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  • Student Loan Forgiveness

    Jan 10, 2019 5:00pm Poulsbo
    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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  • IEP Team Monitoring

    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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  • PGPs - Connections to Instructional Practice

    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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  • WEA Professional Growth Planning PGP Training Parts 2 and 3

    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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  • Team Pre-Crisis De-Escalation

    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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  • WEA-Southeast PGP Workshop Part 1 - January 28th 2019

    Jan 28, 2019 5:00pm Clock Hours Kennewick
    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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  • ESA Certification 101 Summit Jan 29th

    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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  • Teacher Certification 101 Summit Jan 29th

    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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  • TPEP 101 Eastern 1/30/19

    Jan 30, 2019 4:00pm Clock Hours Davenport
    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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  • Para and Teacher Partnership

    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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  • Students with Autism in Your Classroom

    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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  • Teacher Certification 101 (SeattleEA South)/2/12/19

    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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  • PGP Part 1- Connections to Instructional Practice

    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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  • Teacher Certification 101 (SeattleEA North)2/14/19

    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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  • Special Education Safety

    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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  • Culturally Responsive Classroom Management PSUC February 20 2019

    Feb 20, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Federal Way
    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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  • Educator Certification 101 Workshop 2/21/19

    Feb 21, 2019 4:00pm Clock Hours Sedro-Woolley
    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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  • Writing Student Growth Goals

    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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  • Teacher Certification 101 Puget Sound UniServ Council February 5 2019

    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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  • National Board Renewal Feedback and Support - 2/23/19 Kennewick

    Feb 23, 2019 9:00am Clock Hours Kennewick
    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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  • Special Education Data Collection Strategies for Progress Monitoring- North Central

    Feb 23, 2019 9:00am Clock Hours Moses Lake
    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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  • National Board Renewal Feedback and Support - 2/23/19 Camas

    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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  • National Board Home Stretch (3-hour) - 2/23/19 Camas

    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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  • National Board Home Stretch (3-hour) - 2/23/19 Kennewick

    Feb 23, 2019 9:00am Clock Hours Kennewick
    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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  • New Educator Night (Spokane EA)

    Feb 26, 2019 4:00pm Spokane
    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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  • New Educator Night - Eastern February 26 Spokane Council Office

    Feb 26, 2019 4:00pm Spokane
    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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  • Implicit Bias Training

    Feb 26, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Puyallup
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  • PGP 1 - Eastern February 28 Cheney

    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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  • Culturally Responsive Classroom Management - Module 2

    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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  • WEA Olympic- Improving Student Success Through Classroom Management that Works!

    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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  • Teacher Certification 101 Workshop Clarkston-Asotin March 4 2019

    Mar 4, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Clarkston
    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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  • ESP Culturally Responsive Classroom Communities PSUC March 4 2019

    Mar 4, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Federal Way
    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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  • TPEP 101 Eastern 3/6/19

    Mar 6, 2019 4:00pm Clock Hours Davenport
    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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  • PGP1 - WEA Professional Growth Plan Support Stanwood HS 3/7/19

    Mar 7, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Stanwood
    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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  • WEA Fourth Corner Retirement Seminar 2019

    Mar 7, 2019 5:00pm Burlington
    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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  • PGP 1 - Eastern March 11 Nine Mile

    Mar 11, 2019 4:00pm Clock Hours Nine Mile Falls
    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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  • Culturally Responsive Classroom Management - Summit UniServ - March 11th

    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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  • WEA-Southeast PGP Sessions 2-3 - OPTION 1 - Mar 11 and Apr 9 2019

    Mar 11, 2019 5:00pm Clock Hours Kennewick
    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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  • WEA-Southeast PGP Session 2-3 - OPTION 2 - Mar 11 and Apr 17 2019

    Mar 11, 2019 5:00pm Clock Hours Kennewick
    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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  • Culturally Responsive Classroom Interactions PSUC March 12 2019

    Mar 12, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Federal Way
    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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  • Behavior Supports for the Special Education Student

