Happy Election Day! Don't forget to turn in your ballot before 8:00 PM today. Find out about your local election or register to vote at Vote.gov. |
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Register Now for Book Studies Featuring Dr. Adeyemi Stembridge |
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In 2022, CSTP will host two new Washington Educators Read and Discuss (WERD) online book studies. We are thrilled to have Dr. Adeyemi Stembridge, author of Culturally Responsive Education in the Classroom: An Equity Framework for Pedagogy, join us as a facilitator during each book study. Registration is free to all Washington paraeducators, teachers, principals, administrators and ESAs. 13.5 clock hours will be available for purchase upon completion for each book study.
Culturally Responsive Education in the Classroom by Dr. Adeyemi Stembridge
We will discuss the following sections of CRE on Tuesdays afternoon from 4:30-6:00 on the dates below:
- January 18th-Preface, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2
- January 25th-Chapter 3
- February 1st-Chapter 4
- February 8th-Chapter 5 and Chapter 6
- March 8th-Reflection Meeting
Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
We will discuss the following sections of Caste on Tuesdays afternoon from 4:30-6:00 on the following dates:
- March 1st-Part 1 and Part 2
- March 15th-Part 3 and Part 4
- March 29th-Part 5 and Part 6
- April 12th-Part 7 and Epilogue
- May 10th-Reflection Meeting
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Register Now for CSTP's National Board Component Support |
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Register now for CSTP's online or hybrid support for Foundations and Components 1 and 3. Space is limited - register today to save your spot!
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National Board Candidate Informational Sessions |
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Are you considering earning your national certification or working towards your renewal? National Board for Professional Teaching Standards offers free informational webinars including Introduction to National Board Certification, Preparing for Your National Board Journey, and Introduction to Maintenance of Certification. |
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Myths and Facts of Inclusionary Practices |
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OSPI Special Education, the TIES Center, and UW Haring Center recognize there are common myths about the inclusion of students receiving special education services and have developed these resources to address some of the common misconceptions. Save and print these Myths and Facts for your resource binder. |
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Free WEA Inclusionary Practices Trainings |
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WEA is offering several synchronous courses supporting inclusionary practices for Washington educators throughout the 2021-2022 school year. All courses are free and offer clock hours. Upcoming courses include:
- 11/18/21: Laying the Groundwork for Social Justice in Our Classrooms and Learning Communities w/Mirko Chardin
- 12/9/21: Identity, Mirrors and Funds of Knowledge w/Mirko Chardin
- 1/6/22: The Why of Learning: The Engagement Network w/Katie Novak
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Special Ed Tech Center (SETC) Fall/Winter Event Schedule |
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This book study is offered from 3:30-4:30 on Nov 10, Dec 8 and Jan 12.
This book study is offered from 3:30-4:30 on Dec 2, Jan 20, Feb 17, and Mar 17.
This virtual PLC is open to educators in WA state and is offered from 3:30-4:30 on the following dates Nov 16, Feb 8, Mar 8, Apr 26.
Our webinar series includes the voices of assistive tech users, teachers, parents, and specialist such as OTs, SLPs, PTs, and specialists in vision and hearing and assistive technology.
SETC will be offering an online PRE-conference session focused on inclusionary practices. Technology integration? In a math classroom? Yes, it’s completely possible! Come learn (and create!) with us on how technology can help provide an academically safe environment for mathematics teaching and learning across grade levels and math concepts — environments where students feel secure and confident in engaging with one another, their teachers, and math!
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Restorative Practices & Equity with Collaborative Learning Solutions |
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Collaborative Learning Solutions is a member of the statewide professional development cadre for the Inclusionary Practices Project with OSPI. They are offering free training, resources and supports to educators, students and schools to create conditions for all learners focused on restorative practices and equity emphasizing the educational and social-emotional needs of all students. The training they are offering is comprised of distinctive targets including Restorative Practices, Community of Equity and Inclusive Practices, and Restorative Justice Centers. The target audiences for their trainings are district leaders, school leaders, teachers, counselors, parents and students. Learn more and register.
