Teacher Leader U

Teacher Leader U offers courses for K-12 educators to develop their knowledge and skills, while offering practicing or retired teacher leaders the opportunity to share their skills and experiences as instructors. Teacher Leader U is for teachers, led by teachers and designed to meet the learning needs of professional educators in Washington State.

The course offerings and course materials are described below and linked for easy access. Read the Teacher Leader U flyer to find more course information and contact information for organizing a course offering in your area.

Courses offered and materials:

Writing Prompts: The Descriptive, Analytical and Reflective Response

Writing is an essential tool for ProTeach or National Board Certification candidates to communicate they have the required competencies. Participants will learn how to respond to writing prompts and practice the descriptive, analytical, and reflective writing necessary for the ProTeach or National Board portfolio. Courses are designed to supplement certification support programs, not replace them.

Agenda

Pre-write Activity

Tessellation Lesson 

Writing Workshop PowerPoint Presentation

Taking Charge: Your Professional Growth Plan Pro Teach Entry 1

Developing a focused, intentional and meaningful plan for professional growth is key to honing the teaching craft. This course will assist teachers in identifying specific areas of focus through a self-assessment process based on student needs. Participants will create a plan that targets those specific areas, establishes clear professional learning goals, specifies opportunities, and includes a timeline for meeting goals.

Agenda

Workshop Overview

Professional Growth Terms

Classroom Management Terms

Evidence Sharing Protocol

Professional Growth Workshop PowerPoint Presentation

Helping Students Communicate Their Learning ProTeach Entry 3

Participants will learn how to help students understand learning targets and how to articulate them in their own voice. Although the content is important to all teachers, the specific context for this workshop will be Entry 3 of the ProTeach portfolio.

Agenda

Evidence of Student Learning PowerPoint Presentation Part I

Evidence of Student Learning PowerPoint Presentatin Part II

Assessing Assessments ProTeach Entry 3

This interactive and collaborative course will unpack the concept of assessment and clarify its diverse applications in the classroom. Participants will have an opportunity to reflect upon the classroom assessment tools they currently use with success as well as review other types of assessments including formative, summative, and progress monitoring. A variety of collaborative instructional structures will be modeled in order to provide for an energizing shared learning experience.

Agenda Purpose of Assessment

Workshop Goals

Teaching Cycle

Assessment matrix

What I Learned Activity

Assessment Workshop PowerPoint Presentation

Culturally Responsive Teaching ProTeach Entry 2 and 3

American communities, and consequently schools, continue to become more diverse. Participants will examine the diversity of cultures in their classrooms and communities and respond with effective strategies to affirm, validate, and engage all students. Participants will explore culturally responsive teaching and issues of personal identity, alienation, peer pressure, and cultural identity through interaction and discussion. Educators will complete the seminar with practical strategies to implement immediately.

Agenda

Activities

Reflection

Resources

Culturally Responsive Workshop PowerPoint Presentation Part I

Culturally Responsive Workshop PowerPoint Presentation Part II

Culturally Responsive Workshop PowerPoint Presentation Part III

Culturally Responsive Workshop PowerPoint Presentation Part IV

Culturally Responsive Workshop PowerPoint Presentation Part V

Culturally Reponsive Workshop PowerPoint Presentation Part VI