    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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  • National Board Component 1 Workshop (SEA 3 hrs)

    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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  • TPEP Formative Assessment

    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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  • Behavior Interventions in Your School

    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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  • Common Challenges in Special Education

    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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  • LWEA Equity for All Conference

    Mar 23, 2019 8:00am Clock Hours Kirkland
    Participants will engage in meaningful learning opportunities and examine practices in schools and classrooms for the purpose of developing student-focused strategies to close the achievement gap and increase student academic success. Examples of 2019 LWEA Equity for All Conference topics include the following: Understanding the Diverse Cultures of our
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  • WEA Olympic- North Mason Special Education Law

    Mar 23, 2019 9:00am Clock Hours Belfair
    Understanding the Federal and State laws for providing special education programs in our public schools is imperative to ensure the compliant delivery of services to qualified students. This course provides an overview of the rules and regulations required for providing special education services. Based on WAC 392-172A and specific court
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  • National Board Renewal Feedback and Support - 3/23/19 Spokane

    Mar 23, 2019 9:00am Clock Hours Spokane
    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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  • National Board Home Stretch (6-hour) - 3/23/19 Spokane

    Mar 23, 2019 9:00am Clock Hours Spokane
    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
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  • Habits of Mind

    Mar 25, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Federal Way
    This course will introduce educators to the 16 Essential Characteristics for Success. Educators will walk away with strategies and tools for integrating habits of mind in their daily classroom routine. Participants are asked to bring two (2) upcoming lessons to work on embedding the habits into your own current practice
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  • Special Education Law PSUC March 30 2019

    Mar 30, 2019 9:00am Clock Hours Federal Way
    This course provides an overview of the rules and regulations required for providing special education services. Based on WAC 392-172A and specific court cases, instruction provides participants with the tools needed to provide compliant services. Participants will: - Gain awareness of the definition of Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
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  • Teacher Certification 101 (SeattleEA South)/04/02/19

    Apr 2, 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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  • Teacher Certification 101 (SeattleEA North)/04/04/19

    Apr 4, 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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  • Classroom Strategies to Assist Trauma Impacted Students PSUC April 4 2019

    Apr 4, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Federal Way
    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. Cost: $10.00 for Puget
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  • De-Escalation and Behavior Modification

    Apr 4, 2019 5:00pm Clock Hours Renton
    This training is designed to empower certificated staff, para-educators, and other school staff to address student agitation and escalating behavior and to calm and refocus the behavior back to student learning. The training is open to Rainier UniServ members, and a $20 good faith check must be sent to the
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  • ESA Certification 101 Training at WEA-Southeast Kennewick - April 9th 2019

    Apr 9, 2019 4:00pm Clock Hours Kennewick
    Education Staff Associates (ESA) include school counselors, psychologists, social workers, SLPs, OT/PT’s and nurses. ESAs have complex and different certification and continuing education requirements, with many changes in recent years. Do you have questions about Washington state ESA certification and continuing education requirements, state policy updates, or support options
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  • PGP Workshop Session 1 - Clarkston-Asotin April 10 2019

    Apr 10, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Clarkston
    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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  • It's Never Too Early to Think About Retirement Planning Fourth Corner April 12-13 2019

    Apr 12, 2019 6:00pm Bellingham
    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 then
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  • Students with Autism in Your Classroom

    Apr 17, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Kirkland
    This course offers an in-depth look at autism characteristics in areas such as social reciprocity, shared attention, and perspective taking. Attendees 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 and structured
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  • ESA Certification 101 SEA/WEAEW 2/27/19

    Apr 17, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Spokane
    A joint training for members of Spokane EA and WEA-Eastern UniServ Council: Education Staff Associates (ESA) include school counselors, psychologists, social workers, SLPs, OT/PT’s and nurses. ESAs have complex and different certification and continuing education requirements, with many changes in recent years. This course is
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  • National Board Renewal Feedback and Support - 4/20/19 Federal Way

