Regional News
ESD 123 Climate Science Education Highlighted in Tri-City Herald
The 2018-2019 school year will see brand new climate science learning opportunities in regions across the state, thanks to a $3 million Climate Science Education Grant awarded to the Association of Educational Service Districts (AESD). The nine ESDs will partner with...
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Eastern Washington Computer Science Consortium
Leaders from Eastern Washington’s 4 Educational Service Districts (ESD 101, ESD 105, ESD 123, ESD 171) have come together to form the Eastern Washington Computer Science Consortium.
read moreESD 123 Announces a Year-Round Commitment to Arts Education
ESD 123 is proud to announce the expansion of our regional art exhibit. For the first time in the agency’s history, ESD 123 will host a Regional Teacher Art exhibit, as well as a Middle School Art Exhibit at our facilities in Pasco. This yearlong rotating art display...
read moreMechelle LaLanne of ESD 171 interviewed by local Wenatchee TV station
Mechelle talks with Dan Kuntz at Wake Up Wenatchee Valley about the science work in ESD 171 and then she discusses the proviso and the state Science Standards. Click below to watch the interview. https://youtu.be/LeCUG-a1Oeg?t=2616
read moreA Historic Look: Creating Pathways to Becoming an Antiracist Multicultural Organization (Part I)
Article Published on the AESA Perspectives website Educational Service Agencies (ESAs) are uniquely positioned to provide catalytic leadership for widespread, socially just, educational transformation. By building their own capacity to dismantle the institutional...
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Regional Teacher of the Year: Mount Vernon’s Robert Hand
[ANACORTES, WA, June 18, 2018] – Last week, Mount Vernon High School teacher Robert Hand was named the Regional Teacher of the Year by the Northwest Educational Service District 189 (NWESD). Mr. Hand was selected from a competitive group of six teacher nominees from...
read moreOESD STEM Coordinator Kim Weaver Joins National Science Peer Review Panel
Kim Weaver, STEM Coordinator for the Olympic Educational Service District was recently accepted as a peer reviewer on Achieve's Science Peer Review Panel (PRP), a group of expert educators working to evaluate instructional materials designed for the Next Generation...
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NEWESD 101 Enters Phase Two of Building Expansion Project
NEWESD 101 has entered phase two of building expansion project … construction of its new 7,000 conference center. In March, following demolition of a storage building (phase one), Meridian Construction began laying the foundation for the new building adjacent to the...
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AESD Network of Statewide Initiatives
What does baseball have to do with it? Baseball is considered “America’s national pastime." It was called "America's Pastime" because during the late 19th and early 20th century it was probably the most widely played sport in the country. Before television, baseball...
read moreDeeper Learning Spring Symposium at the NWESD
Deeper Learning Spring Symposium at the NWESD (May 22, 2018) Innovative Educators Symposium “Transforming Learning in the NW” The NWESD is thrilled to continue the dive into deeper learning; we hosted a free Innovative Educators Symposium at the NWESD in Anacortes on...
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