On May 29th, 2020, 25 nonformal educators from Western Washington came together online to discuss climate science in K-12 schools, climate science within their programs, and review PEI’s Solutions Oriented Learning Storylines on the topics of Regenerative Agriculture,...
Partner stories
These stories are a collection of educator professional learning experiences and opportunities provided by ESD, CBO and Tribal School partners.
Partner Stories
Wildfires in Western Washington- May 2020
During the week of May 18th, 2020, 28 teachers from across Western Washington attended an online workshop series, Solutions Oriented Learning Storylines: Wildfires in Western Washington, with Pacific Education Institute’s FieldSTEM Coordinators, Julie Tennis and...
Climate Science Series for Grades 3-5: April/May Canvas Course
During the months of April and May 2020, seven teachers from around the ESD 113 region completed the third part of the Climate Science Series for Grades 3-5. This was planned to be an in-person session but was quickly turned into a Canvas course due to Covid-19. The...
Wildfires in Eastern Washington
During the week of April 18th, 2020, 26 teachers from across Eastern Washington attended an online workshop series, Solutions Oriented Learning Storylines: Wildfires in Washington, with Pacific Education Institute’s FieldSTEM Coordinators Megan Rivard and Mike Nepean...
Wildfires in Western Washington
During the week of April 18th, 2020, 23 teachers from across Western Washington attended an online workshop series, Solutions Oriented Learning Storylines: Wildfires in Washington, with Pacific Education Institute’s FieldSTEM Coordinators Julie Tennis and Hattie...
Elementary ClimeTime PLC Meets Again!
Twenty teachers met, once again, for our monthly Elementary ClimeTime professional learning community gathering on April 21. This month, we spent time with a “Less Like …” “More Like …” table designed to help us thinking through science learning in this new reality....
Engaging in Argument From Evidence to Understand the Science….in Climate Science!
Engaging in Argument From Evidence to Understand the Science….in Climate Science There are important climate science questions our students must be ready to engage in such as: “How does climate change as one moves from the equator toward the poles?” “Which carbon...
NGSS Climate Science and the Diverse Classrooms
Thirty-one teachers from across the Puget Sound region joined Karina Vanderbilt Multilingual Learning Director at Puget Sound ESD for a day of learning about how to support multilingual learners in science classroom. We started the day by experiencing a lesson on...
Voices of Hope GLAD Unit Brought to ESD 123
"Wow, what an amazing workshop!! Loved all the GLAD strategies used and the voices of hope shared to teach about such a critical topic!" is just one piece of feedback received after the latest 3-day Voices of Hope GLAD Unit workshop. The event was held at Educational...