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ESD 105 GLAD Strategies
ESD 105 is now officially certifying teachers to become their own in-school trainers for the popular Guided Language Acquisition Design program that is used to help students with limited English proficiency understand the classroom language of academic instruction....
ESD 123 Regional Teacher Art Exhibit
ESD 123 Announces a Year-Round Commitment to Arts Education ESD 123 is proud to announce the expansion of our regional art exhibit. For the first time in the agency’s history, ESD 123 will host a Regional Teacher Art exhibit, as well as a Middle School Art Exhibit at...
ESD 105 Summer Newsletter Published
ESD 105 Summer CLASS - Making great things happen in our classroom for others. Inside the newsletter, you will be able to read about: A look inside the ESD’s new science kit center State grant expanding local STEM programs New 1st-5th science kits coming for 2018-2019...
ESD 123 Offers Novice Teacher Training
In 2015, two ESD 123 Content Coordinators came together to create a training designed to meet the unique needs of early career educators. At that time, none of the 23 school districts within ESD 123’s region participated in the BEST grant and the need for new teacher...
Better Together: Partnering to support student mental health and wellness
Featured Article in the Washington Principal (AWSP) In 2016, the Children’s Mental Health Workgroup formed as a result of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2439, which relates to increasing access to adequate and appropriate mental health services for children....
NCESD Superintendent Michelle Price Selected as the 2018 National Educational Administrator of the Year
North Central Educational Service District (NCESD) Superintendent Michelle Price was recently notified that she has been selected as the 2018 National Educational Administrator of the Year. Michelle will be honored at the annual National Association of Educational...
2018 Spokathon Featured in CSTA Voice
Article Featured in the CSTA Voice - Page 11 Written by: Tammie Schrader For two days in February, over 60 high school and middle school students came together for the second annual hackathon in Spokane, officially known as the Spokathon. This event was hosted by...
2019 AESD 50th Anniversary Celebration and Annual Conference Sponsorship Opportunities
Educational Service Districts are gearing up to celebrate 50 years of service to Washington schools and communities during the 2019 annual conference of the Association of Educational Service Districts (AESD). This year’s event will be held at the historic Skamania...
ESD 112 to Host 2019 AESD 50th Anniversary Celebration and Annual Conference
Celebrate 50 years of Team AESD as Champions for Washington's Children https://youtu.be/KoXskCJuxHg Educational Service Districts are gearing up to celebrate 50 years of service to Washington schools and communities during the 2019 annual conference of the Association...
ESD-U Program Highlighted in AESA Perspectives
One agency’s solution to the teacher shortage crisis in Washington state Washington’s demand for teachers increased by 250 percent between 2010 and 2015, according to Washington state’s Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) (WA Office of PI, April 2018). School...
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Joe Brazier, Director Worldwide Azure Solution Strategy for Microsoft Education, closed the inaugural AI Innovation Summit last week with an inspiring keynote that highlighted key strategies for educators to navigate the AI Era and implement AI into K-12 education systems successfully.
