Evergreen Master in Teaching Program

We are so grateful for the many wonderful MiT Alumni who support the program in a variety of ways! In October, we enjoyed the chance to visit some of these amazing educators at a few North Thurston schools. Take a look!

Congratulations to the MiT 2020 cohort! This amazing group recently completed Fall 2019 Student Teaching! We are very proud of all their hard work and the many wonderful ways they made a difference to their students over the past quarter. Go Geoduck Teacher Candidates!

Go Geoduck Teacher Candidates! Take a look at these MiT student teachers working and learning in the classrooms of amazing mentors at North Thurston High School, River Ridge High School, and Komachin Middle School this quarter. We are so proud of this wonderful cohort. Alumni photos coming soon!

More photos from our wonderful visit to Lincoln Elementary School in October!

In this set, The Evergreen State College photographer Shauna Bittle captured pictures of four student teacher/mentor teacher teams.

Go Geoduck Teachers!

We enjoyed the chance to visit Lincoln Elementary School in October to see some of our wonderful student teachers at work!

The Evergreen State College photographer Shauna Bittle captured these educators in training beautifully. Next week, we will also be sharing photos of mentor teachers and MiT alumni, so stay tuned.

Go Geoduck Teachers!

Congratulations to our advisory board member, Alex Franks-Thomas!

Congrats to School Psychologist, Alex Franks-Thomas for being awarded school psychologist of the year by the Washington Association of School Psychologists! Thank you for your care and compassion 💕

It was a pleasure to visit several MiT Student Teachers, Mentor Teachers, and Alumni at Lincoln Elementary today! While we were there, I admired these eye-catching and helpful posters in Dannie Parke's (MiT 2015) classroom.

Go Geoduck Teacher!

Several hands-on math activities for the Early Grades:

9 Ways to Promote Algebraic Thinking in the Early Grades Fun and simple activities to help lay the foundation for algebra.

Hey Teachers! The We Need Diverse Books Book Giveaway is open for submissions until October 15! The featured books are two anthologies: "Fresh Ink" and "The Hero Next Door". Each winning classroom receives a set of 30 books.

https://diversebooks.org/our-programs/wndb-in-the-classroom/book-giveaways/

2019 Book Giveaways

Walk to School month is coming up in October! 3rd grade teacher Monica Lloyd (MiT 2008) shared her support for the Walk N Roll program in the most recent Olympia School District Spotlight on Success newsletter:

"She said she enjoys sharing stories with her students about the bike races she participates in during her recreational time. She explains to the students about the workouts she does to prepare to race and how the classroom “workouts” in English Language Arts and math are similar. What a wonderful way to connect the hard work in sports to the classroom!"

Go Geoduck Teacher!

Congratulations to Principal Heather McCarthy (MiT 2002) and the amazing team at Mountain View Elementary! The school was recently recognized as being one of "America's Healthiest Schools"!

Shoutout to Mt. View for being one of 3 schools in Washington State to be named one of "America's Healthiest Schools!"

Superintendent Reykdal signed the revised Social Studies K-12 Learning Standards yesterday!

Thank you to Divina Clark for sharing!

Reykdal Signs New Social Studies K–12 Learning Standards OLYMPIA — September 17, 2019 — Two-hundred and thirty-two years after the framers of the Constitution met in Philadelphia to sign the…

"Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it."

~ Marian Wright Edelman

Have you heard about "Mix It Up at Lunch" from Teaching Tolerance? Plenty of resources available on their website, including free posters and before, during, and after activities.

https://www.tolerance.org/mix-it-up

Mix It Up

Here's some educational motivation for your Monday morning.

Fall 2019 Student Teaching is underway!

Over the past two weeks, our amazing teacher candidates entered their classrooms and met their new students. Here are several members of the MiT 2020 Cohort during their first days as student teachers. Go Geoducks!

