These stories are a collection of educator professional learning experiences and opportunities provided by ESD, CBO and Tribal School partners.
On September 28th, 16 teachers and educators gathered at Cascade View Elementary School in Tukwila to participate in IslandWood's "NGSS in Action: Science in the Schoolyard" workshop. Together, they dove into discussions of "three dimensional" science learning, and...
Over the course of three days (August 19th-21st), half a dozen educators from around the state joined Pacific Education Institute staff in Castle Rock to write curriculum on fire science, with the goal that they will help facilitate PEI workshops on this topic during...
August 15th and 16th, in picturesque Battle Ground, 18 educators, along with 3 community partners, attended a Pacific Education Institute workshop on the role of Washington's forests in climate change resiliency. PEI faculty gave presentations on local anchoring...
August 13th through the 15th saw the hustle and bustle of over 250 teachers participating in the 2019 NCESD STEM Summit. The event was held at the Wenatchee Convention Center in downtown Wenatchee. The Summit offered over 100 different STEM related sessions ranging in...
On August 9th, seven teachers and educators ventured to the Brightwater Educational Center in Woodinville to explore local environmental phenomena to anchor within their classroom science units. Together, teams dove into their understandings and applications of Next...
Pre-K and K teachers gathered to learn how to engage young learners in NGSS aligned Climate Science Instruction. Unit ideas and play based station activities were created by teacher leaders and were shared with participants who engaged with the activities and reviewed...
Production has started for the Climate Champions, a game that was built in partnership by NEWESD and Filament Games for the State of Washington. Each ESD will receive enough games for every district in their region as well as professional development on game based...
On April 18th, 2019, the team at Washington Green Schools hosted their latest in a series of Climate Science STEM Seminars. This session focused on the relationship between agriculture and the changing climate and was hosted at the Windy Hills Winery in Ridgefield,...
CASTL teachers attended a three-day institute (June 30, 31 and Feb 7) exploring climate impacts on the Southern Resident Killer Whales to better understand the teaching innovations needed to support students with the Next Generation Science Standards. Teachers then...