Online learning - Professional Educator Standards Board

To enroll in an online learning course, select “enroll.” All of PESB’s online learning courses are free and self-paced.

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Recruiting Washington Teachers (RWT)

Recruiting Washington Teachers is a high school teacher academy curriculum with the goal of growing diverse future teachers. This course provides professional development for teachers and administrators of RWT.

The Recruiting Washington Teachers Program and Curriculum is a product of the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) and is intended to build a teaching pathway for high school students into the profession. The curriculum is rooted in the assets students possess and will benefit and enrich diversity, culture and equity in classrooms and throughout the educational experience.

This course was developed by a committee of Washington teachers based on big ideas in the Recruiting Washington Teachers Curriculum and on what newer teachers to this curriculum will need/want to know as they prepare to teach this class. Therefore, the modules aren’t a play-by-play of the RWT Curriculum, but rather a deeper dive on selected topics, information and resources that will be most useful to assisting a newer teacher’s understanding and preparation for the class. That said, the information and activities in these modules are relevant to any educator, whether they are teaching this course or not, and address important understandings about culture and equity in education that are good for the development and growth of all educators.

While the modules in this course do not need to be completed in order, they do follow a suggested organization for a class that may be helpful to a newer RWT teacher. Modules 1 – 5 are aligned with units 1 – 5 in the RWT Curriculum. Modules 6 – 9 are more of the “how-to” of building and implementing a teacher academy program in a school and district and also provide systems information about the teaching continuum in Washington State.[/expand]

If you have any questions about this course, please email us at Pathways@k12.wa.us and we will be happy to assist you.

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Paraeducators: what we do matters

The online course is organized into 13 self-guided modules specifically for paraeducators. A district may use this resource to provide online training at no cost to help meet 13 hours of Fundamental Course of Study (FCS) training. Districts interested in exploring this option must review the crosswalk document between the FCS curriculum and the online course.

Paraeducators should not complete this online course without the direction of their school district.

Each module includes:

Video insights from experienced paraeducators, teachers, and school administrators.
Examples, problem-solving challenges, and best practices, specifically from the perspective of paraeducators.
Reflection prompts that allow you to draw on your own experience and expertise.
Real-world activities for applying new strategies in your school.

ELL Subject Matter Certificate

The FREE online course meets the requirements of the English Language Learner Paraeducator Standards of Practice, including the knowledge and skill competencies approved by the Paraeducator Board. Completion of all five modules in this course satisfies the 20-clock-hour training requirement for the ELL Subject Matter Certificate. To attain the certificate, a paraeducator must first complete training requirements of the Fundamental Course of Study.

These clock hours can also count toward the General Certificate training requirements.

Special Education Subject Matter Certificate

The FREE online course meets the requirements of the Special Education Paraeducator Standards of Practice, including the knowledge and skill competencies approved by the Paraeducator Board. Completion of all four modules in this course satisfies the 20-clock-hour training requirement for the Special Education Subject Matter Certificate. To attain the certificate, a paraeducator must first complete training requirements of the Fundamental Course of Study.

These clock hours can also count toward the General Certificate training requirements.

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Teachers working with paraeducators

The courses — Teachers working with Paraeducators and Principals working with Paraeducators — originally housed under OSPI’s Moodle, are being updated and improved as part of OSPI’s transition to the Canvas platform. User access is expected to launch in Early 2024.

Courses expected to be on the OSPI Canvas platform:

Teachers Partnering with Paraeducators (25 clock hours)
Principals Recruiting, Hiring, and Setting Paraeducators Up for Success (25 clock hours)
Principals Supporting and Elevating the Effectiveness of Paraeducators (25 clock hours)

The courses will be free to access and earn clock hours through PdEnroller for all interested pre-service and in-service educators with a Canvas account. For further questions, please contact Title2a@k12.wa.us.

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Principals and administrators working with paraeducators

The courses — Teachers working with Paraeducators and Principals working with Paraeducators — originally housed under OSPI’s Moodle, are being updated and improved as part of OSPI’s transition to the Canvas platform. User access is expected to launch in Early 2024.