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Apr 16, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Spokane
Workshop to prepare for the Assessment Center. Will focus on what to expect at the assessment center, a chance to connect with like Certificate area candidates, a deep dive into the prompts associated with the Constructed Response Items (CRIs) and an overview of the breakdown of content for the Selected
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Apr 18, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Kirkland
This training is a collaboration between LWEA, WEA, and the UW College of Education Faculty • Exploring practices to ensure that students experience a positive, consistent, safe, and equitable classroom with emphasis on positive social behavior development. • Facilitating classroom interactions that appropriately integrate your students’ culture and
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Learn about the 16 Essential Characteristics for Success and walk away with strategies and tools for integrating habits of mind in your daily classroom routine to enhance student learning. Please bring two upcoming lessons to work on embedding the habits into your own current practice.
Puget Sound
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Apr 26, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
The 2017 legislative session introduced many changes to educator certification requirements. Did you know Professional Certification is now optional? Do you have questions about the latest requirements, timelines and continuing education processes? This session covers certificate renewal processes, including the new STEM and TPEP renewal requirement. You’ll also
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Participants considering National Board Certification learn what the process looks like, including costs and time commitment, and how to take advantage of support opportunities offered through the union. Cost: Free
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This conference is a collaboration between WEA, Highline College and Green River College dedicated to closing the achievement and opportunity gaps for all students to support them in increasing their academic achievement and social emotional success in school. Participants will increase their culturally responsive skills, classroom leadership and productive engagement
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Participants considering National Board Certification learn what the process looks like, including costs and time commitment, and how to take advantage of support opportunities offered through the union. Cost: Free
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Apr 30, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
PGPs provide Washington educators the chance to use job-embedded work they are already doing for certificate renewal and salary advancement. Educators can now choose to complete PGPs for certificate renewal – instead of attending clock hour events. A completed PGP earns 25 clock hours that can be used
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May 2, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
The work of meeting the needs of children with special needs is complex. In this course, designed for new practitioners and the community, participants explore some of the areas of challenge that are encountered regularly. Cost: Free
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Participants considering National Board Certification learn what the process looks like, including costs and time commitment, and how to take advantage of support opportunities offered through the union. Cost: Free
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Participants considering National Board Certification learn what the process looks like, including costs and time commitment, and how to take advantage of support opportunities offered through the union. Cost: Free
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May 3, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
This training helps educators become more culturally responsive and improve their classroom engagement with students from diverse backgrounds, social groups and cultures through meaningful, caring adult relationships. In this training, participants will learn to: • Demonstrate cultural competency • Use the cultural competency framework of awareness, understanding
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May 3, 2018
5:00pm Clock Hours Tukwila
This training will provide an introduction to threat assessment and management, along with an overview of resources available to help prepare for, and mitigate, school emergencies with a focus on supporting students and staff. This event is free to WEA members (check not required for this event)
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WEA's National Board Renewal Jump Start is a 1-day training that provides key information to NBCTs who are engaged in the National Board Certification renewal process. This training helps candidates consider their growth and experiences since becoming a NBCT and how to relate this to the renewal process. This training
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Participants considering National Board Certification learn what the process looks like, including costs and time commitment, and how to take advantage of support opportunities offered through the union. Cost: Free
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May 9, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
Participants deepen their understanding of the certificated TPEP evaluation law and process, covering evidence and artifacts and student growth goals. The training helps demystify the magnitude of collecting and providing evidence and introduce tips to harvest evidence. Participants will develop skills to identify relevant, meaningful, doable evidence tied to
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Participants learn about financial planning in preparation for and during retirement
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May 17, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
