Partner stories
These stories are a collection of educator professional learning experiences and opportunities provided by ESD, CBO and Tribal School partners.
ClimeTime partners offer a variety of methods in supporting teacher professional development for climate education. These stories highlight partner successes in educating teachers across Washington state about the many ways in which climate science and the focus on local phenomena-based learning can engage both teachers and students.
By sharing these stories, ClimeTime hopes that educators, students, and anyone invested in rigorous and experiential science learning will be inspired to explore how they can engage with climate science in their region. ClimeTime values the work of Washington’s students, teachers, and community-based partners, and seeks to celebrate their commitment to engaging learning experiences.
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The Best of the Best
During the week of Nov. 5-7 local teachers gathered at ESD 123 in Pasco, Washington to deepen their knowledge of the new instructional materials from Smithsonian Science Units. Third Grade teachers learned about How Weather and Climate Affect our Lives, Fourth Grade...
Food Waste In the Mid-Columbia
Educational Service District 123 and Pacific Education Institute partnered to bring the Food Waste Storyline to the Tri-Cities at the REACH Museum. The teachers began by learning about how indigenous people of Washington view food, and how those views could inform...
Elementary ClimeTime Online PLCs a Hit
Fifteen elementary science teachers are working hard to bring Ambitious Science Teaching (AST) practices to their classrooms. In August they participated in a three-day workshop with AST teacher leaders and the team from Washington Green Schools learning about why our...
Climate Science Series for Grades 9-12: October Event
On October 30th, 15 teachers representing 10 school districts met at ESD 113 in Tumwater to take a deep-dive into public opinion data vs student ideas and actions, implications for teaching climate science, and the creation of an initial Model to explain their...
IslandWood’s NGSS in Action: Urban Water Systems
On a crisp autumn Saturday at the Brightwater Treatment Plant, 12 teachers and educators dove head-first into dialogue surrounding urban water issues and solutions. Together, we learned how climate change will effect our regional wastewater and other stormwater...
IslandWood’s NGSS in Action: Community Mapping with Crosscutting Concepts
On a rainy Saturday morning at Discovery Elementary, 10 teachers and educators met up to discuss how mapping neighborhood assets, opportunities, and problems can engage students more deeply in science and engineering. They explored how system models, looking for...
Climate Science Series for Grades 3-5: October Event
On October 23rd, 34 3rd-5th grade educators from the South Sound and beyond gathered in Tumwater at the ESD 113 facility to attend the first in a series of "Locally Relevant Climate Science" workshops put on by that agency and the Pacific Education Institute....
Going the Extra Mile For Climate Science Learning
Implementing NGSS-aligned instruction is a priority in Wahluke School District. Where, you may wonder, is Wahluke? Wahluke School District is located on the east bank of the Columbia River in Central Washington. The District encompasses the towns of Mattawa, Desert...
Regenerative Agriculture Storyline Workshop
For two days this month (October 9th and 10th), 10 educators learned about the role of regenerative agriculture in Washington's key industry and its contribution to climate resiliency. PEI's Central FieldSTEM Coordinator Megan Rivard led attendees in engaging...