    Apr 20, 2019 9:00am Clock Hours Federal Way
    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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  • WEA Olympic Special Education and the Law

    Apr 30, 2019 5:00pm Clock Hours Poulsbo
    This is a 3 hour version of the popular and intensive course designed to provide an overview of the rules and regulations required for providing special education services. Based on WAC 392-172A and specific court cases, this course provides the tools stakeholders need to provide compliant services to students with
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  • New Student Discipline Rules training

    May 2, 2019 5:00pm Clock Hours Tukwila
    WEA staff Sally McNair will join us to facilitate a conversation around the new student discipline rules adopted by OSPI in July 2018. This event is open to members of Rainier UniServ council, and a $20 Good Faith check must be sent to the Council office (575 Andover Park West
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  • National Board Renewal Jump Start - Lake Washington May 4 2019

    May 4, 2019 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. There is
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  • Culturally Responsive Classroom Behavior Interventions PSUC May 6 2019

    May 6, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Federal Way
    This training helps educators integrate culturally responsive behavior intervention practices into their classroom. Participants build on concepts from earlier courses in the Culturally Responsive Strategies series to learn to implement behavior intervention strategies that respect all students
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  • PGP Sessions 2-3 Asotin-Clarkson May 13 and June 5 2019

    May 13, 2019 4:00pm Clock Hours Clarkston
    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! This 2-part, 4-hour (total) training will help you 1) get focused feedback on your draft PGP, 2) consider changes to your plan
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  • Teacher Certification 101 Federal Way Education Association PSUC May 14 2019

    May 14, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Federal Way
    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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  • School to Prison Pipeline

    May 15, 2019 5:00pm Clock Hours Des Moines
    This overview session will explore the school-to-prison pipeline which refers to the entire system that leads many youth of color to be introduced to the criminal justice system at a young age. This event is open to members of Rainier and Kent UniServ councils. A $20 "good faith check" is
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  • Teacher Certification 101 Auburn Education Association PSUC May 16 2019

    May 16, 2019 4:00pm Clock Hours Auburn
    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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  • It's Never Too Early to Think About Retirement Planning Fourth Corner May 17-18 2019

    May 17, 2019 6:00pm Mount Vernon
    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 then
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  • Tacoma EA Micro Aggressions and Implicit Bias

    May 20, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
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  • National Board Information Night

    May 30, 2019 4:15pm Spokane
    This will be an overview and Q&A session for those who are considering National Boards and/or just want to find out more. Hosted by our cohort facilitators who are your fellow SEA members, you will gain a better understanding of what the process is like and if it is a
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  • Tacoma EA Implicit Bias Gender/Sexuality

    May 30, 2019 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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  • Implicit Bias Disability

    Jun 6, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
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  • CRCM 3 - Culturally Responsive Classroom Interactions 2019

    Jun 10, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Lakewood
    Educators will explore culturally responsive classroom interaction practices to ensure students experience a positive, consistent, safe and equitable classroom. Learn to facilitate classroom interactions appropriately integrating students’ culture and family backgrounds. Objectives: Apply core practices for developing culturally responsive classroom interactions; identify strategies for building relationships between students and families;
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  • Implicit Bias for Member Organizing

    Sep 4, 2019 4:00pm Clock Hours Lakewood
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  • WEA LOWER COLUMBIA FOUNDATIONS COURSE

    Sep 12, 2019 4:00pm Clock Hours Longview
    The Foundations Course is an informational meeting about National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for those who did not attend Jump Start. This will be a FREE course and will be 3 hours in duration
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  • National Board Foundations

    Sep 19, 2019 4:15pm Clock Hours Spokane
    Foundations or Jump Start is required for National Board candidates who are planning on applying for the OSPI Conditional Loan. If you have previously attended a WEA Jump Start event, yu do NOT need to attend Foundations. The cost of the Foundations class is $90 payable by check
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  • WEA LOWER COLUMBIA FOUNDATIONS COURSE

