WEA Professional Development & Events

Showing Events From Oct 3, 2019 - Nov 3, 2019

• 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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