These stories are a collection of educator professional learning experiences and opportunities provided by ESD, CBO and Tribal School partners.
Richland Public Library provided the perfect backdrop for four Central and Eastern Washington educators to explore how solar energy interacts with surfaces and materials here on Earth. When Central Washington FieldSTEM Coordinator Megan Rivard brought out the 1873...
PreK-2 Teachers came together in the Fall to explore how plants, animals and people interact with seasonal patterns and consider the impact of climate change. They learned to incorporate schoolyards and communities into their classroom learning and reflected on how...
During this two-month course, teachers learned about the impacts of climate change on snowpack in the Snohomish Valley, specifically the impact that Snohomish River flooding continues to have on nearby human and nonhuman communities. This is the second year IslandWood...
Teachers standing among the hedgerows of Natural Selection Farms (NSF) compost in various stages of breaking down took a collective deep breath. “Look at the color – it smells amazing!” Compost is one strategy for managing food waste, a major contributor to greenhouse...
On a beautiful, sunny Saturday in March, a dozen elementary teachers arrived at the NCESD office to kick off a multisession cohort learning about, planning, and implementing integrated Life Science and English Language Arts lessons. The cohort includes teachers from...
Science Education is essential for our future. Our future health, homes, and communities. We need all students to have a solid science educational foundation so they can make informed decisions in their future. We must start with elementary science. Too many students...
As part of our ongoing efforts to foster student leadership, EarthGen launched a new Youth Fellowship program. This program provides paid opportunities to high school students who are passionate about climate justice and wish to expand their knowledge on this critical...
This collaborative series which was led by Luke Matlack (Regional Science Coordinator) and Mike Batali (Computer Science/Educational Technology Coordinator) recently concluded. Participants teaching grades 3-8 had the opportunity to attend up to four full day sessions...
At our book study sessions, teachers meet in a cross-grade breakout to make sense of the computer science ideas embedded in the readings. They then meet in grade banded breakouts to apply their new understanding to learning opportunities that they share with their...