Seattle Teacher Residency

Are you (or know someone) interested in becoming an elementary teacher? Committed to serving the Seattle community? Motivated to act in the spirit of educational justice? They may be a great fit for our next cohort of resident teachers. Sign up for an upcoming session to learn more and get plugged in by the application deadline of Jan. 31, 2025! https://lnkd.in/ghjc2MgA

We’re hiring for a Manager of Clinical Practice for our Seattle Teacher Residency Program. A great new role for an experienced educator who has demonstrated skills supporting adult learners in a professional development setting. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with priority given to applications received by January 31, 2025.

📢 The College of Education is pleased to share the latest issue of Advancing Educational Justice! This year’s theme, “Unleashing Creativity,” explores how our faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community partners are harnessing creativity to reimagine education, overcome challenges, and foster equity. From play-based learning to inclusive leadership and innovative community partnerships, this issue highlights the transformative power of creativity in shaping joyful, inclusive spaces where all students and families can thrive. We hope these stories inspire new ideas, spark meaningful conversations, and strengthen our shared commitment to advancing educational justice. ✨ 🔗

Join us Thursday, Dec 19, at 12 PM PT for a Q&A session! The STR team will be answering frequently asked questions for prospective applicants regarding program timelines, the residency experience and the application process. 🍏 https://lnkd.in/g3XMrcnt

Help us welcome a new leader to our Seattle Teacher Residency team! 🎓 Hunter Txaba brings a wealth of experience in early childhood education, multilingual programming, and leadership in policy and practice to the team! Hunter has led transformative programs nationwide, most recently serving as the Director of Early Care and Education for Washington’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families. Their prior roles include directing second-generation programming at Jeremiah Program, leading multilingual education in New York City’s public schools system, and designing equity-focused professional learning initiatives for thousands of educators and leaders across New York City. A passionate advocate for culturally and linguistically responsive education, Hunter has been recognized as a The BUILD Initiative ELAN Fellow, a Hispanic Coalition of NY "40 Under 40 Rising Latino Star," and a Lasting Legacy Scholar for the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Hunter has advanced degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University, Stanford University, and The University of Texas at El Paso. A coffee aficionado, outside of work they enjoy baking, long walks with their partner and cavapoo Gigi, visiting cafes and parks across the city, trying new workout group classes, and day trips to local wineries. Please join us in giving them a warm welcome to our team! 👏👏👏

Congratulations to Mary Beth Canty, the new Senior Director of the Seattle Teacher Residency! 🍎Throughout our selection process with external STR partners, Mary Beth’s skills, 6 years of experience with STR and expertise with the residency model will shine to new levels leading our residency work. To learn more about Mary Beth, check out her bio online and help us welcome her in the comments below! 👏🥳 https://lnkd.in/gEHxmrhi

5 Creative Ways to Get Parents More Engaged As educators, we know that parent engagement can work wonders on student success. But how do we go beyond traditional emails to create meaningful connections with families? In my latest video, "5 Creative Ways to Get Parents More Engaged," I dive into some approaches that I believe schools and educators can use to create stronger partnerships with families. Here’s a sneak peek of what I’ll cover: ✅ Hosting Parent Spotlights: Celebrate diverse talents and contributions of parents by giving them a platform to motivate their students. ✅ Level up your Communication: Transform how you connect with families using, dynamic, personalized tools and updates. ✅ Turn Conferences into Celebrations: Shift the focus to recognize growth and achievements in a way that excites parents and students. ✅ Let your Families know what your Students are Learning: Keep families in the loop with regular, engaging updates. ✅ Throw a Community Event at your School that embraces everyone: Host inclusive, memorable events that embrace and celebrate everyone in your school community. 💡 Whether you're an educator, administrator, or someone passionate about building bridges between schools and communities, my hope is for these ideas to spark inspiration! 🙌🏾 Let’s start a conversation! What’s the most creative way you’ve seen schools engage families? Drop your ideas and experiences in the comments! #Education #ParentEngagement #SchoolCommunity #InnovationInEducation

It's all been a LOT lately, friends. Teaching & leading toward justice in this moment matter more than ever - & can even be joyful when we struggle together 🥰 ✊ ! Come join Anthony Craig, Betina Hsieh, Dr. Gloria Henderson and me TODAY at 5:00pm for a short webinar to hear what we've been cooking up for Leading towards Justice this year & how you can be part of it via offering a workshop. Signup for Zoom LINK here: https://lnkd.in/gTrvXTVN Sefanit Habtom Brieanne Hull Jenn Indo Ellen Dorr, Ed.D. Melyssa Stone Constance Daw Dana Nickson, Ph.D. Catherine Brown Stacey Hardin Dawit Alemayehu William Jackson, Ed.D Brad Brown Concie Pedroza, Ed.D. Dr. Mia Williams Nichelle Page Beatrice Butler Melia LaCour, Ed.D Erin Rasmussen Erin Okuno Cherryl Jackson-Williams Keisha Scarlett, Ed.D. Kelly Aramaki Kyle Kinoshita Ann Lees Cynthia Dillard Jessica Rigby Tomas de Rezende Rocha Joe Lott Min Sun Sara Lopez Regina Elmi

Thank you to our wonderful colleagues Grace Yim & Zoe Poynor who helped table at today’s Future of the Youth Forum on behalf of STR! The event gathered high schoolers from Franklin, Ingraham, Cleveland & ATS. We got to meet many amazing students who were interested in the teaching profession… hopefully we’ll see them in a few years to get their Masters after undergrad! 😎 🎓 It’s all about representation for us: the more that we can get out there and let our young people know that we need them to come back into our classrooms and that teaching can be a career they see themselves in. The profession is made up of a majority white women & it takes intentionally tapping on shoulders of men, of immigrants, of BIPOC and lgbtqia+ folks at events like this to keep up the work of diversifying reflective leaders in our classrooms.

CONGRATS to Mr. Rankin on this recent award of Black Male Teacher of the Year from ACE Academy!! 👏🏿👏🏾 A STR Cohort 5 alum & Extended Resource Teacher at South Shore, Mr. Rankin received the award for dedication, hard work and the tremendous impact for centering his students year after year! Help us congratulation Mr. Rankin on this award! 🙌🏿