Fireside Chat: Virtual Field Trips

Monday, November 30: 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Join on zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85267759764?pwd=T01jNFZGMVBHT1kzbGRZdTI5aVhZdz09

Please join the Environmental and Sustainability Education Program in the Learning & Teaching Division at OSPI for an informal fireside chat to discuss successes, challenges, and lessons learned regarding the development and implementation of real time and recorded outdoor and laboratory based virtual field trips for K-12 students.

Guests from Waskowitz Outdoor School and the Institute for Systems Biology will share about their successes and lessons learned in producing content for remote learning.

No registration is necessary. To join, Zoom link above.

Ellen Ebert, Director, Learning and Teaching Science, Environmental and Sustainability Education 360-359-3767 | Ellen.Ebert@k12.wa.us

Elizabeth Schmitz, Program Supervisor, Environmental and Sustainability Education 360-999-0841 | Elizabeth.Schmitz@k12.wa.us

Education for Environment and Sustainability supports academic success and life-long learning, and develops a responsible citizenry capable of applying knowledge of ecological, economic, and socio-cultural systems to meet current and future needs.

Environmental education is a mandatory area of study in Washington: K-12 Integrated Environment and Sustainability Learning Standards