Fall 2013

West Sound GreenSTEM

Supporting teachers and students
engaging in STEM Field Based
Investigations and Sustainable Design
Projects
A Pacific Education Institute Program
provided in partnership with Olympic
Educational Service District and the Pacific
Northwest Salmon Center

The Pacific Education Institute is working with
the Puget Sound Partnership and The Russell
Family Foundation to reach school districts
around the Puget Sound and engage students in
action projects. In the West Sound Region, the
Olympic Educational Service District and
the Pacific Northwest Salmon Center lead these
efforts to support teachers to integrate their
students' learning in STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math) with real
world projects that contribute to their
sustainable future.
The West Sound GreenSTEM Network links
together the regions schools with EcoNet
partners and others who support outdoor
investigations and student action projects.

November 25
4-6 pm
November 26
9 am-4 pm
November 26
4-6 pm
April 12, 2014

GreenSTEM Informational Meeting-
Stillwaters Environmental Education Center,
Kingston
Performance Tasks, Sustainability Education and
the Common Core ELA Standards Workshop-
Pacific Northwest Salmon Center, Belfair
GreenSTEM Informational Meeting, Pacific
Northwest Salmon Center, Belfair
Field Investigations Workshop-
Stillwaters Environmental Education Center,
Kingston
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Interested in joining the West Sound Green STEM
Network?
Informational Meetings will be held November 25
th
at
Stillwaters Environmental Learning Center in
Kingston and November 26
th
at the Pacific Northwest
Salmon Center in Belfair. RSVP to Karen Lippy:
klippy@oesd.wednet.edu or 360-731-8872
Benefits of being a GreenSTEM Teacher:
1
Professional Development
Opportunities
GreenSTEM workshops gather
teachers into a professional
learning community to learn
how to maximize their
students outdoor learning,
while improving student
achievement on current and
upcoming standards.
This year we are honored to
have Nancy Skerritt offering
our first workshop- described
on the next page.
2
Project Support
GreenSTEM teacher are linked
through the network to
professionals in GreenSTEM
fields. Field education and
instructional specialists are
available to provide coaching
and mentoring on project
development. Some kits,
equipment and materials are
available to support projects,
i.e. Birdwatching Kit, set of
GPS units, Water Quality
monitoring equipment, etc.

3
Showcase Opportunities
Many showcase opportunities
are available to GreenSTEM
teachers:
West Sound GreenSTEM
Virtual showcase on
www.westsoundgreenstem.net
School Events
Kitsap Water Festival
West Sound STEM
Showcase
West Sound GreenSTEM
Summit
4
Register as GreenSTEM teacher.
Report time spent on project monthly via email.
Showcase your students project at least once.
Complete short end of year project report and evaluation.
5
GreenSTEM Teacher Commitments
Questions? Need more information? Contact Karen Lippy at
klippy@oesd.wednet.edu or call 360-731-8872


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