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Certification and Fingerprinting Contacts and ResourcesFor answers to your certification questions, visit our website or contact our Please note: Fingerprinting is by appointment only.
Fingerprinting: Patti Moench; Phone: 425-917-7614, 253-778-7614; Email: pmoench@psesd.org. PSESD Certification Office: 800 Oakesdale Ave. SW Renton, WA 98057-5221. Visit www.psesd.org for directions. Hours: 8:00-5:00, Monday-Friday.
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For additional news and resources, visit the PSESD Learning & Teaching page.
Science Endorsement Scholarship Opportunities Available! Success of Math Endorsement Academy Creates Science Endorsement Opportunities
This year’s Science Endorsement Academy focuses on biology. Cohorts in Renton and Fife will meet for class one evening each week. The courses, taught by Seattle University professors and some of the best practicing teachers in our region, will cover all of the competencies required for a biology endorsement. Professors will also model instructional strategies that work in science classrooms.
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For additional news and resources, visit the PSESD Prevention Center page.
Discover Tools for Responding to Crises in Schools February 9th Crisis Recovery Conference Offers Training in Response to a Grief-Related Incident During times of crisis and loss, schools respond with varying levels of preparation. Some districts have a trained team of school counselors who come in for the day to help the school cope with a traumatic incident. Other districts do not have the resources to develop a coordinated response and may rely in part on support from community resources. On February 9th, PSESD is offering a one-day Crisis Recovery Conference to all schools in the Puget Sound region. Whether you need to learn about the essentials of crisis recovery or want more specific strategies to support students and staff struggling with grief and loss, this conference will offer a range of information and skill building opportunities to meet your training needs. Tobacco Use and Academic Performance Research shows that smoking is strongly correlated with academic performance. Youth who are tobacco-free are more likely to earn better grades. Why is this you ask? Smoking decreases attentiveness and increases absenteeism making it more difficult for smoking youth to be successful in school. Student Assistance Program
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Puget Sound ESD's Technology Services offers training in support of teaching and learning in our schools, technology support, low-cost software purchasing and online programs, K-20 Network support (video, data, and Internet), website design and development, and network-based curriculum development. For additional news and resources, visit the PSESD Technology Services page.
Security in the Age of Itty Bitty Storage
You Are Invited to the Washington Learning Source Showcase February 10, 2010 Join us on February 10th for a day-long event dedicated to raising awareness of the product offerings from the Washington Learning Source (WLS). Developed by Washington’s nine ESDs, WLS is a statewide program that provides a place for Washington schools to choose economical products and services that meet their needs. Several products will be on display and district practitioners will be there to answer questions on their experiences with the products. With so many options now available, this event will help you make informed decisions.
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Puget Sound ESD offers a wide range of professional development courses for teachers, administrators, paraeducators and classified staff. Below are descriptions of upcoming workshops and classes. Each listing includes a link to our class database and keywords to assist with finding the class in our database. To register online, click the "Search for Keywords" link at the end of the class description and enter the suggested keywords in the search box that appears. Select the course. Click the "Register Online" link and follow the instructions You can also register by mail. Download the registration form (PDF) and follow the instructions.
Upcoming Classes
Click here to search available classes on psesd.org. New classes, dates and topics are added often. PSESD has also partnered with several vendors to provide additional online professional development opportunities.
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One-to-One Online Volume 28 Number 2, Winter 2009-2010 The One-to-One is published four times a year by Puget Sound Educational Service District. Puget Sound ESD 425-917-7600 Seattle PSESD Board: Chair, David Okimoto; Vice Chair, Barbara Peterson; Alan J. Arjo; Robert Beem; Edward O. Prince; Joanne Seng; Jackie Smith; Charles Staadecker; John Zurfluh Dr. Monte Bridges, superintendent Puget Sound ESD does not discriminate in admission to, access to, or operation of its programs, services, or activities. Contact Janice Watson, Affirmative Action/ADA Officer, at the above numbers.
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Certification: Jan Mathsen, Certification Officer, 
Fifty certified K-12 teachers in our region have an exciting opportunity to earn a science endorsement at no cost, thanks to the Washington State Higher Education Board, the Professional Educator Standards Board, Seattle University (SU) and Puget Sound ESD (PSESD). Modeled after the successful math endorsement academy created through a partnership with Renton School District and Seattle University, the science academy will allow teachers to earn their endorsement after a year-long intensive 20-credit post-baccalaureate program followed by completion of the WEST-E exam. 
The Prevention Center's Student Assistance Prevention/Intervention Program is now in it's 21st year in our state. It's strong outcomes have helped students experience greater academic success by supporting them to be tobacco, alcohol and drug-free. The program is now recognized as a key strategy for drop-out prevention. As a result, the Prevention Center has recently been awarded several grants related to drop-out prevention and dropout retrieval.
In the last few years, technology for memory storage has allowed for an explosion of high-capacity devices that are very small in size. With cell phones to USB drives, we can now easily carry many gigabytes of files in tiny little packages. This is definitely a good news/bad news situation, however. The good news is that you can fit all those files in a small, convenient device; the bad news is you can easily lose that small, convenient device. If you are using your device for storing any kind of information you don’t want shared all across the world (whether it’s your students' grades, test questions or your credit card number), you need to consider your security options. 
