These stories are a collection of educator professional learning experiences and opportunities provided by ESD, CBO and Tribal School partners.
EarthGen is a statewide nonprofit organization that equips youth, educators, and school communities to become changemakers for a healthy environment. Through science-based, action-oriented programs, EarthGen engages several hundred teachers each year in climate science professional development grounded in Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and culturally sustaining pedagogy. EarthGen’s workshops feature climate scientists, focus on local issues, and highlight action and solutions. EarthGen provides teachers with data, resources, and instructional strategies to make climate change and its impacts relevant for students.
The Community Education in Action program is a collaborative series of workshops to exchange ideas and promote the co-creation of climate justice and environmental justice educational resources, using the Just Transition framework as a guiding model. Front and...
Last fall, EarthGen hosted a teacher training that explored the connections between climate change and food waste. Due to its success, EarthGen ran two additional cohorts for eastern and western Washington educators this spring. Educators learned from Kat Huybers, a...
On February 8, teachers from across the region gathered for the “Climate Justice League, Assemble!” workshop. Held at Vancouver’s Water Educational Resource Center, the workshop aimed to deepen participants’ understanding of climate justice. Through self-reflection,...
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,...
Sixteen educators ventured into Washington’s sweeping sagebrush landscapes near Bridgeport seeking hands-on insights to strengthen their understanding of the impact of climate change on two local species, the pygmy rabbit and the sharp-tailed grouse. EarthGen...
EarthGen's Youth Fellows have been on a journey of climate justice learning over the past four months. Through close collaboration with EarthGen staff and partners, three passionate high school students have delved deep into the subject of climate justice and the...
EarthGen launched a new way to reach teachers and provide them with the knowledge and skills they need to teach climate science. This school year, EarthGen started offering asynchronous courses on a variety of climate-related topics, including agriculture, wildfires,...
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...
Teaching climate change to younger students can be challenging due to its complexity. In response to this challenge, Aubrei McGinn Pallini, a kindergarten teacher at Cathcart Elementary in south Snohomish County, sought assistance to integrate science and climate...