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Last Wednesday, PEI attended the Summer Institute for Teachers hosted by #NisquallyRiverFoundation, ESD 113 and South Sound GREEN to talk about the family engagement event which happened at the Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail in April and the partnership of the Kennedy Creek Core Committee.
July 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Last Wednesday, PEI attended the Summer Institute for Teachers hosted by #NisquallyRiverFoundation, ESD 113 and South Sound GREEN to talk about the family engagement event which happened at the Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail in April and the partnership of the Kennedy Creek Core Committee.
A huge congratulations to Lourdes for this well-deserved recognition from our partners at the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife!
Last Friday, Lourdes Flores, multicultural engagement coordinator with Pacific Education Institute, was awarded
Last Friday, Lourdes Flores, multicultural engagement coordinator with Pacific Education Institute, was awarded
June 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A huge congratulations to Lourdes for this well-deserved recognition from our partners at the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife!
Last Friday, Lourdes Flores, multicultural engagement coordinator with Pacific Education Institute, was awarded
Last Friday, Lourdes Flores, multicultural engagement coordinator with Pacific Education Institute, was awarded
Sharing this call for proposals for E3 Washington. The E3 conference will be from November 12-14 at Cispus Learning Center. Here is the announcement:
Have you grown in the past few years? We'd love for you to share your experiences with others! You could share:
Have you grown in the past few years? We'd love for you to share your experiences with others! You could share:
June 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Sharing this call for proposals for E3 Washington. The E3 conference will be from November 12-14 at Cispus Learning Center. Here is the announcement:
Have you grown in the past few years? We'd love for you to share your experiences with others! You could share:
Have you grown in the past few years? We'd love for you to share your experiences with others! You could share:
Yesterday we wrapped up a two-day Tribes and Climate Change workshop in collaboration with #ThisisIndianCountry and Washington Wild on Quinault Indian Nation lands. Participating teachers explored the Tribes and Climate Change curriculum, with lessons and Q&A’s related to the challenges
June 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Yesterday we wrapped up a two-day Tribes and Climate Change workshop in collaboration with #ThisisIndianCountry and Washington Wild on Quinault Indian Nation lands. Participating teachers explored the Tribes and Climate Change curriculum, with lessons and Q&A’s related to the challenges
Nooksack Head Start teachers used their senses to explore neighborhood trees in preparation for using the Project Learning Tree "Trees and Me: Activities for Early Learners" program with PreK students! They discovered the sounds, smells, and feel of spring, used Sit Spots to get to know a tree,
June 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Nooksack Head Start teachers used their senses to explore neighborhood trees in preparation for using the Project Learning Tree "Trees and Me: Activities for Early Learners" program with PreK students! They discovered the sounds, smells, and feel of spring, used Sit Spots to get to know a tree,
Grades 6-12 teachers in northwest Washington, this one's for you.
June 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Grades 6-12 teachers in northwest Washington, this one's for you.
The ninth and final session in the Taking Learning Outside series “Engaging Middle and High School Students in Outdoor Learning” took place May 20th at Odyssey Middle School in Camas. Teachers Kerin Motzinger, Robert More, and Jordan Zanmiller shared how they take students . . .
June 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The ninth and final session in the Taking Learning Outside series “Engaging Middle and High School Students in Outdoor Learning” took place May 20th at Odyssey Middle School in Camas. Teachers Kerin Motzinger, Robert More, and Jordan Zanmiller shared how they take students . . .
This May, PEI's Multicultural Engagement Coordinator Lourdes Flores has supported outreach efforts within Shelton School District and South Puget Sound Community College to help communities weigh in on ways to improve access to the Kennedy Creek Natural Area.
May 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This May, PEI's Multicultural Engagement Coordinator Lourdes Flores has supported outreach efforts within Shelton School District and South Puget Sound Community College to help communities weigh in on ways to improve access to the Kennedy Creek Natural Area.
Teachers from Lewis and Thurston counties spent an afternoon with community partners from PEI, Black Hills Audubon Society, and Lewis Conservation District to explore STEM integrated outdoor learning in the school yard (or the lovely little forest near school).
May 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Teachers from Lewis and Thurston counties spent an afternoon with community partners from PEI, Black Hills Audubon Society, and Lewis Conservation District to explore STEM integrated outdoor learning in the school yard (or the lovely little forest near school).
Okay, #InternationalPlantAppreciationDay was over a month ago, but we couldn't resist. This looks not unlike PEI staff on a walk.
May 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Okay, #InternationalPlantAppreciationDay was over a month ago, but we couldn't resist. This looks not unlike PEI staff on a walk.
Thanks to #SummitValleySchoolDistrict for inviting PEI to visit and introduce teachers to FieldSTEM. We had a great day thinking about outdoor spaces on campus they could incorporate into learning, considering the benefits of outdoor
May 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Thanks to #SummitValleySchoolDistrict for inviting PEI to visit and introduce teachers to FieldSTEM. We had a great day thinking about outdoor spaces on campus they could incorporate into learning, considering the benefits of outdoor
What could be more interesting than stink bugs? Especially if you're in say, first or second grade. This math 'performance task' is a fun an engaging way for students to practice counting and grouping while learning algebraic thinking.
pacificeducationinstitute.org/resource/too...
pacificeducationinstitute.org/resource/too...
May 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
What could be more interesting than stink bugs? Especially if you're in say, first or second grade. This math 'performance task' is a fun an engaging way for students to practice counting and grouping while learning algebraic thinking.
pacificeducationinstitute.org/resource/too...
pacificeducationinstitute.org/resource/too...