The 2017 legislative session introduced many changes to educator certification requirements. Did you know Professional Certification is now optional? Do you have questions about the latest requirements, timelines and continuing education processes? This session covers certificate renewal processes, including the new STEM and TPEP renewal requirement. You’ll also learn about
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May 19, 2018
9:00am Clock Hours Kirkland
WEA's National Board Renewal Jump Start is a 1-day training that provides key information to NBCTs who are engaged in the National Board Certification renewal process. This training helps candidates consider their growth and experiences since becoming a NBCT and how to relate this to the renewal process. This training
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Looking for new ways to integrate labor history into your curriculum? This course will guide secondary teachers through model lessons from Zinn Education Project’s labor history archive and facilitate an inventory and analysis of teachers’ own curriculum. Participants will walk away with resources and knowledge to use to enhance
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May 29, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
The 2017 legislative session introduced many changes to educator certification requirements. Did you know Professional Certification is now optional? Do you have questions about the latest requirements, timelines and continuing education processes? This session covers certificate renewal processes, including the new STEM and TPEP renewal requirement. You’ll also learn about
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Jun 6, 2018
4:00pm Clock Hours Auburn
This course will increase participant’s awareness of the impact trauma experiences have on students and their classroom behaviors. It will also provide staff with strategies and approaches used to mitigate this impact and improve educational outcomes. Staff will explore the importance of incorporating self-care techniques for students and educators
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Jul 30, 2018
7:30am Clock Hours Medford
The WEA Jump Start is a four-day comprehensive seminar designed to provide National Board candidates with important information about the certification process, time to examine component requirements, the opportunity to plan how to meet requirements, and time to collaborate, gather resources and information needed to pursue National Board Certification
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The WEA Jump Start is a four-day comprehensive seminar designed to provide National Board candidates with important information about the certification process, time to examine component requirements, the opportunity to plan how to meet requirements, and time to collaborate, gather resources and information needed to pursue National Board Certification
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The WEA National Board Renewal Jump Start is an opportunity to get support as you start the renewal process. Designed and led by NBCTs, this one-day seminar is a way for you to learn about the renewal requirements and plan out your year. Renewal is a personal
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The WEA National Board Renewal Jump Start is an opportunity to get support as you start the renewal process. Designed and led by NBCTs, this one-day seminar is a way for you to learn about the renewal requirements and plan out your year. Renewal is a personal
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The WEA Jump Start is a four-day comprehensive seminar designed to provide National Board candidates with important information about the certification process, time to examine component requirements, the opportunity to plan how to meet requirements, and time to collaborate, gather resources and information needed to pursue National Board Certification
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The WEA National Board Renewal Jump Start is an opportunity to get support as you start the renewal process. Designed and led by NBCTs, this one-day seminar is a way for you to learn about the renewal requirements and plan out your year. Renewal is a personal
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Aug 13, 2018
7:30am Clock Hours Bend
The WEA Jump Start is a four-day comprehensive seminar designed to provide National Board candidates with important information about the certification process, time to examine component requirements, the opportunity to plan how to meet requirements, and time to collaborate, gather resources and information needed to pursue National Board Certification
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Aug 16, 2018
8:30am Clock Hours Richland
IEP Non Transition training will be held at the Columbia Basin Health Sciences Building, 891 Northgate Dr., Richland, WA. Class will run from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm with an hour lunch on your own
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Sep 17, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Spokane
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Sep 22, 2018
10:00am Clock Hours Seattle
Required by all OSPI-approved programs and for those receiving OSPI conditional loan**. A close examination and application of two NBPTS foundational documents: The Five Core Propositions, and The Architecture of Accomplished Teaching
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Oct 2, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Spokane
If you are pursuing Components 2, 3 or 4, this is the first cohort meeting of the year. You need to attend one of the meetings
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Do you have questions about the Washington State teacher certification and continuing education requirements, state policy updates, or support options? Come learn more at the WEA Teacher Certification Training
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Oct 4, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Tukwila
This training is focused on sharing the latest certification policy changes, certificate renewal requirements and options including: new STEM & TPEP requirements, Professional Growth Plan (PGP) option, and National Board Certification.
