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Washington State Climate Education Summit - Applications being accepted until March 27!


Washington Climate Education Summit: A K–12 Cross-Disciplinary Call to Action 

Description: 

The inaugural Washington Climate Education Summit, sponsored by ClimeTime, seeks to develop a network of interdisciplinary educators ready to integrate climate solutions and understanding across all content areas and levels of education. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about climate science and integrating climate learning into their classrooms and have time to collaborate across and within grade levels and content areas. 
 

Location: 

The Museum of Flight, 9404 E Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA 98108

Date: 

Friday April 28th - Saturday April 29th, 2023

Would you like to attend?

We are inviting K–12 educators and educator leaders from across the state to apply to attend with a short application.  We hope to have voices from all across the state in all grade levels and content areas attend the Summit.  

Application:

To apply to attend the Summit, please fill out the application:

Due Dates:

The priority deadline for this application is March 19, 2023.
However, all applications are accepted through March 27, 2023. 

When will I know if I am attending? 

We will begin to notify selected attendees starting March 24, 2023, and continue until we reach capacity.

Reimbursement:

Accepted educators and educator leaders will be sent information on how their school or district can apply for reimbursement funds for substitutes and/or travel reimbursements for those traveling over 50 miles to the event.  
 

Questions?

Please reach out if you have any questions!

Lori Henrickson
Climate Science Curriculum Integration Consultant, OSPI lori.henrickson@k12.wa.us 

Johanna Brown
Associate Director; Secondary Science, OSPI johanna.brown@k12.wa.us.
 

Thank you, thank you, thank you; from the OSPI Science Team!

Elizabeth Schmitz
Ellen Ebert
Johanna Brown
Kimberley Astle
Lori Henrickson

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