    Sep 26, 2019 4:00pm Clock Hours Longview
    The Foundations Course is an informational meeting about National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for those who did not attend Jump Start. This will be a FREE course and will be 3 hours in duration
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  • Certification 101

    Sep 30, 2019 5:00pm Clock Hours Poulsbo
    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 to a professional certificate, renew
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  • National Board Cohort Kick Off Oct 1 SEA

    Oct 1, 2019 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 on October 1 or October 3, 2019. You are currently registering for October 1
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  • National Board Cohort Kick-off

    Oct 1, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Spokane
    Cohorts are kicking off this year on EITHER October 1st or 3rd at the SEA office from 4:30 - 7:30. You will receive vital information to you candidacy this year, and attending ONE of these events is required for all National Board candidates planning on taking part in one
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  • ESA Certification 101

    Oct 1, 2019 5:00pm Clock Hours Poulsbo
    During this workshop, Education Staff Associates (ESAs) - school counselors, psychologists, social workers, speech/language pathologists, OT/PTs 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 • Learn about the National
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  • WEA Lower Columbia NBCT Cohort Component 4

    Oct 3, 2019 4:00pm Clock Hours Longview
    National Board Component 4 (20 Hours) for WEA Lower Columbia members. 4-8 PM on October 3 & 17, January 9, February 6 and March 5. $225 due on first night of class
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  • National Board Cohort Kick-off

    Oct 3, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Spokane
    Cohorts are kicking off for this year on EITHER October 1st or October 3rd at the SEA office from 4:30 - 7:30. You will receive vital information to your candidacy this year, and attending ONE of these events is required for all National Board candidates planning on taking part
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  • NEW STEM Workshop

    Oct 4, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Puyallup
    This workshop is designed to highlight and deep dive into the Science (NGSS), Technology (Washington State Standards), Mathematics (Common Core), and Engineering standards in order to have participants build and implement an integrated lesson with a minimum of two of the STEM components
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  • Culturally Responsive Classroom Module 1 Fife EA 10/7/19

    Oct 7, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Milton
    This training is for Fife EA Cert and ESP members, held at Endevour Intermediate School in the Art Room #212 from 4:30pm-7:30pm. 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
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  • Exploring TPEP Evaluation Student Growth Goals Formative Assessments Evidence and Artifacts

    Oct 7, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Puyallup
    Here's a great opportunity to obtain your TPEP clock hours required for certification early in the school year
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  • Professional Growth Plans (PGP’s)- Connections to Instructional Practice

    Oct 7, 2019 5:00pm Clock Hours Poulsbo
    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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  • Culturally Responsive Strategies Classroom Communities

    Oct 15, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Puyallup
    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
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  • WEA-Southeast Certification Workshop October 15 2019

    Oct 15, 2019 5:00pm Clock Hours Kennewick
    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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  • Relationships Reframe Regulation

    Oct 17, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Lakewood
    In this course, participants practice neuro-centric strategies that build student confidence and promote trust. Multiple co-regulation and self-regulation strategies that lead to strong relationships between students and teachers and para-educators, as well as among students and their peers, are discussed. These strategies help grow strong, caring and supportive relationships with
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  • Culturally Responsive Classroom Module 2 Fife EA 10/21/19

    Oct 21, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Milton
    This training is for Fife EA Cert and ESP members, held at Endevour Intermediate School in the Art Room #212 from 4:30pm-7:30pm. 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
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  • De-Escalation Strategies for Educators

    Oct 22, 2019 5:00pm Clock Hours Vancouver
    Participants learn to recognize signs of a potential behavioral crisis and remediate before the event. You will explore how your own behavior can contribute to the escalation cycle, discover de-escalation techniques that recognize the importance of maintaining student dignity during behavior crises
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  • WEA Fourth Corner Retirement Seminar

    Oct 25, 2019 6:00pm Ferndale
    This course covers the following retirement-related topics: A. Financial Planning B. PEBB (healthcare) C. VEBA D. Social Security and Medicare E. Estate planning F. The work-to-retirement transition G. Long-term care At the end of the course, participants will be able to
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  • Loan Forgiveness Training Summit 10/28/19

