ConnectEd: Professional & Community Learning

Professional learning at the UW College of Education aims to support educators to transform inequitable systems of education to create just, sustainable and culturally-thriving democracies. We value the expertise that educators bring to their work and care deeply about the experiences of children and the communities that they live in.

Courses & Events Partnerships & Custom Designs

Find inspiration and practical support for the start of the next school year! Join one of our summer mini courses for teachers, instructional leaders, and other educators. Choose from a variety of topics to fit your learning needs and interests. There are in-person and online learning opportunities to suit your schedule. Discounted registration rates are available for educators paying for their own registration fees. Find your course today!

Summer Clock Hour Courses

The Spring Forward Webinar Series has wrapped up, but the learning continues! Catch up on recordings of many of the sessions in the series.

Spring Forward Webinar Series

Partnerships & Custom-Designed Experiences

In addition to our ongoing professional learning offerings, the College of Education also offers more customized approaches. Let’s work together to design professional learning that meets the particular needs and interests of your context. This can take many forms, such as a facilitated book study, a workshop series, job-embedded experiences that involve trying out instructional practices together with students, or providing building- or district-level leadership support. Partnerships range from brief collaborations to multi-year engagements and can involve a team of teachers, or an entire school or district.

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Upcoming Courses & Events

Course Description Audience

Course	Description	Audience
Phonics Refresher for Equity-Minded Teachers August 3 to August 17	This course brings together two important bodies of research, “The Science of Reading” (research recognizing the importance of phonics instruction in the process of learning to read) and “Culturally Responsive Teaching” (research acknowledging the importance of building on students’ linguistic and cultural resources), to offer a vision of equity-focused phonics instruction that builds on the assets of both teachers and students.	Elementary Teachers, School Leaders
Supporting Students’ Language & Content Development in Elementary Math & Science August 16, August 17	All children bring to their learning of math and science unique scientific, mathematical, social, cultural, and linguistic knowledge that teachers can draw upon to advance their students’ STEM learning. In this course, educators will explore the particular ways that language is used in math and science in order to identify strategies to support multilingual and all students to meaningfully engage in STEM learning.	Elementary Teachers, School Leaders
Formative Assessment in Elementary Mathematics: Interviewing Children About Their Mathematical Thinking (PreK-1) August 1 to August 15	We know that all children bring important social, linguistic, cultural, and mathematical knowledge to their work in the math classroom. Our job as teacher is to find out what our students know and what is next on the horizon for them. This three-session course provides practical guidance for teachers seeking to take an asset-based approach to formative assessment.	Early Childhood Professionals, Elementary Teachers, School Leaders

Phonics Refresher for Equity-Minded Teachers

August 3 to August 17

This course brings together two important bodies of research, “The Science of Reading” (research recognizing the importance of phonics instruction in the process of learning to read) and “Culturally Responsive Teaching” (research acknowledging the importance of building on students’ linguistic and cultural resources), to offer a vision of equity-focused phonics instruction that builds on the assets of both teachers and students.

Elementary Teachers, School Leaders

Supporting Students’ Language & Content Development in Elementary Math & Science

August 16, August 17

All children bring to their learning of math and science unique scientific, mathematical, social, cultural, and linguistic knowledge that teachers can draw upon to advance their students’ STEM learning. In this course, educators will explore the particular ways that language is used in math and science in order to identify strategies to support multilingual and all students to meaningfully engage in STEM learning.

Elementary Teachers, School Leaders

Formative Assessment in Elementary Mathematics: Interviewing Children About Their Mathematical Thinking (PreK-1)

August 1 to August 15

We know that all children bring important social, linguistic, cultural, and mathematical knowledge to their work in the math classroom. Our job as teacher is to find out what our students know and what is next on the horizon for them. This three-session course provides practical guidance for teachers seeking to take an asset-based approach to formative assessment.

Early Childhood Professionals, Elementary Teachers, School Leaders

Our Facilitators

Our facilitators are College of Education faculty, doctoral candidates, and professional staff, as well as practicing teachers, educational leaders, and community partners. Our facilitators share commitments to creating more just schools, value the expertise that educators bring to their work, and care deeply about the experiences of children and the communities that they live in. Professional learning facilitators represent a broad range of expertise within the College.

Other Services

Clock hours for professional learning events: Request clock hours for a professional learning event that you’re hosting. Events must meet standards set by OSPI. Approved events will be provided with an online registration portal, event evaluation, and official clock hour documentation sent directly to registered participants. Clock hours cannot be issued retroactively. Please submit clock hour requests 30 days prior to the start of your event allowing time for us to process your request, set up registration, and enroll participants.

College of Education event services: Learn more about the supports ConnectEd can provide for your next webinar, symposium, conference, or other event.

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