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November is often a month where we reflect on what we are most thankful for. We have just celebrated our 15th birthday and could not have done it without support from all of the educators, districts, state organizations, partnerships and foundations. Thank you for reading and sharing our newsletters,
events and
blog posts.
We have a great newsletter lined up this month. Check out the exciting things happening on our Instagram account (@wa_cstp) and
sign-up to takeover our account to highlight as aspect of your teacher leadership. If you haven't registered already - check out our
Winter PLC Retreat in North Bend. This is a popular training which features a two-night getaway in a retreat center in the mountains. Hurry - we only have 9 spaces left!
Do you have new teachers in your district or colleagues who should have this information? Be sure to
and encourage them to
sign-up for our emails
to stay on top of events and opportunities.
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CSTP Celebrates 15 Years
The saying "time flies" - well it's true! CSTP is excited to celebrate its 15th birthday. Started in 2003 by its founder and first Executive Director Jeanne Harmon, CSTP has made its way in the education world to support and bolster the policies, research, practices, systems and professionals who are teachers and whose work is to support high quality teaching in service to student learning and growth. For you trivia buffs, here's some fun factoids about CSTP.
- CSTP has employed just 16 people over its 15 year existence. The organization feels strongly that practitioners hold a wealth of knowledge and expertise and to this end CSTP has had great success utilizing educators as creators and developers for products, tools, resources and processes for the field.
- There have been 24 teacher bloggers who are writing or have written for CSTP's blog Stories From School. The bloggers write about the intersection of policy and practice and the blog has been named one of the best education blogs by the Washington Post. Check it out at www.storiesfromschool.org.
- CSTP is part of a unique long-standing partnership with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Washington Education Association that supports National Board candidates and NBCTs. Washington is 3rd in the nation for most NBCTs with 10,135.
- CSTP is an approved clock hour provider in Washington and has processed over 25,000 clock hours - that's A LOT of clock hours! This is both a service CSTP provides to districts and other organizations that offer professional development and also speaks to the volume of professional learning opportunities CSTP provides to educators.
Please leave us a birthday message or a way CSTP has impacted you - https://bit.ly/2NY4hkF.
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Upcoming Events & Opportunities
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WEA National Board Renewal Jump Start
Date:
November 17, 2018
Location: Federal Way, WA
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WEA National Board Renewal Jump Start
Date:
November 17, 2018
Location: Yakima, WA
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CSTP's PLC Winter Retreat
Date:
November 30 - December 2, 2018
Location: North Bend, WA
Cost: $355
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WEA's NBCT Teacher of Color Grant
Date:
December 1, 2018
Grant:
$500
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Fulbright Leaders for Global Schools Program Nominations Due
Date:
December 13, 2018
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PESB's Educator Retooling Scholarship
Date:
January 11, 2019
Scholarship: up to $3,000
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Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching Nominations Due
Date:
March 1, 2019
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Save the Date: Exceptional Educators Night with the Mariners
Date:
April 14, 2019
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Save the Date: WATAC Spring Conference
Date:
May 4-5, 2019
Location: SeaTac, WA
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Last Chance to Register for CSTP's PLC Winter Retreat
Effective PLCs start with developing relationships and structures to support adult learning. Participants will reflect on current PLCs and explore how to build momentum to sustain a safe, risk-taking, and learning focused culture, focused on student learning. Building on CSTP's Teacher Leadership Framework, participants will delve into this work from an authentic place for their team and needs. Teams of teachers and administrators are encouraged to attend together as this retreat will be designed with plenty of work and reflection time.
Dates: November 30 at 6:00 PM - December 2 at 12:00 PM
Cost:
$355
Who Can Attend:
Past Camp CSTP Participants, new teams of teachers and administrators, and educators who want to improve PLCs in their district
Included in Registration:
- 2-night lodging at Rainbow Lodge (November 30 and December 1) in a single room
- Welcome reception on November 30
- All meals on December 1 and breakfast on December 2
- Unlimited coffee, soda and snacks
- All session materials
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Welcome New Board Members 
Last month CSTP welcomed two new board members to the ranks. We are thrilled to announce that NBCT Andrea Gamboa, a social studies teacher from Tukwila School District, and NBCT Manya McFarlane, a 4th grade teacher from Marysville School District has joined our board.
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CSTP and OSPI visited Spokane, WA on October 23rd to hold a Leadership Lab on "Putting the "G" (Growth) in TPEP." The morning focused on growth conversations between principals and evaluators. Educators from presenting districts included Medical Lake - Tim Ames, Sylvia Campbell and Kim Headrick, Valley - Ben Fereney and Freeman - Randy Russell, Lisa Phelan and Renee Bailey. Afterwards participants moved into job-alike groups to discuss their findings with educators in similar roles.
The afternoon featured a fish bowl conversation of how teachers and administrators can use the focused evaluation as a growth opportunity for teachers. Educators from presenting districts included Tumwater - Jack Arend, Kim Doughty, Tamara York and Lauren Roberts, and Medical Lake - Tim Ames, Sylvia Campbell, David McNeill and Kim Headrick.
We will be holding a second Leadership Lab on the westside on November 7. To learn more about Leadership Labs, visit the CSTP website.
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Teacher Takeover on CSTP Instagram
If you are not following CSTP on Instagram yet, head over to our account to check-out our Teacher Takeovers. On October 16, we featured NBCT Shannon Cotton from Camas as she hosted her weekly after-school professional development session. Cleverly coined "Let's TACO 'Bout Teaching and Learning" their weekly taco Tuesday sessions features a new topic each week and visits by a taco food truck...yes an actual food truck. We love your ingenuity, Camas!
Be sure to check out our account on November 8 as CSTP blogger, NBCT and Fulbright Teacher, Lynne Olmos, takes over to showcase a special visit from Washington State Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna. Originally from El Salvador, Claudia fled the war-torn nation with her family at the age of 14 and went on to earn her MA in urban planning and an MFA in poetry, worked as a K-12 teacher and became Seattle's first Civic Poet. Thank you to Lynne for not only sharing this experience with her students, but all of the Instagram community!
Are you an educator who is interested in taking over our 'gram? We are looking to line-up monthly takeovers through the end of the school year. If you are interested in potentially taking over our account during the 2018-19 school year, please apply at https://goo.gl/forms/m8me3LMAWrMan1C53.
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 Paul Allen's recent passing has prompted much press about an amazing man who owned two professional sports teams (Portland Trailblazers and Seattle Seahawks) and his philanthropic giving to science research and social causes, among others. One significant and less highlighted way Allen has impacted education in Washington State is through investments made to support new teachers. From 2006 - 2010 CSTP was a recipient of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation which prompted a very important body of work focused on novice teachers and the systems that support them. This included the development of:
- Standards for Beginning Teachers
- Statewide system of mentor roundtables
- Regional mentoring consortium
- Statewide mentoring conferences
- District implementation case studies
- Principal preparation modules on how to support new teachers
- Teacher retention studies
Much of this work has informed the state's support for new teachers and the development of stronger support systems. We want to give a huge shout-out and thank you to Paul Allen and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation for making a contribution 12 years ago that has led to long-lasting change and spurred continued priority and focus on the retention of new teachers in our state.
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NBCT Renewal Score Release
On Saturday, October 27, teachers from around our state and country eagerly signed into their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards account to check their NBCT renewal results. Congratulations to the 2018 candidates who have successfully renewed!
If you would like to learn more about NBCT renewal, visit the
NBPTS website.
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Stories From School Roundup
CSTP's Stories From School bloggers are always busy working on new stories. Here is a recap of new articles for the past month.
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