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2008 WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITIES:
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Writers' Retreat - July 21 - 24 at Islandwood in
rural Kitsap County. Emphasis on creativity in the classroom,
across all grade levels and subject areas.
Writers'
Retreat - August 4-7 in Bellingham (emphasis on math
and science)
Click
here to view Teachers' Voices which spotlights written
works from past attendees of this retreat.
Click
here to view articles created from last summer's workshop.
Advocacy Workshop: Seeking
Advocates for Quality Teaching has been cancelled, but
that we will offer several one-day events during the year
and a three-day workshop will return July 20-22, 2009
Click here
to view past advocacy workshops.
Leadership Case Writing Seminar - "Dilemmas
in Providing Support for New Teachers:
Learn To Write An Effective Case Study" This seminar
is taught in two segments. Applicants will be attending
both: June 30 - July 2 near Spokane and August 5-7 in the
Seattle area. Final products will be due September 1st.
To view Leadership Cases click
here.
Grant Seeking for Educators - March 15 and April
19 in ESD Renton. This workshop was available to teams of
educators led by a Washington NBCT.
Click here to learn more about
grant seeking.
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2008 CSTP Writers' Retreat in Rural Kitsap
Writers' Retreat - July 21 - 24 at Islandwood in rural
Kitsap County. Emphasis on creativity in the classroom, across
all grade levels and subject areas. Applications are due by
April 18th. Course fee of $150 will cover seminar, meals and
lodging. Click
here to learn more.
2008 CSTP Writers' Retreat in
Bellingham
Writers' Retreat - August 4-7 in Bellingham
(emphasis on math and science) Applications are due by April
18th. Course fee of $150 will cover seminar, meals and lodging.
Click
here to learn more.
The Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession believes
that teachers' voices can make an important contribution to
sound educational policy.
Do you:
• Have something you want to say about accomplished
teaching
• Enjoy writing
• Want to see yourr work published
CSTP can help you try on or indulge yourself in the role of
writer and risk taker.
- Apply for the 2008 Writers Retreat July 21-24 at Islandwood
in rural Kitsap County.
- Spend four days in a quiet setting with supportive colleagues
and write your opus, op-editorial, or journal article about
some aspect of teaching.
- Work with writing coaches who can keep you motivated.
- Be inspired by what your colleagues have to say: about
their work-and yours.
- Learn how to prepare your manuscript for publication.
Click
here to learn more.
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2008 Leadership Case Writing
Seminar
" Dilemmas in Providing Support for New Teachers:
Learn To Write An Effective Case Study"
CSTP is seeking Washington public school educators who
support new teachers and are interested in learning how to
turn their own practical experience into a tool others can
use. We will publish a series of case studies intended to
explore effective induction practices, the contributions mentors
and colleagues make to those just entering our profession,
and the lessons learned by people doing this challenging work.
The case you write may be discussed in university classrooms,
in school district professional development programs, or at
a symposium for mentors and instructional coaches. We are
particularly interested in stories that illustrate the five
standards of quality induction:
- hiring practices that honor the unique needs and powerful
potential of beginning teaches
- orientation to school district beliefs and practices
- strong relationship with a highly qualified mentor
- engagement in purposeful, ongoing, formal and informal
learning opportunities
- formative assessment focused on improving teaching practice
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Grant Seeking for Educators
Is There Philanthropic Money Available for Education?
Yes! Education is the second highest private foundation priority
in the nation. Donors are eagerly searching for opportunities
to invest in public education. State and Federal granting
agencies also have substantial resources to support classroom
and school level innovation and the necessary tools that may
not be part of standard district funding streams. Corporate
funders are increasingly interested in funding both the academic
and applied skill development students need to ensure a bright
future for the employment pool and our county's vitality.
Science, technology, engineering and math are paramount in
the vision for a qualified workforce, post-secondary success
and active citizenship. The key to tapping these resources
is identifying a funding source that is a good fit and then
submitting a quality proposal demonstrating your capacity
to actualize results.
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Portfolio Scoring - NBPTS will have a portfolio scoring
site in Washington again this summer. The application to score
is not yet available, but if you or your colleagues are interested
please save the dates. Scoring will be in Federal Way from
7/14-8/1 for the following certificate areas:
- EMC Literacy
- EA/Mathematics
- ECYA School Counseling
- EA Social Studies/History
- AYA Social Studies/History
To see more information about becoming an assessor, including
eligibility requirements and incentives:
http://www.nbpts.org/get_involved/teachers/become_an_assessor
To see the full list of scoring sites: https://nbpts3.ets.org/staffapp/displayAllEvents.do
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Believe it or not, CSTP turned four
in 2007! To mark the occasion, a dozen or so "Friends of
CSTP" gathered at Sun Mountain Resort near Winthrop to
discuss CSTP’s efforts to support teacher leadership over
the past four years and which direction we might take moving
forward. The retreat took place in late October. Two days of
rich discussions rendered several recommendations.
Click
here to learn more about the recommendations.
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Small investments, big returns
Increasing the
effectiveness of teacher professional development
Since 2003, the Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession
(CSTP) has awarded leadership grants for teachers to explore
different approaches to professional development, among them
building collaborative professional communities, tailoring
workshops to closely match teachers' needs, participating
in lesson study and using teacher cadres to test new methods
for teaching science.
Click
here to learn more about CSTP's leadership grants
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Leadership
Opportunity Grants:
CSTP awards small grants to National Board Certified Teachers so they
can lead high-quality professional development in their schools and
districts. This practice has proven to be extremely effective with
NBCTs, allowing them the opportunityto bring precious professional
development dollars into their setting, to exercise their leadership
in a way that makes local impact and involves colleagues with professional
development strategies that make positive impacts on student learning.
It also allows leaders to personalize professional development to
the needs of their students. In situations where the entire school
is involved with the learning opportunity funded by the grant, common
language, common vision and new appreciation for the expertise of
colleagues can also result. The grant amounts are small
($5,000 maximum request) but the impacts have been powerful. From
an elementary school staff member engaged in perfecting mathematics
lessons:
" It is amazing. It's not just studying one little lesson.
The best part of it is sitting down together and sharing what we
are doing with kids and how we do it. The synergy is one of the
best things I've seen and I've been teaching since '85."
And from a teacher provided time to observe in colleagues' classrooms:
"Everyone is now wanting more opportunity to be in other teachers'
classrooms ... because you can talk all you like about curriculum
and management, but it is a whole other ballgame to see it in action."
A brief descriptions of grants awarded in the past:
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