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.
30 Special Education Teachers, Administrators, Para pros, Science, & STEM Teachers met at ESD 105 on March 14, 2019. Participants experienced a NGSS immersion experience, then made sense of guiding assumptions and principles from “A Framework for K-12 Science...
28 Teachers from 11 School Districts, 1 UW Faculty Member, and 1 CBO Partner analyzed variables that could be included in a climate policy that could effectively reduce annual atmospheric temperatures by 2 degrees.
November 7, 2018 Yakima, WA - 32 Middle School teachers investigated why two cities at the same latitude in the US have different climates. The teachers used the Argument-Driven Inquiry process to create their claim, gather evidence, and, construct an argument to...
On October 12, Sunnyside School District hosted Foundational Training for units aligned to NGSS/Climate Science Standards for 100+ Grade 1-5 teachers at Washington Elementary. The training was delivered by 9 ESD 105 Science Education Cooperative Master Trainers and...
In July, 2018, Science Master Trainers and 7 new “Apprentice Trainers” met for three days to develop facilitation materials for a six hour “Foundational Professional Learning” session for “NGSS Phase 1” comprised of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom units for...