Our Work

CSTP has new and ongoing work and initiatives underway. Our work ranges from teacher advocacy training to the development and implementation of teacher leadership tools. We work with universities, state agencies, nonprofit organizations, school districts and individuals to improve teaching in Washington State. Click on our work below to find out more.

BUILDING PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

• Effective Support for New Teachers
• TEALS - Technology Education and Literacy in Schools
• Supporting Educator Evaluation

NBCTs...Excellence, Learship, Results (a 10 minute video)

National Board Certified Teachers: Excellence, Leadership, Results from NBPTS on Vimeo.

Teacher Voice In Policy Solutions

During the 2011-12 school year, CSTP Executive Director Jeanne Harmon participated in a ground-breaking committee in Tacoma Public Schools.  Click here to read the article to see how eight forward-thinking educators forged a new solution to the practice of staff displacement by seniority.   

BUILDING TEACHER LEADERSHIP

• Research
• Teacher Leadership Skills Framework 

• Auburn Teacher Leadership Academy

• National Board Certified Teachers: Leading from the Classroom 
  NBPTS Profile on Washington State's coalition to transform teaching through National Board Certification    
• Study of Incentive Program for Washington's National Board Certified Teachers 

• Support for Mentors and Coaches

• Seattle Teacher Leadership Cadre
• Success At the Core
• Leadership Development for Educators (LEDE) is a new principal preparation program at the University of Washington Bothell that builds on the skills of teacher leaders. 

BUILDING A DIVERSE TEACHING CORPS

• Heritage University Grant Partnership

• The Martinez Foundation provides scholarships and support programs to increase and retain the number of teachers of color in Washington's most diverse public schools. CSTP is helping the Foundation build a customized social justice curriculum to support Martinez Fellows' success in the teaching profession.

COMMUNICATING WORKFORCE DATA

• Taking Stock of Washington's Teaching Force

• Teacher RIF (Reduction in Force)