Teachers receive free professional learning during STEM-tastic Summer Symposium
Teachers experiment with whirly-gigs and then build this simple activity into an integrated STEM unit on transportation. For three learning-packed days in August, [...]
nPower Girls STEM program changes name to reflect expanded focus
nPower Teachers hear from Tetra Pak in Vancouver about how they utilize air scrubbers to prevent pollutants from entering the air around their plant. [...]
Woodland teacher named ESD 112 Teacher of the Year
Kimberly Miller, a family and consumer science teacher at Woodland High School, has been named ESD 112’s 2019 Regional Teacher of the Year. Kimberly [...]
Manufacturing jobs event presents high school seniors with career options
As the school year comes to a close, many seniors—especially those who aren’t planning on attending college—are grappling with that all-consuming question: what now? “A [...]
Prevention & Youth Services to facilitate Parent Project in Clark & Cowlitz counties
Prevention & Youth Services staff, Becky Mohagen, Regina Frazier, Taya Sanders, Margrit Lovell, Vicki Wood and Nathan Choules attended the Parent Project Facilitators Training in [...]
Hough Elementary staff and students collaborate with ESD 112 for fun academic testing video
As students enter a season of state-mandated testing, Educational Service District 112 has released a catchy music video that takes some of the mystery out [...]
Governor Inslee visits ESD 112 to learn more about successful STEM Network
Governor Jay Inslee and his wife Trudy visited with school, business and community leaders to learn more about the Southwest Washington STEM Network, a transformative [...]
Julie Ward, Title 1 Math Paraeducator at Woodburn Elementary, named Classified Employee of the Year
Julie Ward begins each day with the goal of helping Title 1 students overcome the challenges they face. She arrives early at Woodburn Elementary School [...]
How Quest Academy is creating remarkable change in children
Every year, students who, for a variety of reasons including developmental disabilities and mental health issues, have behavior that’s unmanageable at a comprehensive school, and [...]
Nearly $1 million awarded for WA computer science education
Almost $1 million in grants were awarded to improve access to computer science and related educational programs in Washington state, the Office of Superintendent of [...]
Educating the Educators: One Way Kelso School District Supports Teachers
One in five Washington teachers leave the profession within the first four years of their teaching career. Of all levels of experience, attrition rates for [...]
How a Glitter Jar Improved Behavior in the Classroom
Children as young as five are learning how their brain works when they are upset, and what they can do to regulate their emotions. It’s [...]
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