Partner stories
These stories are a collection of educator professional learning experiences and opportunities provided by ESD, CBO and Tribal School partners.
ClimeTime partners offer a variety of methods in supporting teacher professional development for climate education. These stories highlight partner successes in educating teachers across Washington state about the many ways in which climate science and the focus on local phenomena-based learning can engage both teachers and students.
By sharing these stories, ClimeTime hopes that educators, students, and anyone invested in rigorous and experiential science learning will be inspired to explore how they can engage with climate science in their region. ClimeTime values the work of Washington’s students, teachers, and community-based partners, and seeks to celebrate their commitment to engaging learning experiences.
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Rising Star elementary students restore their green space, rejuvenate their school garden, and engage in science learning with the schoolyard, community and community partners
This year, Rising Star Elementary students restored their green space, rejuvenated their school garden, and engaged in science learning with the schoolyard, community and community partners. All of this came out of a two-year ClimeTime-funded partnership that...
4th Grade Students at Wiley Elementary Dive into the Impact of Climate Change on River Temperature and Salmon Migration
The fourth-grade students at Wiley Elementary School, under the guidance of their passionate science teacher, Mrs. Gailey, are delving into the intricate relationship between climate change, river temperature, and the migration of salmon. As these young minds explore...
Schoolyard Science Storyline for 3-5 Teachers: What Makes a Weed a Weed?
This Spring, teachers used a simple clump of dandelions to anchor a Next Generation Science Standards-aligned storyline that motivated their students to go outside and engage with outdoor science observations and investigations. They questioned their own conceptions...
Teachers & Students Engineer Community-Based Air Quality Solutions and Co-Design Student-Led Climate Action
This spring, IslandWood launched a new teacher professional development course called Community-Centered Climate Action, geared towards Third through Fifth grade teachers from around the Puget Sound. During the five-part Community-Centered Climate Action Course,...
Forests and Climate Resilience
It’s difficult to see hope and resilience when glaciers are melting, salmon populations are dwindling and sea levels are rising. But there are efforts to make our planet more resilient all across the planet and right in our own backyards. And that is a reason for...
Flexible and Convenient: EarthGen’s Asynchronous Courses Support Educators
EarthGen launched a new way to reach teachers and provide them with the knowledge and skills they need to teach climate science. This school year, EarthGen started offering asynchronous courses on a variety of climate-related topics, including agriculture, wildfires,...
Teaching for the Climate: Inspiring teachers to engage students in outside learning
The blustery winds of October, the ice encrusted fields of February, and the pelting rain of March and April, provided the backdrops for the Teaching for the Climate Collaborative's four stand-alone Teaching Outside workshops. Ironically, the weather was the perfect...
ClimeTime Canvas Courses
Once again, we were able to offer professionally-moderated and self-guided Canvas Courses to our State's educators. To date, we've had 92 participants complete our five unique and challenging self-guided courses, with 454 still working toward completing all required...
Outdoor Experiences Bring Students Alongside Professionals in the Field
The NCESD expanded the STEAM in the Field programing this year! This program brings local students out in the field at Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife areas near them to work alongside the professionals that are doing science and taking action everyday....