To showcase the collaborative efforts across the state, all nine Educational Service Districts and seven Community-Based Organizations collaborated to launch a new website www.climetime.org. ClimeTime is a state-led network for climate science learning that helps...
In March, CS for All came to Bellevue, Washington to facilitate a workshop called SCRIPT (School CSForAll Resource and Implementation Planning Tool) for Washington state. The workshop was framed as a form of professional development for change facilitators. Andy J....
ClimeTime, a statewide initiative, was recently featured in an article written by Abby Rusky and published in the Green Schools Catalyst Quarterly December issue. The article, Launching K-12 Climate Science Literacy to Scale in Washington State, highlights the...
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.
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
We live in an age of constant scientific discovery — a world shaped by revolutionary new technologies. More and more, scientific and technological issues dominate state discourse, from environmental debates on ozone depletion and acid rain, to economic threats from...
To help students gain early preparation and interested in Washington's high-market STEM career areas, ESD 105 started up a new computer science initiative this past fall ...one in which some of the expertise is coming directly from both Facebook and Microsoft. The...
C4K … an obscure Star Wars character you can’t remember? A relative of R2-D2 or C-3PO? No. C4K is not a robot, a drone, a person or any kind of Star Wars character. It’s an acronym for one of the state’s most successful and enduring educational technology programs –...
On January 12th, 8 local middle school teachers from Cashmere, Cascade, Chelan, Entiat, Eastmont, and Quincy schools attended a training to learn about taking solar energy and constructing solar cars into their classrooms through a program called Junior Solar Sprint...
How do octopuses eat? This simple question, and the unceasing inquisitiveness of a four-year-old boy, created a fascination that spread throughout the classroom at Friendly Grove Head Start/ECEAP Center in Olympia.