Navigate The Certification Process
Register for an online series of WEA certification trainings for teachers, Career & Technical Education (CTE) teachers, and Educational Staff Associates (ESAs).
-- The WEA ESA and Teacher Certification Trainings will help participants understand the latest state certification policy
changes, examine certificate renewal options and explore the OSPI eCert platform. Both trainings also address the latest
COVID-19 certification updates.
-- WEA’s Professional Growth Plan (PGP) Part 1 Class is for all certificated educators considering using PGPs for
certificate renewal, meeting the STEM certificate renewal requirement, and for salary advancement purposes.
More certification training information can be found here: https://www.washingtonea.org/pd/certification-licensure/. WEA professional development opportunities are open to WEA members only. If you are a non-member and would like to join, click here to sign up for membership.
Teacher Certification 101 (2 clock hours)
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 & Monday, May 17, 2021
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Focuses on latest teacher certificate renewal requirements, policy changes, STEM renewal requirement, PGP basics, National Board basics, OSPI eCert platform.
Audience: Teachers and CTE Teachers
Register: April, 20, 2021 or May 17, 2021
Educational Staff Associates (ESA) Certification 101 (2 clock hours)
Monday, April 26, 2021 &
Focuses on latest ESA certificate renewal requirements, policy changes, OSPI eCert platform, PGP basics and ESA professional growth needs.
Audience: Educational Staff Associates
Register: April 26, 2021 or May 24, 2021
Professional Growth Plan 1 (3 clock hours)
Wednesday, April 29, 2021
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Certificated educators can complete 1 PGP per year for 25 clock hours for certificate renewal and salary movement. Session covers PGP basics, alignment with TPEP, meeting STEM requirement using PGPs and time to draft your PGP.
Audience: All certificated educators
Register: April 29, 2021
Professional Growth Plan 2 (2 clock hours)
Monday, May 3 2021 & Thursday, May 27, 2021
4:00pm - 6:00pm
In this session, participants participate in small-group sessions focused on individualized feedback on PGP drafts. Participants have the opportunity to ask clarifying questions around PGPs and then have work time to make edits.
Audience: All certificated educators who have completed PGP #1
Register: May 3 2021 or May 27, 2021
Professional Growth Plan 3 (2 clock hours)
Thursday, May 6, 2021; Thursday, June 3, 2021; Tuesday, June 8, 2021 & Monday, June 21, 2021
4:00pm - 6:00pm
In this final session, participants bring a completed PGP for final review. The process facilitates possible sign-off of completed PGPs using a rubric. Participants also explore the OSPI eCert platform for logging in their PGP/clock hours; as well as review the steps for using PGPs for salary advancement.
Audience: All certificated educators who have completed PGP #2
Register: May 6, 2021; June 3, 2021; June 8, 2021 or June 21, 2021