-
When
may I
register
for
the
Culminating
Seminar?
-
How
much
time
does
it
take?
-
What
is the
purpose
of the
Culminating
Seminar?
-
Will
members
of my
original
cohort
be in
this
seminar?
-
Are
there
other
requirements
for
earning
the
Professional
Certificate?
-
What
happens
at the
conclusion
of the
seminar?
-
What
happens
once I
receive
my
Professional
Certificate?
You may
register
for the
Culminating
Seminar
once you
have
completed
Core
requirements
including
a final
review
of your
portfolio
by
Western
Washington
University
personnel.
You will
need to
send
transcript
or clock
hour
receipts
verifying
M.Ed. or
elective
credit
completion
to
University-School
Partnerships,
Woodring
College
of
Education
M.S.
9090,
Western
Washington
University,
516 High
Street,
Bellingham,
Washington.
98225
It’s not
necessary
to
receive
the
results
from an
external
review
of your
portfolio
before
enrolling
in the
Culminating
Seminar.
Back to
Top
The
Culminating
Seminar
is a
two-credit
class
and will
meet for
20
contact
hours
within a
single
quarter.
The
course
will be
offered
every
quarter
if there
are at
least
eight
candidates
who wish
to
enroll.
Individual
district-based
instructors
are
responsible
for
scheduling
meeting
times
and
sometimes
choose
all-day
Saturday
sessions
and
sometimes
they
choose
late
week-day
sessions.
Check
with the
University-School
Partnership
office
at (360)
650-3347
for the
current
schedule
when you
are
ready to
enroll.
Back to
Top
The
Culminating
Seminar
focuses
on
consideration
of the
impact
of a
teacher’s
professional
development
on
student
learning,
the
analysis
of
personal
professional
growth,
and each
candidate’s
future
career
goals.
This
seminar
provides
candidates
with the
opportunity
to
discuss
professional
practice
with
colleagues
as they
tie
together
the
various
aspects
of the
Professional
Certificate
Program.
Each
member
of the
seminar
will
re-visit
the
Professional
Growth
Plan
goals
that
were
written
in the
Pre-Assessment
Seminar
and
report
on their
status.
Back to
Top
Not
necessarily.
Candidates
in the
Culminating
Seminar
may have
completed
the
other
requirements
in any
one of
Western’s
Professional
Certificate
Programs.
Most
Culminating
Seminars
provide
the
opportunity
for
discussion
with
colleagues
from a
variety
of
school
districts.
Back to
Top
Candidates
for the
Professional
Certificate
must
also
meet
Washington
State’s
requirement
for a
course
in
“issues
of
abuse.”
Residency
teachers
who
completed
a
Washington
State
teacher
preparation
program
after
1992 met
this
requirement
through
their
teacher
preparation
program.
Additional
information
about
this
requirement
is
available
through
Western’s
Certification
Officer.
Back to
Top
Once you
have
successfully
completed
the
Culminating
Seminar,
the
Office
of
University-School
Partnerships
will
forward
your
file to
Western’s
Certification
Officer.
The
Certification
Officer
will
send you
a
Professional
Certificate
Application
Packet
to
complete
and
return.
Upon
verification
that
certificate
application
requirements
have
been
met, the
Certification
Officer
will
issue a
180-day
Professional
teacher
permit
and
recommend
you to
the
Office
of
Superintendent
of
Public
Instruction
for the
Professional
Certificate.
The
Professional
Certificate
will be
mailed
to the
Certification
Officer
within
about 10
weeks
and
forwarded
on to
you.
Back to
Top
The
Professional
Certificate
is valid
for five
years
and can
be
renewed
for
five-year
periods
by
completing
150
clock
hours or
equivalent
college/university
credits
that
address
these
criteria:
• Clock
hours /
coursework
related
to one
of the
five
state
salary
criteria
identified
in RCW
28A.415.023
• Clock
hours /
coursework
related
to one
of the
three
standards
required
for the
Professional
Certificate
(Effective
Teaching,
Professional
Development,
or
Professional
Contributions).
Professional
Development
is a
continuum
that
spans a
teacher’s
career.
Some
teachers
will
choose
to
complete
a
Master’s
Degree
once
they
have
earned a
Professional
Certificate.
Some may
choose
to seek
National
Board
Certification.
Both of
those
options
are
voluntary.
Once you
have
earned a
Professional
Teaching
Certificate
it is
possible
to
maintain
a
current
teaching
certificate
by
completing
15
university
credit
or 150
clock
hour
credits
(or a
combination
of the
two)
every
five
years
for the
lifetime
of your
career.
A
National
Board
Certification
is valid
for ten
years
and is
an
alternative
to the
Professional
Certificate
renewal
process
for that
ten year
period.
Back to
Top
|