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The UCDS Institute is dedicated to promoting teacher excellence and enhancing education. We strive to support lifelong learners through dynamic, teacher-designed professional development opportunities, innovative programs, and educational partnerships.

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To all who will observe Yom Kippur at sundown, ble

To all who will observe Yom Kippur at sundown, blessings to you and your family on this High Holy Day. May you all be sealed in goodness and love.
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Playground switch day for the EE and 5s! The EE en

Playground switch day for the EE and 5s! The EE enjoyed checking out everything on the Tower playground and the 5s headed to the Labyrinth playground where everything seemed to be smaller than, but just as fun as, they remember!
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Thank you to the PGA Faculty & Staff Appreciation

Thank you to the PGA Faculty & Staff Appreciation Committee for the wonderful post-Back-to-School Night breakfast treats this morning! You totally made our day!
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Over the past few weeks, we've introduced you to o

Over the past few weeks, we've introduced you to our Resident Teachers, Teaching Fellows, and new faculty; we hope you've enjoyed getting to know them! Today, we'd like to share our teaching and administrative teams for this school year. We have a hunch that you've already become familiar with some of these friendly faces, with more introductions to come tonight at Back-to-School Night!
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Yesterday was the first All-School Meeting (ASM) o

Yesterday was the first All-School Meeting (ASM) of the year! This weekly community meeting is a hallmark of our school culture, bringing together ideas and voices from every class in the school. At UCDS, student-centered democracy is at the heart of our philosophy, as it helps grow leaders, advocates, and changemakers who know how to take action when faced with problems and injustice. Students' experience with democratic processes over the years at our school develops and deepens their internalization of @learningforjustice's #socialjusticestandards. As teachers, we intentionally and carefully fold these anti-bias standards into our curriculum, helping students grow their knowledge and skills in four domains: identity, diversity, justice, and action.

At yesterday's meeting, Class Representatives from each Tower class helped elect the new Chair and Vice Chair of ASM who will run ALM (pictured) and began talking about how to facilitate class discussions about the UCDS Constitution before everyone signs it soon. Early Elementary (EE) classes will participate down the road too, in addition to their weekly All-Labyrinth Meeting in which all 114 students meet and discuss issues related to the whole EE community. The first ASM was filled with lots of excited and focused energy for the year ahead!
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The first week of our 25th season of Cross Country

The first week of our 25th season of Cross Country was a huge success, giving us a chance to—just like our cheer goes—run in the rain AND run in the sun (though the lovely sunny-day pictures are what made it on to here)!

At each practice, kindergartners through 3rd-graders first meet together for warm-up exercises and laps on the Tower playground. Then they play game at teacher-led stations that build locomotor skills related to running like increasing body and spatial awareness, building endurance, starting and stopping with control, and monitoring speed and exertion.

Our 4th- and 5th-graders hit the trails at nearby Cowen Park, which helps them train for the longer mile-long run at Cross-Country meets hosted by @seattlecyoathletics. This older group continues to focus on developing running techniques and stamina, while also emphasizing cheering on teammates and trying one's best.

With one week under our belt, we're ready for all the fun with hurdles; Turtle, Giraffe, Cheetah; tag; Red Light, Green Light, and more this week and beyond!
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To all who celebrate Mexican Independence Day, let

To all who celebrate Mexican Independence Day, let the spirit of freedom fly and soar up high! ¡Viva México!
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Shana Tova to all who celebrate Rosh Hashanah! On

Shana Tova to all who celebrate Rosh Hashanah! On this New Year, we wish you good health, happiness, peace, and prosperity.
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Over the course of this week, students visited all

Over the course of this week, students visited all of their seven Specialist classes, exploring each domain with lots of MOVEMENT-inspired activities. Here's a sampling of what's happened over the past few days:

🎵 In Music with Skúli (& Drew for EE students), 3-4s put MOVEMENT to music with a choreographed dance to @earthwindandfire's hit "September!"

👟 In PE with Allie & Kerrie, students have played cooperative games to build teamwork skills, as well as locomotor activities to build safe-body awareness when MOVING in the gym.

📚 In Library with Elaine & Leah, Tower students shared strategies they use to help remember to return their library books and dove into some read-aloud stories and book check-out.

