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2014 Bob Mars Scholarship Winner: Brian Burdon
Congrats to Brian Burdon, the 2014 recipient of the Bob Mars Scholarship! Brian is a teacher and the athletic director of Evergreen Middle School in Lake Washington School District. The Bob Mars Scholarship is awarded annually to a middle level principal intern to help cover expenses for attendance at an AWSP-sponsored state conferences or any…
Learn MoreAWSP’s 2015 Legislative Platform
AWSP has published its 2015 Legislative Platform. The platform was written and approved by both the AWSP Board of Directors and the AWSP Legislation Committee.
Learn MoreThe Impact of Classroom Design
If you’re designing a classroom from scratch, what would you prioritize? According to an article from the inaugural issue of the Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences journal, you’d want to design with these three features in mind:
Learn MoreNational Indian Education Association: Common Core Training
The National Indian Education Association, in partnership with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, is offering a three-day "train-the-trainer" event Nov. 14-16 in Toppenish for certificated teachers and administrators on the effective implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
Learn MoreOutside Is In: Living In the School Yard
Begin the activity by drawing an outline of the classroom on the blackboard. Develop a key to one side of the outline to be used to represent the plants, animals and special features which exist in the classroom.
Learn MoreBeyond the Bake Sale November 3, 2014
Q. Is it alright to have a fund raiser and have multiple grades participate and divide the funds among the different grade level of students that put in a certain number of hours?
Learn MoreGovernor Inslee Proclaims Oct 26 – Nov 1 School Principals Week
Principals, it’s your month nationally and here in Washington, Governor Inslee has proclaimed the last week of the month to be School Principals Week. Read the proclamation below or view a signed copy of the proclamation (PDF).
Learn MorePresidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching 2
Do you have an excellent secondary math or science teacher in your building? If so, make sure to nominate them through the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) program. See the details from PAEMST below.
Learn MoreAsk Dr. WAC: Principal Focus Evaluation Requirements vs. Teacher Requirements
Q: Dr. WAC, does the principal focus evaluation follow the same focus requirements of teachers?
Learn MoreAWSP’s Statement on Initiative 1351
If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably already familiar with Initiative 1351, which is designed to reduce class size. AWSP has long advocated for new revenue and supported legislation to lower class size, but this ballot measure has too many implementation issues and is not the best way to increase student achievement for all kids,…
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