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Happy New Year! It's been a crazy month of weather already, which has impacted many districts across the state. As you think about warmer weather and start making your spring and summer plans, we've got some ideas for you to consider in this newsletter.
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Teacher Leader Stories Volume 3
In July 2016, fourteen educators joined
#CampCSTP Writers' Retreat where they developed their skills and writing style. Over the course of three-days, these teachers received dedicated writing time and expert feedback to focus on their teacher leadership journey and write their Teacher Story.
We are please to feature stories from:
- James Boutin, The Heart of Education
- Alissa Farias, How Six, Second Chances Can Change a Life
- Mark Gardner, Broadening Our Definition of Equity
- Claire Hallinan, Mindfulness in Education
- Samantha Huckabee, Creating Integrated and Equitable Schools
- Janet L. Kragen, A Proactive Assault on teh Zip Code Barrier
- Mandy Manning, Call in the Building Rep
- Megan Megaard, Cross-Community Project-Based Learning
- Linda Myrick, Time to Play!
- Shannon Francisco-Papcun, First Things First
- Danielle Puhl, Special Education vs. Mental Health: Blurred Lines
- Carla Reynolds, New Approaches, New Results
- Mary Sharp, Growth Mindset Messaging and Assessment in the ELA Classroom
- Rachel Wiley, On Seeing and Knowing
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CSTP's Leadership Lab at Lake Washington School District
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"When you allow people from different districts to get together there is that cross-pollination that happens. There is that reinforcement of ideas that make you feel like you are on the right track. There is understanding of things you haven't considered before." Matt King.
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We held our third Leadership Lab at the Lake Washington School District on December 8, 2016. Cindy Rockholt with CSTP facilitated the conversation with technology integration as the main focus.
CSTP elected to use the format of a "Leadership Lab" as the means to regionally amplify the work of school districts that were effectively leveraging teacher leadership in their efforts to implement TPEP and to strengthen instruction. The model was based on the U.S. Department of Education's Leadership Labs that they held following their national Teach to Lead Summits. One project from each summit was chosen to host a Leadership Lab to promote regional interest and garner support for the project.
Learn more and get your "Teacher Leadership Lab: "How-To" Guide and Toolkit" at http://cstp-wa.org/teacher-leadership/leadership-lab/. Stay tuned to future emails for additional Teacher Leadership labs around the state.
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Upcoming Events & Opportunities
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TPEP Best Practices Colloquium
When:
March 1, 2017
Where: SeaTac WA, TBA
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WEA National Board Home Stretch Seminar
When:
March 25, 2017
Where: Yakima, WA
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WEA National Board Home Stretch Seminar
When:
April 22, 2017
Where: Des Moines, WA
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PESB Educator Retooling Scholarship
When:
April 28, 2017
Amount:
$3,000
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CSTP's NBCT Leadership Conference
When:
May 20-21, 2017
Where: Leavenworth, WA
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OSPI's NBCT Facilitator Training, Day 1, 2, & 3
When:
June 27-29, 2017
Where: Spokane Area, TBA
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WEA's National Board Jump Start
When:
June 27-30, 2017
Where: Spokane Area, TBA
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#CampCSTP: A Deeper Dive into Teacher Leadership
When:
July 17-18, 2017
Where: North Bend, WA
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#CampCSTP: Advocacy and Messaging
When:
July 18-19, 2017
Where: North Bend, WA
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#CampCSTP: Writers' Retreat
When:
July 19-21, 2017
Where: North Bend, WA
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WEA's National Board Jump Start
When:
July 31- August 3, 2017
Where: Seattle, TBA
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WEA's National Board Jump Start
When:
August 15-18, 2017
Where: Vancouver, TBA
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OSPI's NBCT Facilitator Training, Day 1, 2, & 3
When:
August 14-16, 2017
Where: Vancouver Area, TBA
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We had a great day of learning and advocating on January 21.
Teachers from around Puget sound came to Olympia to learn some ways of using their teacher leadership skills for good! Teachers worked on developing an idea to help improve education, figuring out a plan of action around the idea and practicing delivering the message to multiple audiences. Some amazing ideas emerged from the workshop and we look forward to hearing more about how they develop and how improve student learning in Washington state.
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2017 TPEP Best Practices Colloquium
The 2017 TPEP Best Practices Colloquium will be held on March 1, 2017 in Tacoma, WA. We are at our 200 person capacity, but encourage you to join our
waitlist for spaces that
become available as we get closer to the colloquium.
This free, all-day event is designed to facilitate discussion across and within districts to learn about other districts' best practices for continued implementation of the teacher evaluation system.
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Save the Dates: NBCT Leadership Conference and #CampCSTP
We are excited to announce dates for several of our most popular trainings!
NBCT Leadership Conference
Dates: May 20-21, 2017
Where: Leavenworth, WA
Who: NBCTs who have never attended this conference previously
Registration:
Opens in February
More information
#CampCSTP: A Deeper Dive into Teacher Leadership
Dates: July
17-18, 2017
Where:
North Bend, WA
Who:
Educators and administrators
Registration:
Opens in February
More information
#CampCSTP: Advocacy and Messaging
Dates: July
18-19, 2017
Where:
North Bend, WA
Who:
Educators and administrators
Registration:
Opens in February
More information
#CampCSTP: Writers' Retreat
Dates:
July
19-21, 2017
Where:
North Bend, WA
Who:
Educators and administrators
Registration:
Opens in February
More information
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Ignite Education Lab on February 8, 2017
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Lyon Terry, NBCT and 2015 WA Teacher of the Year
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Seattle Time's Education Lab is back for a second year of Ignite presentations on February 8 at Town Hall Seattle. Tickets are only $5 if you register in advance; $10 at the door.
Ignite Presenters include:
- Alex Alviar: "Boardgames, or the Furtive Art of Education"
- Omari Amili: "The Transformative Nature of Post-Secondary Education"
- Nicholas Bradford: "The Pros of Conflict"
- Ted Cohn: "The Privilege of Teaching"
- Jody McVittie: "Rethinking School Discipline"
- Shalini Miskelly: "Why Do Teachers of Color Burnout?"
- Jordan Taitingfong: "Inclusion for All- Equity and Advocacy through Special Education"
- Teresa Scribner: "Black Hair Matters"
- Lyon Terry: "Redefining Teaching: Social and Emotional Learning is the Foundation of a Quality Education"
- Rachel Wiley: "From Bad Kid to Badass Teacher"
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Stories From School Roundup
CSTP's Stories From School bloggers are always busy working on new stories. Here is a recap of new articles for the past month.
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