This event is open to Renton EA members only
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Oct 6, 2018
9:00am Clock Hours Everett
WEA's National Board 1-day Renewal Jump Start training helps candidates consider their growth and experiences since becoming an NBCT, and demonstrates how to relate them to the renewal process. Check-in begins at 8 am, class starts at 9 am. Cost: Early registration (through 9/17/18) - $75. Regular registration (9/18/18 until
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Oct 6, 2018
9:00am Clock Hours Seattle
This component requires teacher candidates to gather information from a variety of sources about a group of students; use assessments to effectively plan for and positively impact their students’ learning; and provide evidence of their collaboration with families, the community, and colleagues and of their contributions to learning communities to
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Oct 6, 2018
9:00am Clock Hours Everett
WEA's National Board Renewal Feedback & Support training provides NBCTs the opportunity to share and get feedback on a draft of one of their Profiles of Professional Growth (PPG) to renew their National Board Certificate. Check-in begins at 8 am, class starts at 9 am and finishes with lunch at
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Oct 6, 2018
9:00am Clock Hours Everett
This Renewal Support training provides NBCTs the opportunity to share and get feedback on a draft of one of their Profiles of Professional Growth (PPG), and includes two structured feedback protocol processes with other candidates. Check-in begins at 8am, class starts at 9am and ends at 3:30pm. Lunch is included
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Oct 6, 2018
9:00am Clock Hours Seattle
The Five Core Propositions and the Architecture of Accomplished Teaching will be woven throughout the analysis and study of certification area standards and Component Two instructions. Meetings include time for Q&A, conferencing, drafting, peer review
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Oct 6, 2018
12:30pm Clock Hours Everett
WEA's National Board Renewal Feedback & Support training provides NBCTs the opportunity to share and get feedback on a draft of one of their Profiles of Professional Growth (PPG) to renew their National Board Certificate. Check-in begins at 11:30, lunch is at noon, the training starts at 12:30 pm and
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This 3-hour course is aimed at helping deepen your understanding of the new, certificated TPEP 4-tiered evaluation process, with a focus on strategies to write and implement effective Student Growth Goals
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WEA's National Board 1-day Renewal Jump Start training helps candidates consider their growth and experiences since becoming an NBCT, and demonstrates how to relate them to the renewal process. Check-in begins at 8 am, class starts at 9 am. Cost: Early registration (through 9/17/18) - $75. Regular registration (9/18/18 until
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This 3-hour training will help you 1) understand the basics of PGPs, 2) consider what you might want to feature in a PGP, and 3) begin drafting your PGP. At the end of this training, participants can choose to sign up for an additional 2-part training (4 hours) to
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Oct 18, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Tukwila
This training provides key information on the PGP process, including feedback on drafts and facilitated sign-off of completed PGP. This is a two-part training, open to members of the Renton Education Association
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Oct 23, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
Participants review the main components of the certificated TPEP 4-tiered evaluation process and learn about the changes to the system per new WACs, combining evidence and artifacts collection with strategies for writing and implementing effective student growth goals and to explore formative assessments that enhance effective teaching practices and student
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During this workshop, participants do the following: - Become familiar with recent policy changes affecting teacher certification - Learn about the new National Board process - Get an overview of ProTeach© - Explore new certification renewal requirements - Review how to move from a residency
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Oct 25, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
This course deepens participants’ understanding of the certificated TPEP 4-tiered evaluation process, with a focus writing and implementing effective student growth goals. Session goals and objectives: - Gain knowledge about the law in relation to student growth goals - Review sample goals produced by practitioners across the state
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UPRISE gives educators an opportunity to better understand the intersection of education and culture for Pacific Islander students, who make up one of the fastest growing demographic groups in our region. UPRISE aims to help educators build better relationships with Pacific Islander students and, in particular, their families by
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Oct 27, 2018
9:00am Clock Hours Camas
WEA's National Board 1-day Renewal Jump Start training helps candidates consider their growth and experiences since becoming an NBCT, and demonstrates how to relate them to the renewal process. Check-in begins at 8 am, class starts at 9 am. Cost: Early registration (through 9/17/18) - $75. Regular registration (9/18/18 until