✏ In Design & Technology with Ben, 3-4s and 5s explored turning drawings into moving pictures by animating a simple flip book into the corner of their journal.

🔬 In Science with Alyssa, 3-4s created a set of "community agreements" by first working in small groups to invent a game using a die, pencils for writing, and index cards. They then reflected on the process to share the interpersonal and intrapersonal skills that worked well and that they want to emulate all year in the Science Lab.

🇲🇽 In Spanish with Cinthya, EE students have opened and ended each class with greeting and goodbye songs. They have also been practicing color and number vocabulary by playing lots of games with elements of guessing and surprise! In the 5s, students have role-played variations of greetings in some Spanish-speaking cultures including saying hi to close friends and hello to an acquaintance.

🎨 In Art with Jessica & Melinda, 3-4s have started "scatter art," capturing the MOVEMENT of objects after they fall on a piece of paper by tracing their shapes. 1-2s have begun to put their journals together, this week designing the cover by MOVING and tracing an object repeatedly to create a pattern and next week, stitching the pages into the journal.

UCDS is excited to host a fall social for our pare

UCDS is excited to host a fall social for our parents and guardians of students of color tomorrow! This event will be a social opportunity for adults to connect with one another. Light snacks and beverages will be served.

If you haven't already, please RSVP for this event if you identify as a person of color or your child is a person of color. RSVPs are not binding but will help ensure we have enough refreshments. We hope to see you there!

DETAILS:
RSVP link and more information is available in your email inbox and under "Messages" in the Family Portal

Date: Friday, September 15th
Time: 3:30-5:30 pm

This is an adult-focused event. Complimentary EDP is available for students of event attendees.

If you have any questions about this event, please reach out to DEI Curriculum Specialist, Patrick King.
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Students are meeting with Specialists for the firs

Students are meeting with Specialists for the first time this week, including traveling to see Martha and Cinthya in our new Spanish classrooms in the Labyrinth. These two new spaces, one specially designed for Early Elementary students and the other for Elementary, help ground and center our Spanish program. With enough space for whole-group meetings and lessons, large-group games and activities, and small-group and individual table work, Cinthya, Martha, and all the students have been happily settling into some new routines. As Martha reflected this morning, there's so much more they can do and create for students by being in their own space because any and all resources they might need are at the ready—either those planned in advance or organically in the moment. After a few years of traveling in and out of classrooms and sharing spaces and materials with many different programs, the year ahead offers so many opportunities for creativity and deep learning.

As these new spaces come to life this fall, we want to say thank you to all the folks who helped make it happen by participating in and donating to last year’s auction. We met our fundraising initiative goal for new Spanish classrooms, and the results are as incredible as we dreamed. Thank you, UCDS families!
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Though a longtime friendly face at UCDS, Coco Webe

Though a longtime friendly face at UCDS, Coco Weber (she/they) officially joins our Learning Support Team with a focus on our 1-2s and 5s! With a clinical background in community mental health, paired with almost 20 years of intervention work with diverse learners, Coco draws on a broad range of multi-sensory approaches and evidence-based practices from the science of reading, writing, quantitative learning, and behavioral health to co-create lessons and interventions that leverage student strengths to meet student needs. “As a neurodiverse person myself, I love supporting my students in discovering the magic of their own unique neural-processes and finding joy in developing their own best practices, not just in academic learning, but in their social, emotional, and behavioral realms as well, including executive functioning. Watching diverse learners’ evolution into confidence and empowerment in their brilliance and community contribution is one of the great rewards of teaching.”

Coco graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in English (Creative Writing), a B.A. in Comparative History of Ideas, a minor in Music, and completed Social and Human Services coursework through Seattle Colleges as required for state licensure in Counseling, receiving clinical supervision at Sound Mental Health. They spend their free time bicycling, camping and swimming on the Washington Coast, researching policy/writing memos for community-led civic groups, listening to audiobooks, creative writing, pushing colored pencils into paper, and making music (both digital and analog) with her heart next set on learning harp! Welcome, Coco!
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To all who will observe Yom Kippur at sundown, ble

To all who will observe Yom Kippur at sundown, blessings to you and your family on this High Holy Day. May you all be sealed in goodness and love.
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To all who celebrate Mexican Independence Day, let

To all who celebrate Mexican Independence Day, let the spirit of freedom fly and soar up high! ¡Viva México!
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Local educators! Join the UCDS Institute this fall

Local educators! Join the UCDS Institute this fall for engaging, meaningful, and affordable graduate-level professional development. You can dive into collaboration, connected curriculum, or metacognition and learning. Registration is limited to a small number of participants who will join UCDS Graduate School of Education Master’s degree candidates for these once-a-week, quarter-long courses (10 weeks). Participants have the opportunity to register for Post BA Credits, CEUs, or Clock Hours through Seattle University's Center for Professional Learning.

