The port townsend school district (ptsd) will collaborate with the jamestown s'klallam tribe to deliver high quality professional development to teachers and deliver long-term classroom integrated…

The port townsend school district (ptsd) will collaborate with the jamestown s'klallam tribe to deliver high quality professional development to teachers and deliver long-term classroom integrated meaningful watershed education experiences (mwee) for students, with an emphasis on climate resilience and connected to the since time immemorial curriculum. Teachers will participate in a two-day summer professional development, followed by two project planning sessions, and district wide professional learning sessions throughout two school years. This training will provide NOAA resources, lesson plans, and activities, combined with background knowledge to prepare 15 teachers to provide mwees for approximately 720 ptsd students, at seven grade levels for two years. The total audience over two years of the grant is 30 teachers and 1000 ptsd students. The project outcomes will be shared with educators at a national conference as a model for place-based watershed education.