These stories are a collection of educator professional learning experiences and opportunities provided by ESD, CBO and Tribal School partners.
North Central ESD implements Climate Science and NGSS Professional Learning to area educators by leveraging collaboration opportunities among NCESD staff, community-based organizations, and other regional ESDs. The collaboration efforts extend to building teams of teachers that work together to create authentic climate science experiences for their students.
Over four action-packed days, 290 seventh graders from Eastmont School District ventured into the Horan Natural Area (part of the Confluence State Park) a wetland landscape just 15 minutes from their school grounds. This place-based, outdoor learning experience, led...
On October 10, 2024, third through eighth grade teachers gathered for an engaging workshop hosted by NCESD staff members Cari Haug (Regional Science Coordinator), Stefan Troutman (Educational Technology Specialist), and Andy Boyd (Regional Math Coordinator). This...
Feet were running, students were talking, the sun was shining as over 400 students made their way to the big tents to kick off their STEAM in the Field events at various locations across north central Washington. This is the fourth year that NCESD has been able to...
Often we end a story with the statement, “The End,” but in the case of our latest Our Climate Is Changing, Why Aren’t We? Let’s Get Started Using Children’s Literature workshop series which wrapped up February 29th, participating teachers are just getting started...
In a collaboration between NCESD’s Cari Haug (Regional Science Coordinator), Stefan Troutman (Educational Technology Specialist) and Andy Boyd (Regional Math Coordinator), third through 8th grade teachers were invited to learn about computational thinking strategies...
Climate change was the reason Lori Buratto decided to become a high school science teacher. She understood how climate change impacts every aspect of life, but for years she only felt confident teaching it in the context of environmental science classes. Last year,...
“We need to stop thinking, ‘Is this student good enough for my science class?’ and start asking, ‘Is my science class good enough to engage all students?’” This was the question posed by Jamie Yoos, a chemistry teacher and OpenSciEd facilitator from Bellingham,...
The OpenSciEd Elementary Field Test launched this August on the beautiful Washington State University, Vancouver campus. Over seventy elementary teachers from across the state participated in this three-day project launch learning about the high-quality OpenSciEd...
In the historic Centralia Grand Ballroom, about 70 educators gathered on a Friday evening in October to listen and learn from author Katie Worth. Katie is a journalist and author of the book Miseducation: How Climate Change is Taught in America. The audience was...