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During the 2018-2019 school year, almost 35,000 students in WA state were identified as not having a stable and safe home each night. Learn why this number is so high in SW WA, what life is like for a student without a home, what resources exist and what school staff
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Dec 5, 2019
5:00pm Clock Hours Renton
This training is open to Rainier UniServ Council members and will help participants learn about the PGP requirement and begin drafting a PGP. This includes information about how to use PGPs to meet the STEM certificate renewal requirement. Participants will have structured time to begin work on their PGP
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The WEA Human and Civil Rights Leadership Summit focuses on our collective and individual leadership for racial and social justice from classroom to the association. This includes a Friday HCR Leadership Summit Dinner Keynote and presentation and an all-day Saturday HCR Leadership Summit. This is not a normal conference on
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Dec 9, 2019
3:45pm Clock Hours Cheney
You are registering for the course "PGPs - Connections to Instructional Practice", scheduled on Monday, December 9th, 2019, from 3:45pm-6:45pm at the Cheney High School Library.
Snacks will be provided
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Dec 12, 2019
4:00pm Clock Hours Spokane
Participants learn to recognize signs of a potential behavioral crisis and intervene to prevent further escalation along the escalation/de-escalation cycle. At the end of this course, participants will be able to: Determine individual student behavior triggers Understand and describe the escalation cycle
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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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Dec 17, 2019
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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Jan 14, 2020
4:00pm Clock Hours Spokane
You are registering for the course "Behavior Interventions in Your School". This is a two part course, with the first session being offered on 01/14/20, from 4pm-7pm, and the second session being offered 01/23/20, from 4pm-7pm
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Jan 15, 2020
4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
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 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 to get
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Jan 16, 2020
4:30pm Clock Hours Chewelah
TPEP: Formative and Summative on January 16, 2020. During this 3 hour 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
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Student Washington Education Association Event is for higher education students aspiring to be educators. This event will be held at the WEA in Federal Way
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Do you have questions about Washington state teacher certification and continuing education requirements, state policy updates, or support options? Please join us to: Learn about recent policy changes affecting teacher certification, including timelines Explore the National Board Certification process and support options Review new certification renewal
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Jan 23, 2020
4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
In this course, participants are introduced to implicit bias research, resources, and concepts, including microaggressions and micro-insults. During the other portion of this course, participants develop an understanding of [1] how our beliefs, values, and experiences inform implicit biases related to race and ethnicity and [2] how our implicit biases
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Jan 28, 2020
4:00pm Clock Hours Auburn
Participants explore and understand the new student discipline rules adopted by OSPI in July 2018. Participants review the rationale for the new rules and the requirements the rules place on classroom-level educators. They also problem-solve and review resources to support best practice implementation in the classroom in order to
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During this workshop, Education Staff Associates (ESAs) - school counselors, psychologists, social workers, speech/language pathologists, OT/PTs, behavior analysts and nurses - learn about current certification requirements. During this workshop, participants do the following: Become familiar with recent policy changes affecting each of the ESA certification groups Explore new
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Feb 12, 2020
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 20, 2020
4:30pm Clock Hours Chewelah
TPEP: Writing Student Growth Goals" scheduled on February 20, 2020 from 4:30-7:30pm This course deepens participants’ understanding of the certificated TPEP 4-tiered evaluation process, with a focus writing and implementing effective student growth goals
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Feb 27, 2020
4:00pm Clock Hours Spokane
Implicit Bias - 1, Thursday, 02/27/2020, from 4:00pm-7:00pm This training is for WEA members only. This research-based course for educators explores issues of implicit bias based upon race, ethnicity and LGBTQ status through an analysis of “microaggressions” and “micro-insults.”
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Feb 27, 2020
4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
In this course, participants are introduced to implicit bias research, resources, and concepts, including microaggressions and micro-insults. During the other portion of this course, participants focus on gender and the intersectionality of implicit bias and -isms that lead to microaggressions and inhibit success in the classroom and the workplace. Participants
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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
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Have you ever heard that Plan 3 is the "work till you die plan?" That doesn't sound very encouraging! Come learn how to leverage your Plan 3 Benefits and make your plan work for you.
Each qualifying member has a monthly pension benefit and an investment pool
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Mar 19, 2020
4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
In this course, participants develop an understanding of [1] how our beliefs, values, and experiences inform implicit biases related to LGBTQ issues and [2] how our implicit biases and behaviors impact others (students, colleagues, families, etc.). Because student success is dependent on a sense of belonging, participants work on strategies
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Everyone should truly understand their pension benefits. This event is where we dive into how State Pension Benefits are calculated and how to maximize the opportunities available to you. We discuss subtle nuances of various options, what options are within your control, those that "are what they are," and how
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May 14, 2020
4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
In this course, participants are introduced to implicit bias research, resources, and concepts, including microaggressions and micro-insults. During the other portion of this course, participants focus on implicit bias and microaggressions related to disabilities. They also work on framing a new way to think of ableism and the impact of
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Retirement is a word we have heard forever. Nearing retirement makes the meaning of that word become much more real -- and scary! How will you maximize pension and Social Security benefits for you and your family, fund rising healthcare costs, deal with the destructive power of inflation and taxes
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