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Oct 30, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Kirkland
What is a Professional Growth Plan (PGP)? Who needs to complete one? How can PGPs be used for certificate renewal and salary advancement? How can I use my PGE work to satisfy the requirements for a PGP? Participants will receive hands-on instruction and will actually complete most
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WEA Fourth Corner and WEA-Retired are pleased to present a pre-retirement seminar for members who are planning for retirement for refundable $25. Spouses/significant others for an additional $15. How prepared are you? What decisions will you have to make? What paperwork should you have in order, now and
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This workshop is designed to use research supported game based and gamification learning into class- rooms across the content areas. Game based learning and gamification leverages student interest in problem solving and uses project based learning. Participants will learn how to use game
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Nov 3, 2018
9:00am Clock Hours Seattle
The Five Core Propositions and the Architecture of Accomplished Teaching will be woven throughout the analysis and study of certification area standards and Components Three instructions. Meetings include time for Q&A, conferencing, drafting, peer review, plus video review and analysis
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Nov 3, 2018
9:00am Clock Hours Shelton
This training helps educators (both ESP and Certificated) become more culturally responsive and improve their engagement with students from diverse backgrounds, social groups, and cultures through meaningful, caring school-based relationships. It will also help educators develop culturally responsive classroom management practices to ensure that students experience a positive, consistent, safe
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Nov 3, 2018
12:30pm Clock Hours Seattle
Discussion of certification area standards and analysis of prompt descriptors. Self-assessment of knowledge in content area. Learn about Constructed Response Items and Selected Response Items as well as assessment ethics, procedures, appointments, and general overview of C1
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WEA Fourth Corner and WEA-Retired are pleased to present a pre-retirement seminar for members who are planning for retirement for refundable $25. Spouses/significant others for an additional $15. How prepared are you? What decisions will you have to make? What paperwork should you have in order, now and
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Session goals and objectives:
• Gain knowledge about the law in relation to student growth goals
• Review sample goals produced by practitioners across the state
• Identify effective strategies to writing student growth goals
• Develop skills to design and develop effective student growth goals
• Introduce nested goals
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Do you have questions about Washington state teacher certification and continuing education requirements, state policy updates, or support options? Come learn more at the WEA Teacher Certification Workshop
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This 3-hour course is aimed at helping you put your best foot forward in the new, certificated TPEP 4-tiered evaluation process. Session goals and objectives: Demystify the magnitude of collecting and providing evidence Introduce tips to "harvest" evidence to best represent your
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Nov 8, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
Participants learn about collecting evidence and artifacts in the certificated TPEP 4-tiered evaluation process. Session goals and objectives: - Demystify the magnitude of collecting and providing evidence - Introduce tips to harvest evidence to best represent your instruction - Develop skills to identify relevant, meaningful, doable evidence
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Do you have questions about certification requirements, timelines, and continuing education requirements? Do you need to know the differences in certification types and how much time and energy it will take to renew? Participants will explore the certification requirements and policies and the impact on certification – including STEM
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During this workshop, participants do the following: - Become familiar with recent policy changes affecting teacher certification - Learn about the new National Board process - Get an overview of ProTeach© - Explore new certification renewal requirements - Review how to move from a residency
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Participants learn how the Professional Growth Plans created by the Professional Educator Standards Board impacts their professional lives. They receive hands-on instruction and work on their PGP. In addition, they review how PGPs fit with STEM and TPEP professional development requirements for certificate renewal and learn about the role of
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Nov 15, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
During this training, participants will: - Learn why it’s so important to use formative assessments in the classroom - Gain understanding of the research behind the practice - Investigate how formative assessments impact the opportunity gap - Uncover multiple connections between formative assessments and student learning