#EarthDay turned out to be a sunny and beautiful time to explore forest management for a group of south sound teachers. They spent the day in @CapitolForest learning about forest management, #ChehalisTribe history, and historic and modern uses of fire as a management tool and experiencing
May 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
#EarthDay turned out to be a sunny and beautiful time to explore forest management for a group of south sound teachers. They spent the day in @CapitolForest learning about forest management, #ChehalisTribe history, and historic and modern uses of fire as a management tool and experiencing
Check out this great opportunity for Washington State educators coming up on Saturday courtesy of Project WET.
May 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Check out this great opportunity for Washington State educators coming up on Saturday courtesy of Project WET.
Congratulations to Cascade School District on the #GreenRibbon Schools recognition (only the third Green Ribbon School recognition East of the Cascades). We are so proud of the efforts of your team to continually grow and improve in supporting student and staff health, reducing . . .
May 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Congratulations to Cascade School District on the #GreenRibbon Schools recognition (only the third Green Ribbon School recognition East of the Cascades). We are so proud of the efforts of your team to continually grow and improve in supporting student and staff health, reducing . . .
Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek from PEI! We celebrate the thousands of teachers who join us each year to get outdoors, try new approaches and deepen their teaching practice, all for the benefit of students. You are the reason we do this work.
May 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek from PEI! We celebrate the thousands of teachers who join us each year to get outdoors, try new approaches and deepen their teaching practice, all for the benefit of students. You are the reason we do this work.
Spokane teachers and partners, this one's for you. If you weren't able to get outdoors and into the community on #EarthDay, here are two upcoming events courtesy of our friends at The Lands Council. The first is a celebration, the second is a tree planting work party. Spread the word!
April 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Spokane teachers and partners, this one's for you. If you weren't able to get outdoors and into the community on #EarthDay, here are two upcoming events courtesy of our friends at The Lands Council. The first is a celebration, the second is a tree planting work party. Spread the word!
Resource alert! "Problems with Problems" from #NextGenerationScienceStandards outlines a different approach to engineering and design, emphasizing real-world situations grounded in compelling issues that students care about rather than
April 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Resource alert! "Problems with Problems" from #NextGenerationScienceStandards outlines a different approach to engineering and design, emphasizing real-world situations grounded in compelling issues that students care about rather than
PEI was out in full force at Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail on Wednesday for a family engagement interpretive walk in Spanish and English co-hosted by Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Visitors:
April 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
PEI was out in full force at Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail on Wednesday for a family engagement interpretive walk in Spanish and English co-hosted by Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Visitors:
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PEI's resident GIS wizards Daniel Cuevas and Chelsea Trout led a GIS training workshop for teachers last month with two key results: Daniel fell in love with Wenatchee and teachers got proficient with ArcGIS, Survey 123 and other mapping
PEI's resident GIS wizards Daniel Cuevas and Chelsea Trout led a GIS training workshop for teachers last month with two key results: Daniel fell in love with Wenatchee and teachers got proficient with ArcGIS, Survey 123 and other mapping
April 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
pacificeducationinstitute.org/2025/03/mapp...
PEI's resident GIS wizards Daniel Cuevas and Chelsea Trout led a GIS training workshop for teachers last month with two key results: Daniel fell in love with Wenatchee and teachers got proficient with ArcGIS, Survey 123 and other mapping
PEI's resident GIS wizards Daniel Cuevas and Chelsea Trout led a GIS training workshop for teachers last month with two key results: Daniel fell in love with Wenatchee and teachers got proficient with ArcGIS, Survey 123 and other mapping
Resource Monday: This one is courtesy of Project Learning Tree:
Together, the #USDAForestService and The Nature of Cities produced an immersive sound experience called Reverberations.
Together, the #USDAForestService and The Nature of Cities produced an immersive sound experience called Reverberations.
April 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Resource Monday: This one is courtesy of Project Learning Tree:
Together, the #USDAForestService and The Nature of Cities produced an immersive sound experience called Reverberations.
Together, the #USDAForestService and The Nature of Cities produced an immersive sound experience called Reverberations.
Resource alert! Teachers, take a look at these free ideas and activities from North American Association for Environmental Education - NAAEE to help you get students outside, whether it's for a moment or much longer.
April 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Resource alert! Teachers, take a look at these free ideas and activities from North American Association for Environmental Education - NAAEE to help you get students outside, whether it's for a moment or much longer.
How does a group of sailing instructors respond when a torrential downpour begins just as they step outside for a field experience?
"Their response was, 'Oh well, it looks like we're going to get wet,'" says Amy Keiper-Gowan, PEI's Northwest FieldSTEM Coordinator. "And we did."
"Their response was, 'Oh well, it looks like we're going to get wet,'" says Amy Keiper-Gowan, PEI's Northwest FieldSTEM Coordinator. "And we did."
April 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
How does a group of sailing instructors respond when a torrential downpour begins just as they step outside for a field experience?
"Their response was, 'Oh well, it looks like we're going to get wet,'" says Amy Keiper-Gowan, PEI's Northwest FieldSTEM Coordinator. "And we did."
"Their response was, 'Oh well, it looks like we're going to get wet,'" says Amy Keiper-Gowan, PEI's Northwest FieldSTEM Coordinator. "And we did."
More from Outdoor School last week.
Community bonding and practicing/growing SEL within cabin groups was a highlight every day of the training. Featured here: the Mountain Chickadee cabin group!
Community bonding and practicing/growing SEL within cabin groups was a highlight every day of the training. Featured here: the Mountain Chickadee cabin group!
April 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
More from Outdoor School last week.
Community bonding and practicing/growing SEL within cabin groups was a highlight every day of the training. Featured here: the Mountain Chickadee cabin group!
Community bonding and practicing/growing SEL within cabin groups was a highlight every day of the training. Featured here: the Mountain Chickadee cabin group!