, 2019 | Olympic ESD 114
On February 25-26, 6th grade teachers from three school districts on the Olympic Peninsula participated in learning about a new OER sixth grade unit called Thermal Energy. Teachers will be piloting the unit in their classrooms this coming spring. The number of...
Feb 7, 2019 | Indigenous Ways of Knowing, NWESD 189, Teaching for the Climate Collaborative (TCC)
Last week theย NWESD 189ย held the first of a two-part ClimeTime class called โStories of Us and the Environment.” This class focused on the intersection of ELA and science, specifically through the lens of narratives that we all have inside of us. A group of...
Feb 3, 2019 | PSESD, IslandWood
IslandWood Teacher Professional Development in PSESD On February 2nd, 22 teachers and educators spent the morning at Cascade View Elementary School in Tukwila learning and practicing how the use of crosscutting concepts and climate related standards can be supported...