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WEA Fourth Corner and WEA-Retired are pleased to present a pre-retirement seminar for members who are planning for retirement for refundable $25. Spouses/significant others for an additional $15. How prepared are you? What decisions will you have to make? What paperwork should you have in order, now and
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WEA's National Board Renewal Feedback & Support training provides NBCTs the opportunity to share and get feedback on a draft of one of their Profiles of Professional Growth (PPG) to renew their National Board Certificate. Check-in begins at 8 am, class starts at 9 am and finishes with lunch at
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Nov 17, 2018
9:00am Clock Hours Yakima
WEA's National Board Renewal Feedback & Support training provides NBCTs the opportunity to share and get feedback on a draft of one of their Profiles of Professional Growth (PPG) to renew their National Board Certificate. Check-in begins at 8 am, class starts at 9 am and finishes with lunch at
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Nov 17, 2018
9:00am Clock Hours Yakima
WEA's National Board 1-day Renewal Jump Start training helps candidates consider their growth and experiences since becoming an NBCT, and demonstrates how to relate them to the renewal process. Check-in begins at 8 am, class starts at 9 am. Cost: Early registration (through 9/17/18) - $75. Regular registration (9/18/18 until
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WEA's National Board 1-day Renewal Jump Start training helps candidates consider their growth and experiences since becoming an NBCT, and demonstrates how to relate them to the renewal process. Check-in begins at 8 am, class starts at 9 am. Cost: Early registration (through 9/17/18) - $75. Regular registration (9/18/18 until
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This training helps educators (both ESP and Certificated) become more culturally responsive and improve their engagement with students from diverse backgrounds, social groups, and cultures through meaningful, caring school-based relationships. It will also help educators develop culturally responsive classroom management practices to ensure that students experience a positive, consistent, safe
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This Renewal Support training provides NBCTs the opportunity to share and get feedback on a draft of one of their Profiles of Professional Growth (PPG), and includes two structured feedback protocol processes with other candidates. Check-in begins at 8am, class starts at 9am and ends at 3:30pm. Lunch is included
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WEA's National Board Renewal Feedback & Support training provides NBCTs the opportunity to share and get feedback on a draft of one of their Profiles of Professional Growth (PPG) to renew their National Board Certificate. Check-in begins at 11:30, lunch is at noon, the training starts at 12:30 pm and
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Nov 19, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Puyallup
During this workshop, participants do the following: - Become familiar with recent policy changes affecting teacher certification - Learn about the new National Board process - Get an overview of ProTeach© - Explore new certification renewal requirements - Review how to move from a residency
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Nov 27, 2018
5:00pm Clock Hours Sumner
Participants will develop an understanding about: -The impact of traumatic experiences on students and their classroom behaviors. -Strategies and approaches used to mitigate this impact and improve educational outcomes. -The importance of incorporating self-care techniques for students and educators. Registration Fee: Puget Sound UniServ
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Dec 1, 2018
8:30am Clock Hours Kelso
This event costs $10. After you register, you will be redirected to a payment page
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Professional Growth Plans (PGPs) are job-embedded professional learning experiences for educators to renew their certificates and earn clock hours. PGPs are built from the work you are already doing. Certificated educators can complete one PGP per year (25 clock hours); they can renew their certificates with 4 PGPs every 5
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Dec 5, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
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This seminar is designed for union members of Rainier UniServ Council who are planning for retirement, particularly those within 8 years of retirement. Some of the subjects discussed will be: Retirement Plans I, II, and III; VEBA; PERS, SERS, TRS; Financial Planning; Social Security/Medicare; Estate Planning; Health/Medical Insurance; and Transition
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Dec 12, 2018
4:30pm Clock Hours Renton
This 3-hour training will help you 1) understand the basics of PGPs, 2) consider what you might want to feature in a PGP, and 3) begin drafting your PGP. At the end of this training, participants can choose to sign up for an additional 2-part training (4 hours) to get
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This workshop will cover the Federal Loan Forgiveness Programs under which many WEA Olympic members may be eligible. The Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program, the Perkins Loan Forgiveness Program and the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program will be covered. If you are a WEA member and you have an outstanding student
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Jan 15, 2019
4:15pm Clock Hours Spokane