Also, check out their new weekly SEL lessons. This November they will focus on mindfulness and gratitude. |
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Department of Education School Ambassador Fellowship Program for Educators |
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Educators can apply by January 14, 2022 to participate in the U.S. Department of Education School Ambassador Fellowship for the 2022-2023 school year. This Fellowship is designed to improve educational outcomes for students by leveraging the expertise of school-based practitioners in the creation, dissemination, and evaluation of national education policy. Founded on the principles of partnership, collaboration and cooperation with school-based educators, the Fellowship seeks to:
- Create a community of teachers, administrators, counselors, psychologists, social workers, and other school staff members who share their expertise with one another and collaborate with Department of Education leaders on issues important to students and educators nationwide.
- Involve practicing educators in developing policies that holistically affect learning environments.
- Highlight practitioners' voices and expand educators' critical leadership at the local, state, and national levels.
To be eligible for the School Ambassador Fellowship, participants must:
- Be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident.
- Currently be a teacher, administrator, counselor, social worker, or other school staff member (and anticipate being employed in this role during the 2022 – 2023 school year).
- Be employed by a traditional public, charter, private, virtual, military (DoDEA), or tribal (BIE) school that serves any grade, preschool through twelfth.
- Have at least five years of experience in his/her role, up to and including the current school year.
- Have daily interaction with students and/or educators in his/her school/district role.
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Your Feedback is Requested on Educator Equity Standards |
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The Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) is seeking community feedback as they review and revise Washington’s current educator standards to ensure the alignment of those standards with cultural competency, diversity, equity, and inclusion (CCDEI) practices. Educators can provide feedback in this survey or participate in a live feedback session.
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Being There: Teaching 2021 by Lynne Olmos |
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"I spend every break between classes sanitizing desks and offering masks to students who have lost theirs in transit. I use my planning time to design increasingly flexible curricula and take-home assignments for students who are quarantined. While my students work independently, I sneak in time to study assessment data to identify their increasing needs. I leave work emotionally drained and physically exhausted every day. This is the hardest year of my career."
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Your Turn: Back to School, 2021 by Stories from School Bloggers |
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"Washington educators answered the call and returned to their classrooms last month with full class sizes and somewhat relaxed safety precautions. We asked the Stories from School bloggers about their thoughts on this return. How are we ensuring the safety of our students and ourselves?"
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How Are You Sleeping? by Jan Kragen |
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"As I tell my students, I was once a fifth grader. I remember lying awake in bed at night, staring at the ceiling, fretting over the work that I hadn’t done, my stomach in knots."
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Testing is Inequitable, What Else is New? by Emma-Kate Schaake |
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"Several of our Black students have names with apostrophes or “non-standard” spacing and many of our Hispanic students have multiple first and last names. So, it became a guessing game to find which parts of their name the state recognizes as legitimate."
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Clock Hours Available for Completion of Teacher Tech Project's Instructional Design Modules |
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Did you know that there are 20 free asynchronous learning modules designed by Washington educators for educators teaching remotely? The modules are geared for educators teaching grades K-12 with topics ranging from engaging students, relationship building, online tools to equity in a remote setting. Badges and clock hours are available for those completing any of the 20 available asynchronous modules in the Teacher Tech Project. Each completed module is worth one clock hour.
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It is a busy time of year where conferences, testing and holidays all collide into a blur. If you need a brain break and a little dose of happiness to get through your day, check out these funny and inspirational videos. |
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Your gift ensures that CSTP continues to support student achievement through a focus on teaching excellence. With you as a partner in CSTP’s mission, you directly make a difference in the lives of youth across Washington State schools. Donations are tax deductible and essential as CSTP works to support educators navigate unique models of student engagement during the COVID-19 outbreak. |
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