A free K–12 EducatorsWorkshop held Sat., Mar. 14 at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center in The Dalles was a great success. Rick Reynolds, from Engaging Every Student, led a class of 30 educators through the new Ice Age Floods Detectives phenomena-based curriculum with information and classroom exercises to help students experience the incredible science story of the megafloods that shaped our landscape and history. The workshop was a success thanks to facility and materials support from the Discovery Center, the Columbia Gorge Stem Hub the Ice Age Floods Institute, and with financial support from the Avista Foundation.
Workshop participants were introduced to the Ice Age Floods Detectives and the National Park Service’s Investigating Ice Age Floods curriculu through presentations, hands-on activities and a field trip, all intended to help educators explore the megafloods with students in grades K–12
Workshop featured
Engaging classroom and field-based activities, including exciting ways to model Floods phenomena
Stories of the megafloods that transformed the Northwest 18,000–12,000 years ago at the end of the Last Glacial Period
Up to 7 Washington STEM Clock Hours and/or PDUs for license renewal in Oregon and other states
Help Spread the Word: Two more workshops will be held in:
Richland, WA at The Reach Museum (flier): Mon., June 22, 2026 (register here: tinyurl.com/zbrhtpht)
Spokane, WA at Shadle Park Library Maker Studio (flier): Weds., June 24, 2026 (register here: tinyurl.com/y78vcde9)
We encourage you to share this informative Ice Age Floods Workshops flyer with other educators to let them know about this opportunity!
For questions, comments, or ideas on where we might offer additional training, please contact Rick Reynolds, M.S.Ed., at rick@engagingeverystudent.com. Than
