These stories are a collection of educator professional learning experiences and opportunities provided by ESD, CBO and Tribal School partners.
The focus of the work within the ClimeTime Proviso has been to leverage an existing collaborative effort of 21 School Districts and 3 private schools that are members of the ESD 105 Science Cooperative to implement NGSS-aligned instruction for the vast majority of the region’s K-5 students.
Empowering Educators Through Coding and Climate Action! In today's rapidly evolving digital world, understanding how computers and coding shape our society is increasingly important. This project aims to challenge stereotypes that primary and secondary students may...
The virtual professional learning series “Our Climate is Changing, Why Aren’t We?” continued this month on November 19th with the second of six sessions focused on climate learning, content integration, advocacy, and hope. The event is presented as a collaborative...
How can educators begin teaching climate science to young learners in a way that feels accessible, hopeful, and impactful? For many teachers, the idea of discussing wildfires, severe weather, greenhouse gasses, and climate change with students as young as 5 or 7 can...
In our ever-changing digital society, we can all benefit from understanding how computers and coding shape our world. To break down stereotypes primary and secondary students may have about technology and computer science, this project engages them in coding. Based...
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...
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...
PEI’s workshops are typically well attended, but what happened in May was exceptional. Over one hundred people registered for a Phenomena Based Learning: Solutions Oriented Storylines workshop and of those who attended, nearly all completed the course requirements....