"For all the investment of time and resources...we will not achieve the outcomes we expect and need without comprehensive professional learning for educators.... ~ Stephanie Hirsch, Ed Week 2/01/12
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University of Washington Bothell will offer in partnership with several school districts,the Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession, and the Center for Educational Leadership a new principal preparation program honoring the work of teacher leaders. With new thinking about how to coordinate teachers' on-the-job learning and university classes, the program supports teacher instructional leaders and helps them document their learning so that it contributes to requirements for a masters degree and state residency principal certification. It is a performance-based program consisting of two parts. A series of structured and practical performance tasks integrate learning from seminars, e-learning, and clinical practice. Through these tasks candidates document both practical experience and conceptual understandings related to all certification standards and UW Bothell masters degree requirements. An informational session is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., Thursday, June 10 at the UW-Bothell campus. For further information, contact UW Bothell's Ed Leadership office or check out their website.