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ESD 113 joins regional teams to address
science education
With support from OSPI, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and the
Pacific Science Center, five educators from around ESD113 have joined
with teams of science educators from each of the other ESDs, Washington
State MESA and Universities and LASER Alliances to participate in the
Washington Science Partnership Academy (SPA).
The ESD 113 team includes: Vicky Lamoreaux, science director, North Thurston;
Josh Lowe, assistant principal, Centralia High School; Kristy Vetter,
biology/field ecology teacher, Centralia School District; Vicki Horton,
science instructional coach, Olympia School District, and Craig Gabler,
ESD 113’s regional science coordinator.
The purposes of the SPA are to continue to develop a statewide science
partnership that improves student learning and achievement through shared
learning and to engage with the Washington State Logic Model for Science
Professional Development to develop regional professional development
action plans.
The ESD 113 team has drafted the following regional goals:
• Provide a professional development experience for building administrators
in ESD113, built around the Effective Science Instruction article by Banilower,
et.al. by the end of 2010.
• Build a regional cadre of leaders to develop a vision for science
education in the region.
For more information contact Craig Gabler at cgabler@esd113.k12.wa.us
or (360) 464-6703.
~Judy McDaniel, ESD 113 Communications
AESD Role, Strategic Plan and Constitution