This course is designed to help a relations between parents and a child's IEP team. We will also discuss what to do when things are not going well for your child as well as touch on the topic of how behavior issues are handled in this state. This session
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Jan 17, 2019
4:00pm Clock Hours Spokane
This is an optional, two part, follow up for those educators who attended PGP Part 1 and want to participate in a structured feedback/support process. It is comprised of two training sessions of two hours each. The first two hour session is focused on peer feedback on the draft PGP
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Jan 17, 2019
4:30pm Clock Hours Tukwila
Renton EA members - Did you attend our PGP Part 1 training? If so, you are eligible to attend this follow-up series to help you revise and finalize your PGP! (Part 2 is Jan 17, Part 3 is April 18, both are 4:30-6:30 p.m.) This 2-part, 4-hour
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Jan 19, 2019
9:00am Clock Hours Spokane
This training actively works with teams to understand how to utilize de-escalation techniques while working together to maintain student dignity during the crisis. Participants will actively work to better understand their own non-verbal and para-verbal behavior and how it relates to the escalation cycle
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Professional Growth Plans (PGPs) are job-embedded professional learning experiences for educators to renew their certificates and earn clock hours. PGPs are built from the work you are already doing. Certificated educators can complete one PGP per year (25 clock hours); they can renew their certificates with 4 PGPs every 5
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Jan 29, 2019
4:30pm Clock Hours Puyallup
During this workshop, participants do the following: - Become familiar with recent policy changes affecting teacher certification - Learn about the new National Board process - Get an overview of ProTeach© - Explore new certification renewal requirements - Review how to move from a residency
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Jan 29, 2019
4:30pm Clock Hours Puyallup
During this workshop, participants do the following: - Become familiar with recent policy changes affecting teacher certification - Learn about the new National Board process - Get an overview of ProTeach© - Explore new certification renewal requirements - Review how to move from a residency
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This course is appropriate for beginners or as a refresher course for those that want to learn the changes to the process per the new WACs. This session will review the 4 tiered evaluation process, combining evidence and artifacts collection with strategies for writing and implementing effective student growth goals
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Jan 31, 2019
4:30pm Clock Hours Lakewood
Designed and developed by Tanya Rontos, Special Education Coordinator at Steilacoom Historical School District. This class offers participants tools and resources to better support students. Objectives: Guiding Principles for paraeducators Characteristics of new paraeducator and teacher teams Planning and
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Feb 2, 2019
9:00am Clock Hours Spokane
This course offers an in-depth look at autism characteristics in areas such as social reciprocity, shared attention, and perspective taking. Course attendees will learn how these deficits translate into academic, social, motor, communication and adaptive difficulties in schools and communities. This course provides an overview of the various behavioral, developmental
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Feb 12, 2019
4:00pm Clock Hours Seattle
Do you have questions about Washington state teacher certification and continuing education requirements, state policy updates, or support options? At the WEA Teacher Certification 101 Training you will: * Learn about recent policy changes affecting teacher certification, including timelines * Explore the National Board
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Feb 13, 2019
4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
Participants learn how the Professional Growth Plans created by the Professional Educator Standards Board impacts their professional lives. They receive hands-on instruction and work on their PGP. In addition, they review how PGPs fit with STEM and TPEP professional development requirements for certificate renewal and learn about the role of
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Feb 14, 2019
4:30pm Clock Hours Seattle
Do you have questions about Washington state teacher certification and continuing education requirements, state policy updates, or support options? At the WEA Teacher Certification 101 Training you will: * Learn about recent policy changes affecting teacher certification, including timelines * Explore the National Board Certification process and support
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Feb 19, 2019
4:15pm Clock Hours Spokane
Participants will: • Review discipline changes in General Education. • Review discipline procedures in Special Education. • Review new restraint and isolation regulations. • Discuss appropriate placement and services. • Review court cases involving staff injuries. • Discuss steps to take when injury occurs
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This training helps educators develop culturally responsive classroom management practices to ensure that students experience a positive, consistent, safe and equitable classroom. Participants learn strategies to appreciate and appropriately integrate their students' culture and family backgrounds into the classroom culture
