ESD 123 is engaging K-12 teachers in groundbreaking, place-based professional learning with a variety of community partners around climate science, career connections, human impacts and resources. These transformative experiences for teachers will translate into authentic learning for their students.

There are five focused projects encompassed in the ESD 123 Clime Time Projects. The six main projects are: Open Sci Ed (MS), STEM- Time Career (HS),Climate Science for Early Learners (PRE-K), STEM-It MESA (MS & HS), Using NGSS to Investigate STEM in Systems (HS), and WSSLS/NGSS Elementary Facilitator Seminars.

Each project incorporates:

• The integration of climate science as a focus or vehicle for learning
• Deepening educator learning around Eliciting Student Ideas (Ambitious Science Teaching)
• Experiencing, identifying, and capitalizing on local place-based phenomena to engage student learning
• Exposing teachers and students to local educational and career opportunities in the ESD 123 region.
• Developing and implementing Models and Explanations and/or Arguing from Evidence as Classroom Formative Assessment Tasks

Want to Learn More?

Check out these great videos highlighting ClimeTime in Eastern Washington!