    Oct 28, 2019 4:30pm Puyallup
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  • WEA Southeast Education Staff Associate (ESA) Certification 101 Training October 28 2019

    Oct 28, 2019 5:00pm Clock Hours Kennewick
    Education Staff Associates (ESA) include school counselors, psychologists, social workers, SLPs, OT/PT’s and nurses. ESAs have complex and different certification and continuing education requirements, with many changes in recent years. Please attend if you have questions about Washington state ESA certification and continuing education requirements, state policy updates, or
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  • TPEP Refresher- Tacoma EA

    Oct 29, 2019 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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  • Culturally Responsive Classroom Module 3 Fife EA 11/4/19

    Nov 4, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Milton
    This training is for Fife EA Cert and ESP members, held at Endevour Intermediate School in the Art Room #212 from 4:30pm-7:30pm. 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
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  • Healing Centered Masculinity - WEA-Riverside - 11/6

    Nov 6, 2019 4:45pm Clock Hours Vancouver
    Examine the importance of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and mental health access in the life trajectory from boys to men. Critique the tradition and social structure of male leadership in the female dominated sector of education
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  • TPEP Growth Goals- Tacoma EA

    Nov 7, 2019 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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  • Implicit Bias - Race Equity and Disability

    Nov 7, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Puyallup
    In this course, participants develop an understanding of how our beliefs, values, and experiences inform implicit biases related to race and ethnicity and how our implicit biases and behaviors impact others (students, colleagues, families, etc.). Participants examine how implicit bias and microaggressions can impact the success of students
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  • WEA Olympic- Autism in your Classroom

    Nov 9, 2019 9:00am Clock Hours Port Angeles
    This course offers an indepth look at autism characteristics in areas such as social reciprocity, shared attention, and perspective taking. Attendees 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, and structured
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  • Paraeducators and Teacher Partnerships

    Nov 14, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Puyallup
    Participants in this course learn tools and resources to better support students and increase student achievement
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  • Implicit Bias- Micro Aggression Tacoma EA

    Nov 14, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Tacoma
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  • Culturally Responsive Classroom Module 4 Fife EA 11/18/19

    Nov 18, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Milton
    This training is for Fife EA Cert and ESP members, held at Endevour Intermediate School in the Art Room #212 from 4:30pm-7:30pm. This training helps educators integrate culturally responsive behavior interventions practices into their classroom. Participants build on concepts from earlier courses in the Culturally Responsive Strategies series to
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  • New Discipline Rules- Moving Away from Exclusionary Practice

    Nov 18, 2019 5:00pm Clock Hours Poulsbo
    Participants will have a chance to explore and understand the new student discipline rules adopted by OSPI in July 2018.  Participants will review the rationale for the new rules, the requirements the rules place on classroom level educators, and problem solve and review resources to support best practice implementation in
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  • TPEP Artifacts and Evidence- Tacoma EA

    Nov 19, 2019 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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  • New Discipline Rules-Moving Away from Exclusionary Practice

    Nov 19, 2019 5:00pm Clock Hours Burlington
    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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  • Introduction to IEPs

    Nov 21, 2019 4:00pm Clock Hours Spokane
    You are registering for the course "Introduction to IEPs" on Thursday, 11/21/2019 from 4:00pm-7:00pm
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  • Constructing a greenhouse for student growth

    Dec 2, 2019 4:30pm Clock Hours Lakewood
    Creating a space for optimal growth and achievement for each and every one of our students often means incorporating more than an environment that works for "most students." Have you had experience with students who have a hard time getting started on a task? Or a student who gets started
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  • Helping Students in Unstable Housing be Ready to Learn - WEA-Riverside (12/5)

    Dec 5, 2019 4:45pm Clock Hours Vancouver
    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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  • Educator Forum Night - Professional Growth Plans (PGP)

    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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  • PGPs - Connections to Instructional Practice

    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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  • De-Escalation Strategies for Educators

    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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