Have you seen The Urgent Need for Anti-Racist Education by Christina Torres? This Education Week Teacher article is an important read with many helpful links for educators.

https://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2019/08/14/the-urgent-need-for-anti-racist-education.html?cmp=eml-eb-popweek-008232019&M=58914955&U=2760018&UUID=78e32bfcea756d318341098ac45e549a&fbclid=IwAR3taHMdsv0FGnn8MRWAdoiuyBiIlD4JNxBwSfHWIyfjLzJMdDc2H2qmRL8

The Urgent Need for Anti-Racist Education In the wake of recent shootings linked to white supremacy and an uptick in hate crimes, we need to teach students to actively work against racism, writes Christina Torres.

Great article from the National Council of Teachers of English. Thank you to Emily Martin (MiT 2018) for sharing!

Read Aloud Often and Well https://www.ncte.org

Employment Opportunity:
Manager, eLearning for Educators

The Manager of eLearning for Educators is responsible for the operation and management of eLearning for Educators—a statewide Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Special Education state needs project. The project provides statewide access to affordable online professional development designed to support K-12 educators statewide in serving students with disabilities.

For details on the application requirements and process visit Evergreen's Staff Employment Opportunities: https://evergreen.peopleadmin.com/

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An amazing panel of educators visited the MiT 2020 Cohort recently! They shared thoughtful, practical advice on how to approach student teaching, including tips on building relationships and how to dig into learning as much as possible during a placement.

Thank you so much to Marcela Abadi (Lincoln Elementary Principal), Heather McCarthy (Mountain View Elementary Principal, MiT PEAB Member, MiT 2002), Katie Agren (Chinook Middle School Teacher, MiT 2007), Lester Krupp (MiT Faculty), and Michi Thacker (MiT Faculty)!

Congratulations to Tamar Krames (MiT 2006 and former MiT Faculty Member) on her new position as the Arts in Education Program Manager with the Washington State Arts Commission!

From the Washington State Arts Commission website:

"Working to develop and sustain creative and equitable practices in K-12 schools has been at the core of her work for the past twenty years. Most recently she worked as a member of the faculty team of the Master in Teaching (MiT) Program at The Evergreen State College. She has extensive experience providing professional development to educators across Washington State with a focus on language, literacy, culturally responsive teaching, and arts integration for all students."

We are very proud of Tamar! Go Geoduck Teacher Leader!

How do you make creativity a part of your school day? Have a look at these ideas and links from WeAreTeachers and share your own strategies below!

40 Ways to Make Time for More Creativity in Your Lesson Plans Ideas for every grade level.

Welcome back, teachers! Wishing you and your students an amazing year!

"Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth."

― Helen Caldicott

Great opportunity for 4th and 5th grade teachers!

Pacific Education Institute is recruiting teachers for Solutions Oriented Learning Storylines: Erosion and Food Waste, September 19-20. Includes sub reimbursement, $150 implementation stipend, and clock hours. And it is FREE!

Register at https://food_erosion.eventbrite.com

Ryan Campeau (MiT 2018) recently attended the National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks: From Immigrants to Citizens: Asian Pacific Americans in the Northwest workshop at the Wing Luke Museum. Below Ryan shares why the program was effective and how she will take what she learned forward into her teaching.

“The program was deeply moving, planned throughout with not only factual information but testimonies of individuals from many different groups. The ongoing learning opportunities in the form of lectures, tours, and field trips was coordinated with resources and supports for lesson planning.”

“As an educator and student, the themes I am taking away from this week are activism, resistance, and resilience. I'm excited to integrate these themes into my Social Studies units, emphasizing for young learners not just the ways in which minorities have been historically oppressed but the ways that they formed community networks and organized against close-mindedness and discrimination.”

“Though my students may be fourth graders, I believe that framing history differently is an important early step to transforming history. I want to teach my students that we study the past not only to learn from our ancestors’ mistakes, but also to emulate their brilliance and courage. Most importantly, I want them to understand that history is not static or one-dimensional, and to grasp that every event has multiple perspectives and that their understanding is limited without seeking to understand the perspectives of a diverse array of groups.”

Go Geoduck Teacher!

Hey Teachers! Here is a great "Connect the Neurons!" teacher guide from BrainU to add to your toolkit. These include NGSS standards alignment and are appropriate for grades 5-8.
http://brainu.org/sites/brainu.org/files/lessons/tg_connect_neurons_rev01-160604.pdf