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The 2017 legislative session introduced many changes to educator certification requirements. Do you have questions about the latest requirements, timelines and continuing education processes? Get your questions answered at the WEA’s Educator Certification 101 workshop. Educator Licensure, National Board Certification and Certification Tools and Resources. This event
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Feb 21, 2019
4:30pm Clock Hours Chewelah
This in depth training covers the 4-tiered process, with a focus on strategies to write and implement effective Student Growth Goals. Course will include writing and editing of sample goals with trainer and peer review and support
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Feb 21, 2019
4:30pm Clock Hours Sumner
Do you have questions about Washington state teacher certification and continuing education requirements, state policy updates, new timelines, or support options available to you? Come learn more at the WEA Teacher Certification Training. Training is available to PSUC/WEA members only
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This training is for Certificated staff. Data Collection Strategies for Progress Monitoring - Improve data collection methods in the general education and special education setting. Includes demonstrations and practice periods for involving the attendees in differing data collection strategies. Translating data into usable information for progress monitoring (Addressing
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Feb 23, 2019
9:00am Clock Hours Camas
WEAs National Board Renewal Feedback & Support provides NBCTs an opportunity to share and get feedback on one or two drafts of their Professional Growth Experience (PGE) requirements to renew their NB Certificate. NBCTs will participate in a structured feedback protocol process with other candidates to examine PGE evidence, alignment
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WEAs National Board Renewal Feedback & Support provides NBCTs an opportunity to share and get feedback on one or two drafts of their Professional Growth Experience (PGE) requirements to renew their NB Certificate. NBCTs will participate in a structured feedback protocol process with other candidates to examine PGE evidence, alignment
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Feb 23, 2019
9:00am Clock Hours Camas
WEA's National Board Home Stretch is focused on supporting National Board candidates as they are making final revisions to components just before submission. Participants Eligible to Attend: 2018-19 candidates working on their National Board Certification for submission in spring, 2019.
This National Board Home Stretch is a 3-hour
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WEA's National Board Home Stretch is focused on supporting National Board candidates as they are making final revisions to components just before submission. Participants Eligible to Attend: 2018-19 candidates working on their National Board Certification for submission in spring, 2019.
This National Board Home Stretch is a 3-hour
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Do you have questions about Washington State teacher renewal certification requirements? How about effective classroom management and student loan forgiveness? This training is designed for educators in their first and second years of teaching and will cover the above topics as well as retirement/financial planning with VALIC Financial Advisors and
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Do you have questions about Washington state teacher renewal certification requirements? How about effective classroom management and student loan forgiveness? Please join us for our first New Educator Night! This series is designed for educators who are in their first or second year of teaching
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Feb 26, 2019
4:30pm Clock Hours Puyallup
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Feb 28, 2019
4:00pm Clock Hours Cheney
This 3-hour training will help you understand the basics of PGPs, what content you may want to use in your PGP, and will get you started on a draft PGP. At the end of this training, participants can choose to sign up for an additional 2 part training (4 hours)
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Feb 28, 2019
4:30pm Clock Hours Lakewood
The seminar includes strategies for closing the achievement gap for improving the learning experiences of diverse students, especially those who are struggling to achieve at high levels. If you have taken Module 1, please join us for this class! Culture: Look at cultural differences by learning about the cultures
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Feb 28, 2019
5:00pm Clock Hours Poulsbo
Whether you are a newer educator, or a seasoned veteran, we can all benefit from understanding and refreshing on strategies and techniques essential to classroom management. We'll focus on how to create a positive learning environment based on knowing and understanding our students and clearly communicating our expectations
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This training will help ESP's become more culturally responsive and improve engagement with students from diverse backgrounds, social groups and cultures through meaningful, caring adult relationships. Cost: $10.00 for Puget Sound UniServ Council members $15.00 for all other WEA members
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Do you have questions about Washington state teacher certification and continuing education requirements, state policy updates, or support options? Come learn more at the WEA Teacher Certification Workshop..
