WashingtonTeachers'UnionApplicationfor

·WTUTeachers'CenterCourseTrainer

Date: ___________________

Name: _________________________________ __________________________________

(Last Name) (First Name)

Preferred Phone Number: ____________________________________________

Preferred E-mail Address: ______________________________________________

Home Address:

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Grade Level/Subject/Instructional Support Area:

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Name of School at which you are currently teaching: _______________________________

Are you full-dues paying WTU Member? _________yes ____________no

Currently held teaching licensure (subject, grade, and specification).

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Listallareasofinvolvementinunionleadership.

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Listareasofinvolvementinlocalschooldistrictleadership.

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WhichWTUcourse(s)aretakingnoworhavecompleted?

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WhydoyouwishtobecomeanER&Dcoursetrainer?

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IfchosenasatrainerfortheER&DProgram,howmuchtimewouldyouhavedaily,weekly

and/ormonthlytocommittotrainingotheradults?

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Pleasebrieflydescribeanyinstructionalleadershipexperiencethatyoumayhave(e.g.

instructionalcoach,academicdean).

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IwouldliketobecomecertifiedinthefollowingWTU/AFTCourses(Seedescriptionsonline).

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Iwouldliketocreateaclass,inthefuture,thatsupportsteachersfromthefollowingET-15

groups,pleasecheckallthatapply;

General Education Teachers (PK-12) Early Childhood Education Teachers Special Education Teachers Special Education Teachers -Autism Program Special Education Teachers - Early Childhood Education Non-Itinerant English Language Learner (ELL) Teachers Itinerant English Language Learner (ELL) Teachers Shared Special Subject Teachers Visiting Instruction Service Teachers Library Media Specialists Counselors School-Based Social Workers School-Based Psychologists Related Service Providers Speech-Language Pathologists Instructional Coaches Mentor Teachers Other:

UsingthebelowteachingstandardsfromtheNationalBoardforProfessionalStandards,

pleasewriteatleasttwoparagraphsontheteachingprinciplethatresonatesmostwith

youandyourcurrentteachingphilosophy.

ü Teachersarecommittedto studentsandtheirlearning.

ü Teachersknowthesubjectstheyteachandhowtoteachthosesubjectstostudents.

ü Teachersareresponsibleformanagingandmonitoringstudentlearning.

ü Teachersthinksystematicallyabouttheirpracticeandlearnfromexperience.

ü Teachersaremembersoflearningcommunities. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Using the below professional development standards from the American Federation of Teachers, please write at least two paragraphs on the professional development principle that resonates most with you and your current teaching philosophy.

ü Professional development should deepen and broaden knowledge of content. ü Professional development should provide a strong foundation in the pedagogy

of particular disciplines. ü Professional development should provide knowledge about the teaching and

learning processes. ü Professional development should be rooted in and reflect the best available

research. ü The content of professional development should be aligned with the

standards and curriculum teachers use. ü Professional development should contribute to measurable improvement in

student achievement. ü Professional development should be intellectually engaging and address the

complexity of teaching. ü Professional development should provide sufficient time, support, and

resources to enable teachers to master new content and pedagogy and to integrate this knowledge and skill into their practice.

ü Professional development should be designed by teachers in cooperation with experts in the field.

ü Professional development should take a variety of forms, including some we have not typically considered.

ü Professional development should be job-embedded and site specific. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Intent of Commitment Agreement

I __________________________ understand that if after submitting this application I am selected by the Washington Teachers’ Union to become one of its trainers, I will: ✔Complete all AFT trainings; including the Aft training held this summer any other training thereafter. ✔Secure release time from my local school community’s leadership for any and all training that I am required to attend. ✔Attend 95% of the WTU’s training cohort and Professional Development Team meetings throughout the calendar year. ✔Deliver a course for a least two consecutive years and during at least one WTU Summer Institute. ✔Upon completion of the course, submit all required documentation including: course syllabi, confidentiality agreements, attendance sheet, participant feedback forms/evaluations, grade sheets, materials/equipment owned by the WTU and other pertinent information to the Washington Teachers’ Union. ✔Adhere to the fact that all materials used, unless otherwise personally created on personal machines, is the property all the American Federation of Teachers and/or the Washington Teachers’ Union and cannot be sold, or reproduced for personal gain or profit. Signed: ______________________________ Date: _______________________________ (Applicant)

WashingtonTeachers’Union

WTUER&DTrainerApplication

LetterofRecommendationCoverSheet

__________________________________isapplyingforpositionofcoursetrainerintheWTU/AFTEducationalResearchandDissemination(ER&D)ProfessionalDevelopmentProgram.Weaskthatyousendaletterofrecommendationtousattheaddressbelowforuseinevaluationthiscandidate.

Inyourletter,wewouldfindithelpfulifyouindicate:

• Theextentofyouracquaintancewiththeapplicant• Effectivenessasateacheror paraprofessional• Effectivepresentationandfacilitationskills• Anyspecificknowledgethatyouhavereferringtothe

applicant'sintellectualcapacitywritingability,experienceininterpersonalsituations,characterandpersonality

• Experienceand/orskills

Pleasereturnthisformwithyourletter.

SIGNATURE OF PERSON OFFERING RECOMMENDATION

PRINTEDNAME&POSITIONSCHOOLOFFICE

WashingtonTeachers’Union

RequiredLetterofReference

Pleaseattachoneletterofrecommendationfrompeersand/orfromothers(administrators,parents,formerstudents,collegeadvisororinstructors,unionleaders).

Recommendationlettersshouldindicatethefollowing:

• Theextentofyouracquaintancewiththeapplicant• Effectivenessasateacherorparaprofessional• Communicationandinterpersonal skills• Anyspecificknowledgethatyouhavereferringtotheapplicant'sintellectualcapacity,

writingability,experienceininterpersonalsituations,characterandpersonality

SignatureandDateLine

________________________________________________Signature Date***Inordertoprocessapplicationsandschedulepanelinterviews,allcandidatesmustsubmitthefollowing:1)Completeapplication,2)currentresume,3)LetterofRecommendation,and4)

LessonPlan.Applications,currentresumes,onelessonplanandlettersofrecommendation

maybescannedandemailedto:jpoguelyons@wtulocal6.netorfaxedto(202)379-3404.

Applicationmaterials(application,resumeandletterofrecommendation)mayalsobemailedto:JacquelinePogueLyons,GeneralVicePresident,Washington

Teachers’Union,1239PennsylvaniaAvenue,SE,Washington,DC20003APPLICATIONDEADLINE:MAY26,2017