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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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...
Central Washington elementary teachers engage in the NGSS by studying human impacts on the environment
The construction of a "lift" to contain the day's collection of recyclable solid waste is observed by teachers. Twenty-five elementary teachers from eight school districts in Central Washington gathered in mid-October to learn about ways to use science ideas to...
Climate Science Series for Grades 6-8: October Event
Washington Green Schools facilitated the first of four meetings at the Capital Region ESD 113 Event Center. The October 16th event focused on the impacts climate change is having on snow-pack dependent organisms. 22 teachers, representing 14 school districts, took an...
Solutions Oriented Learning Storylines: Erosion and Food Waste
On September 19th and 20th, 18 formal and informal educators attended PEI's two-day workshop at the Salmon Center in Belfair to learn about erosion and food waste storylines that address climate change. Each of these incorporates NGSS aligned 3-Dimensional...
CASTL Reflective Planning Day #1
This summer, NWESD welcomes 28 new teachers into our Ambitious Science Teaching network by engaging them in ocean acidification as a context to learning about explanatory modeling. On October 15th, our 28 summer participants joined many of our alumni to learn about...
Solutions Oriented Learning Storylines: Forest Carbon Sequestration Workshop
For two days last month (September 26th-27th), 23 educators from around the South Sound gathered at Washington State University's Allmendinger Center in Puyallup to take a deep dive into the role of Washington's forests in climate change resiliency. Participants...
Stressed Out Pikas Help Cascade High School Students Learn about Climate Science
This fall students at Cascade High School in Leavenworth have been studying what the large scale disappearance of American Pikas from regions experiencing warmer summers and decreased winter snowpack can tell us about energy and matter in the environment and the...