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This course is appropriate for beginners, or as a refresher course for those that want to learn the changes to the process per the new WACs. This session will review the 4 tiered evaluation process, combining evidence & artifacts collection with strategies for writing and implementing effective student growth goals
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WEA Professional Growth Plan (PGP) Support: 1 meeting to support WEA members to develop, refine and complete annual PGPs for certificate renewal and salary advancement. PGPs can be used to meet the new STEM/TPEP certificate renewal requirements. This training is open to WEA members only
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This 2nd annual retirement seminar is meant for WEA members retiring before December 2019 only. If you are a retiring WEA Plan 1,2 or 3 member you are eligible to attend this workshop. There will be two parts offered and members will be expected to attend both sessions: Thur, Feb
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This 3 hour training will help you understand the basics of the PGPs, what content you may want to use in your PGP, and get you started on your draft of a PGP. At the end of this training, participants can choose to sign up for an additional 2 part
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Mar 11, 2019
4:30pm Clock Hours Puyallup
Date: March 11th, 4:30pm - 7:30pm Location: Summit UniServ Council, 201 43rd Ave S.E., Puyallup, WA 98374 Fee: $10, includes dinner and three clock hours This training will help educators develop culturally responsive classroom management practices to ensure students experience a positive, consistent
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Professional Growth Plans (PGPs) are job-embedded professional learning experiences for educators to renew their certificates and earn clock hours. This 2-part, 4-hour (total) training will help you 1) get focused feedback on your draft PGP, 2) consider changes to your plan, 3) complete your plan, and 4) share evidence of
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Professional Growth Plans (PGPs) are job-embedded professional learning experiences for educators to renew their certificates and earn clock hours. This 2-part, 4-hour (total) training will help you 1) get focused feedback on your draft PGP, 2) consider changes to your plan, 3) complete your plan, and 4) share evidence
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This training helps educators explore culturally responsive classroom interaction practices to ensure that students experience a positive, consistent, safe and equitable classroom. Participants will learn to facilitate classroom interactions that appropriately integrate their students' culture and family backgrounds
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Mar 13, 2019
4:30pm Clock Hours Kirkland
As our classrooms welcome an increasingly diverse population of learners, many of our students struggle with appropriate behaviors. Regardless of whether you are a general education teacher or a special education teach, we know that finding ways to address these behaviors is the key to helping all our students learn
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Mar 14, 2019
4:15pm Clock Hours Spokane
One-day workshop to prepare for the Assessment Center. Participants must be registered for Component 1 with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for the current school year. The workshop will focus on what to expect at the assessment center, a chance to connect with like Certificate area candidates, a
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Mar 14, 2019
4:30pm Clock Hours Chewelah
This three-hour course is designed to help you learn the reasoning behind formative assessments in the classroom, understand the research behind the practice, and how they impact the opportunity gap. This course will go over the difference between formative and summative assessments and provide an opportunity to create and edit
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Mar 16, 2019
9:00am Clock Hours Spokane
This interactive six hour professional learning course provides participants with a broad understanding of the function behind student behavior. Attendees will have the opportunity to write appropriate individual behavior IEP goals as well as learn the steps for conducting a Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) and designing a Behavior Intervention
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Mar 19, 2019
4:15pm Clock Hours Spokane
While the work of meeting the needs of children with special needs is complex, there are some areas of challenge that are encountered regularly. This session will explore some of these areas including: • FAPE (Free and Appropriate Public Education) • Placement • Behavior • Transition
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