Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession

Eastlake High School teachers develop lessons on the third day of their residency using the CRE planning template with Dr. Yemi. If you look closely you can see a touch of their Halloween spirit!
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Teachers at Eastlake High School in Sammamish reflect on their first day of learning about Culturally Responsive Education in the classroom with Dr. Yemi. Contact us if you would like to bring one of our residencies to your district!
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A happy All Hallow's Eve from CSTP! Stay safe, have fun, and enjoy a sweet treat or two for us! And if you happen to dress up a beleaguered pet and take a picture, send it our way. Enjoy the last day of October!

We are almost to November; don't forget to reserve your spot at CSTP's Student Growth Goals Colloquium! We will be providing goal examples, which you do not want to miss. See cstp-wa.org for more information and registration.
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Don't miss your chance to learn about the growth goal implementation! Join us for a colloquium to hear from principals, teachers, and OSPI staff about how they are implementing the new rubrics into their practice. See cstp-wa.org for more information and registration.
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Today we celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day to honor the history, significance, and Tribal sovereignty of all Indigenous people. CSTP's employees live and have lived on the historic lands of many of Washington state's tribal peoples, including the Squaxin, Nisqually, Puyallup, Duwamish, Walla Walla, and Nooksack. We acknowledge these and all tribes in Washington as the original stewards of this land since time immemorial. Take time today to educate students, learn the history of the territory on which you live, and give back as you can.
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Happy October! It's CSTP newsletter time, found on our website or right here: https://conta.cc/4eXAhlT. Find out about Educator of the Year, our Student Growth Goals Colloquium, and the difference between xylophones and glockenspiels! Don't miss it!

Registration is still open! Join us for a Student Growth Goal Colloquium to hear from principals, teachers, and OSPI staff about how they are implementing the new rubrics into their practice. See cstp-wa.org for more information and registration.
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Congratulations to Washington state's Regional Educators of the Year! An especially big shout out to our Teacher of the Year award winner, Kim Broomer (ESD121), and Classified Employee of the Year award winner, Carla Shanks Morales (ESD 189). Thank you to these 16 educators and all the teachers, paraeducators, cafeteria employees, bus drivers, administrative leaders, and more who are working with our state's students every day.
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Thank you to .culturalcommunitycenter and for hosting our retreat and ceremony, and shout out to for partnering with us to put these events together.
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Don't miss out! Join us for a Student Growth Goal Colloquium to hear from OSPI staff, building administrators, and teachers about how they are implementing the new rubrics into their practice. We will explore available resources to support the implementation and conversations around the new rubrics. We will wrap up with a Q&A to ensure all of your implementation questions are answered. See cstp-wa.org for more information and registration.
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State Superintendent Chris Reykdal will announce Washington’s 2025 Teacher of the Year and 2024 Classified School Employee of the Year at an award ceremony in Olympia on Saturday, September 28 at 10:30 am. Eight finalists from across the state were considered for each honor and will be recognized at the ceremony. Stream it live on OSPI's YouTube page and on TVW.org!
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Our WERD Book Studies are still open for registration! Check out this video Dr. Stembridge made announcing the opportunity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oojzvr5c19E. Go to cstp-wa.org for more details.
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Educators in Vancouver School District dig into the CSTP Teacher Leadership Framework. Learn more about our TLF on our website, cstp-wa.org!
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Don't miss CSTP's September newsletter! Read up on upcoming events like our WERD book studies, find resources about Hispanic Heritage Month to share with your students, and learn some fun facts about teeth! Find it on our website or read it here: https://conta.cc/4gfxPsj
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From our friends at League of Education Voters (LEV): In LEV's recently released report, we identify the need to have clear values, goals, and expectations for funding our K-12 system. In our free webinar on Thursday, September 5 at 12:30pm, we will explore this with students, families, practitioners, and other community leaders. Register now. https://bit.ly/funding_report_values

Whether it's your first year or your thirtieth, CSTP wishes all teachers a successful return to school for the 2024-25 school year! Tag us in your first day of school photos, and let us know what professional development you would love to see from CSTP in the near future.

We're excited for you to join us as Dr. Adeyemi Stembridge facilitates studies of his books Culturally Responsive Education in the Classroom and Brilliant Teaching.

We will be joined by the author at each weekly meeting, who will help facilitate learning and large-group discussions on this equity-based education book. In addition, participants will connect, discuss and reflect upon the book in small groups.These free book studies are open to all Washington paraeducators, teachers, principals, administrators, and ESAs. Registration is free, and each book study offers clock hours.

See our website for more details and registration!

Apply now to bring a CRE Residency to your district! cstp-wa.org or see our bio.

Culturally Responsive Teacher Experiences are a unique and intensive professional development experience in which your team receives coaching, facilitation and technical assistance from Dr. Adeyemi Stembridge, author of “Culturally Responsive Education in the Classroom” and “Brilliant Teaching: Using Culture and Artful Thinking to Close Equity Gaps”. We anticipate selecting up to 25 schools or districts for this one-of-a-kind professional development training.

Attention HS teachers and school counselors! Do you know a student with great stories to tell? Ready WA is recruiting for their next cohort of Student Storytellers for the 2024-2025 academic year. Selected students will get to tell their stories in various formats, to include blog posts, videos, podcasts, and more! They will be compensated for their time. Share the application link with them! Deadline is July 15! https://bit.ly/Ready-WA-Storytellers-Application

A word from our partners: The Washington Library Association's School Library Division is excited to announce its first Olympic Library Leadership Incubator (OLLI) for current and pre-service teacher-librarians. Elevate your impact with librarian leaders from across the state while earning clock hours and learning new skills. Applications are due May 29 and can be found at https://bit.ly/OLLI2024APP or by scanning the QR code. The first session will be held July 26.
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Register now for Camp CSTP at www.cstp-wa.org (link in bio), August 14-16! Early Bird rates are still available through the end of the month. Come stay overnight at the beautiful Rainbow Lodge to work with us on Communication & Collaboration and Transformational Advocacy. Additional discounts are available if you want to participate in both sessions!
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Dr. Yemi Stembridge, author of "Brilliant Teaching" and "Culturally Responsive Education in the Classroom," is hosting two virtual Design Studio pop-up sessions! These free events are a great opportunity to preview the energy of Dr. Stembridge's CSTP-sponsored CRE professional development. Come plan with us, 8:30-10 am pacific time, May 4 and May 18! Register at DrYemiS.com.
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Register now for Camp CSTP at www.cstp-wa.org (link in bio), August 14-16! Our first overnight session will cover Communication & Collaboration for an Equity-Focused PLC: Use the Teacher Leadership Framework to inform how to lead your PLCs! The second will cover Transformational Advocacy, allowing you to create a message on an issue you are passionate about.
Early Bird pricing is still available, with additional discounts if you want to attend both sessions!
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The TPEP Steering Committee wants your feedback on the teacher and principal evaluation process! Teachers, visit our website, www.cstp-wa.org (link in bio), to give your input on the evaluation process to help OSPI make it more meaningful and manageable.
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Registration is still open for our Leadership Lab at www.cstp-wa.org (link in bio). Come learn from educators from Everett and Riverview SDs on their learning and reflections about Culturally Responsive Education in practice!
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