SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

STARTALK

Ten Years of Teacher Certification:

Results, Recommendations, and the Role of Creative Thinking

SPS Startalk Teacher Certification Administrative Team

• Betty Lau, director

• Dr. Marge Chow, co-director

• Kathlyn Mickel, instructor and PLU Startalk

instructional staff coordinator

Washington State STARTALKPanel

How do I get

started?How do I get accredited?

What does a program look like?

55 STARTALK Stars

PLU

Dr. Terry Bergeson

(Dean)

Vanessa Tucker

(Alternative Route)

(left to right) Calvin Kam, Judy Hassen, Ed Petersen, Sibyl Frankenburg

(Instructor/Support & Field Supervisor)

Dr. Marge Chow

(Advisor/Accreditation)

Betty Lau(StarTalk

Coordinator/Grant &

Recruiting)

Seattle School District

KathlynMickel

(PLU /Program Plan & Scheduling)

Dr. Bridget Yaden

(PLU / Instructor & Field Supervisor)

Schedule Classes

Find a University or College

Write Grant

Get Accreditation

During

After

Plan for Student Teaching

Recruit Students

Hire Instructors

Program Plan

Provide Support System

Develop Lessons

1 432

Vision

Before

Program Flow

Summer 1FallSemester

SpringSemester Summer 2

Social and CulturalFoundations ofEducation(2 cr.)

Critical Issues inSecondary Teaching(2 cr.)

Current Issues inExceptionality(2 cr.)

Issues of Child Abuseand Neglect(1 cr.)

Student Internship(6 cr.)

InstructionalMethodology forSecondary Teachers(4 cr.)

Integrating SeminarInternship(2 cr.)

Year Round Supports

Workshops• WEST B Writing & Reading• New Year Reunion Potluck• Interviews & Resume Writing• Classroom Management

Post Summer Campus Support

• 30 hour Internships• EdTPA• Professional Growth Plan

On-going Advising

• Pro Cert• State Requirements• Foreign Certificate

Results

Certificated: 47 Chinese endorsements, 1 Arabic

Gateway Assist: 7 Chinese endorsements

Non-certs: 8 (est.) teaching in weekend Chinese, Arabic, Korean schools; private schools

Sites: public and private K-12 schools, weekend schools, two and four year colleges/universities in Washington, Oregon, the Republic of China (Taiwan)

Student Teaching: 6

Impacts

• Participation: increased membership in CLTA-WA, WAFLT, CLASS, ACTFL

• Leadership: CLTA-WA officers, board; administrative certification at City U

• Diversity: teaching corps, world languages

• Students: 7,000 (estimated)

Impacts, con’t

• Partnerships/outreach (past and present):

– UW East Asia Resource Center, UW South Asia Dept., UW Mid-East Center, Arab Center of Washington, Gurukul

– Pacific Lutheran University, Chong Wa Benevolent Assn., UW Korean, Portuguese Departments., CIWA, United Bellevue-Seattle Korean School, WAFLT, OWN!, OneCity, NW Association of Chinese Language Schools

Recommendations

• Provide non-native speakers of English: deeper explanations, clarifying discussions, alternative assessments, reflection time, comparisons with home country practices.

• Explore alt routes; modify course schedule to fit Startalk summer program model

• Build PLCs from the get go!

• Add support throughout the year.

Role of Creative Thinking

• Resilience: persistence, patience, panaceas

• Options: student teach other endorsements; out-of-the-box scheduling and alternate ways of looking at regulations

• Networking: teammates, PLCs, colleagues, professional organizations, parent power, community support

TOGETHER

WE

CAN

DO!

Thank you for attending.

With special thanks to Cal Kam for graphics, Kwan Cheung for Startalk map updates!

Interested?

For more information on SPS Startalk Teacher Certification, contact:

Betty Lau, director

belau@seattleschools.org

For more information about PLU, contact:

Vanessa Tucker: tuckerve@plu.edu