Weekly News
Happy summer break! May your days be long, drinks be cold and book pile be riveting. As you take a much deserved break, CSTP will continue to work over the summer with our teacher tech team to answer incoming questions about Canvas, Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Schoology, and Seesaw. Be sure to checkout the Teacher Tech Project if you have any questions this summer.
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"In the summer, the days were long, stretching into each other. Out of school, everything was on pause and yet happening at the same time, this collection of weeks when anything was possible."
~ Sarah Dessen
Teacher Tech Project
Help Desk Question of the Week
 
Question: Since I have 24 different Seesaw classes, I’m wondering if there’s a way to post to multiple classes instead of going into each one. I often have info for the whole school and it takes so long to post to each individual class.

Answer: There is a way to do a whole school announcement. It is a brand new Seesaw feature. You would need to be the school’s Seesaw admin. If you are not the admin, you could ask them to send it out for you. The admin can find that feature on their admin dashboard.

Do you have a question about your Learning Management System? Submit it here or in our Facebook group or to our Twitter accounts for a chance to be featured.
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The Learning Management Systems Ask-A-Teacher Help Desk Is At Your Service!
 
Do you use Google Classroom, Canvas, Microsoft Teams, Schoology, or Seesaw? Follow our Teacher Tech Project Help Desk Teams as they answer your questions and offer assistance on these platforms. Any question or issue is welcome. There are several ways to ask a question or seek assistance from the Help Desk Teams:

1) Submit a question through this form

2) Tweet a question to:

3) Ask a question in our Facebook Groups and follow these Facebook Pages:
Trainings and Events
Collaboration in the Time of COVID
Effective collaboration starts with developing teacher leaders, relationships and structures to support adult learning in order to leverage expertise to impact instruction. This can be an even more challenging endeavor given current limitations on being able to bring groups together and the unknowns of the next school year.

CSTP wants teachers prepared for the future! We offer this online training that provides opportunities for participants to reflect on current collaborative structures and explore how to create and maintain a high functioning environment for professional learning and the delivery of instruction when shifting from in-person experiences to virtual settings. Building on CSTP’s Teacher Leadership Framework’s sections, Working with Adult Learners, Collaboration, and Communication participants will delve into this work to impact culture, risk-taking and student learning. Maximize this experience by attending with a team of teacher leaders and/or administrators. Come ready to share experiences, questions and dilemmas to practice developing a virtual learning community with each other.

Dates: July 23, 28, and 30
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Cost: $90
Clock Hours Available: 10 ($15 clock hour fee not included in course registration)

Resources and News
Video Series Featuring 2020 ESD 171 Regional Teacher of the Year, Malia Renner-Singer
 
OSPI continued their new video series with 2020 ESD 171 Regional Teacher of the Year, Malia Renner-Singer. In this video, we follow Malia in her classroom and meet her senior students who are preparing to present their final project, Project Citizen.
Flip the System US: How Teachers Can Transform Education and Save Democracy
 
Two Washington educators have published chapters in the upcoming book "Flip the System US: How Teachers Can Transform Education and Save Democracy" edited by Michael Soskil. The 2018 National Teacher of the Year Mandy Manning and Mukilteo high school teacher Michael Pena talk about sparking change in education.

Lighter Side
Summer break is here, but many summer vacations have been put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic. For those stuck at home, you can become an arm chair traveler through one of the many web cams available. Here are some of our favorites.

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