The Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession is excited to host an in-person Leadership Lab focused on the learning and reflections of educators from school districts that have experienced teacher residencies with Dr. Adeyemi Stembridge, a culturally responsive teacher and researcher. This Leadership Lab will feature educators from two residency districts: Everett and Riverview. Residency […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-AKZ9Nr7nY Camp CSTP returns in-person in North Bend, WA the week of August 12-16, 2024. Find registration information and more here. Included in Registration: One night of overnight lodging for one at Rainbow Lodge, one lunch, one dinner, one breakfast, snacks, unlimited coffee and soda, clock hours and all session materials This summer CSTP is hosting […]

Click here to apply to bring a CRE residency to your district. Culturally Responsive Teacher Experiences (formerly known as CRE Teacher Residencies) are a unique and intensive professional development experience in which your team receives coaching, facilitation and technical assistance from Dr. Adeyemi Stembridge, author of “Culturally Responsive Education in the Classroom” and “Brilliant Teaching: […]

CSTP is supporting Olympia-area National Board candidates with a component support cohort located at Centennial Elementary School with a state-trained national board facilitator, Stacy Brown. This cohort will have a music focus. Component 2 and 3 will be hosted during the 2024-2025 school year, with additional components offered the following year. Each component will involve […]

CSTP is supporting online Washington national board candidates with a cohort located over Zoom with OSPI trained National Board Facilitators. Candidates are encouraged to register early as our small cohorts fill up early, and must register at least two weeks prior to the first meeting. If you receive an OSPI National Board Conditional Loan, you […]

Implementing New Student Growth Goals! Join us for a Student Growth Goal Colloquium to hear from OSPI staff, building administrators, and teachers about how they are implementing the new rubrics into their practice. We will explore available resources to support the implementation and conversations around the new rubrics. We will wrap up with a Q&A […]

In partnership with OSPI, CSTP is excited to host the WERD (WA Educators Read and Discuss) Book Study. These statewide book studies are open to all educators in Washington State including teachers, paraprofessionals, principals, administrators, and ESAs. This 2024- 2025 school year we will be doing another round of both Culturally Responsive Education in the […]

CSTP will be offering three opportunities to attend a virtual advocacy session during which you can learn to identify and craft a message for different audiences and means. You can also come back for session two to get feedback and practice delivering your message. Sessions will be from 4:30-6:30 pm on February 5th, 7th and […]

2/25/25 - 3/25/25: Visual Thinking Strategies: Using Art to Deepen Learning Across School Disciplines by Philip Yenawine. Facilitated by Dr. Adeyemi Stembridge. Registration here. Cost: Free. Book Study registrants must purchase and read the book on their own. Many local bookstores and online retailers carry this title as well. Clock hours: A total of 12.5 […]

As a state, we have been working to deepen our learning and implementation of Culturally Responsive Education. Now is the time to join us in a conversation about how to continue this momentum moving forward! Come to the Culturally Responsive Education Alignment & Sustainability Conference to hear District and Building Administrators share how they built […]