Friday, July 23, 2010

Washington Envy � InterACT #education

Washington Envy � InterACT

Washington Envy

Seattle is a wonderful city, and a well-chosen site for the recently concluded summer conference of the National Staff Development Council (NSDC). The state of Washington has some teacher development and teacher leadership practices that California should emulate. Those of us involved with Accomplished California Teachers (ACT) have taken note, and we call on our state’s policymakers, educational organizations, teachers and unions to learn from Washington’s example.
More specifically, what I’m so impressed with is an alliance of organizations that has produced a unified, collegial, and cohesive approach to address the needs of teachers and schools to improve in their work. One part of this alliance is the Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession* (CSTP). I’ve written a little bit about