***Visit our LINK IN BIO for course descriptions and registration information.

Collaborative Elements
Tuesdays, Sept. 26 - Dec. 5, 2023, 4-6pm
Instructors: Drew Holloway & Skúli Gestsson
*No class November 21st

Designing Connected Curriculum
Tuesdays, Sept. 26 - Dec. 5, 2023, 6:30-8:30pm
Instructors: Deb Chickadel & Nimisha Joshi
*No class November 21st

Learning About Learning
Thursdays, Sept. 28 - Dec. 7, 2023, 6-8pm
Instructors: Susan Foley & Melissa Holbert
*No class November 23rd
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Local educators! Join the UCDS Institute this fall

Local educators! Join the UCDS Institute this fall for engaging, meaningful, and affordable graduate-level professional development. You can dive into collaboration, connected curriculum, or metacognition and learning. Registration is limited to a small number of participants who will join UCDS Graduate School of Education Master’s degree candidates for these once-a-week, quarter-long courses (10 weeks). Participants have the opportunity to register for Post BA Credits, CEUs, or Clock Hours through Seattle University's Center for Professional Learning.

***Visit our LINK IN BIO for course descriptions and registration information.

Collaborative Elements
Tuesdays, Sept. 26 - Dec. 5, 2023, 4-6pm
Instructors: Drew Holloway & Skúli Gestsson
*No class November 21st

Designing Connected Curriculum
Tuesdays, Sept. 26 - Dec. 5, 2023, 6:30-8:30pm
Instructors: Deb Chickadel & Nimisha Joshi
*No class November 21st

Learning About Learning
Thursdays, Sept. 28 - Dec. 7, 2023, 6-8pm
Instructors: Susan Foley & Melissa Holbert
*No class November 23rd
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Local educators! Join the UCDS Institute this fall

Local educators! Join the UCDS Institute this fall for engaging, meaningful, and affordable graduate-level professional development. You can dive into collaboration, connected curriculum, or metacognition and learning. Registration is limited to a small number of participants who will join UCDS Graduate School of Education Master’s degree candidates for these once-a-week, quarter-long courses (10 weeks). Participants have the opportunity to register for Post BA Credits, CEUs, or Clock Hours through Seattle University's Center for Professional Learning.

***Visit our LINK IN BIO for course descriptions and registration information.

Collaborative Elements
Tuesdays, Sept. 26 - Dec. 5, 2023, 4-6pm
Instructors: Drew Holloway & Skúli Gestsson
*No class November 21st

Designing Connected Curriculum
Tuesdays, Sept. 26 - Dec. 5, 2023, 6:30-8:30pm
Instructors: Deb Chickadel & Nimisha Joshi
*No class November 21st

Learning About Learning
Thursdays, Sept. 28 - Dec. 7, 2023, 6-8pm
Instructors: Susan Foley & Melissa Holbert
*No class November 23rd
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Limited fall openings—CONTACT US now at the link

Limited fall openings—CONTACT US now at the link below to learn more about earning your M.Ed. beginning this September.

Are we the right program for you?
• You want to deepen your practice and passion for teaching and leading.
• You want to learn not just what to teach but how to teach.
• You want to earn your M.Ed. by taking evening classes twice a week while you work during the day.
• You want support in paying tuition with ready-to-go scholarship funds.

Our transformative M.Ed. program engages educators to develop, extend, and deepen their practice and passion for learning and leading. Each year, we bring together a small cohort of educators who are passionate about exploring the art and skill of teaching. Through our program, you will understand how school culture impacts teaching and student success. You will learn from experienced practitioners and will graduate ready to activate positive change in education. Our program is flexible and designed to support your professional goals. Visit ucds.org/institute/graduate-program/get-in-touch/ or email us at gse@ucds.org to arrange an appointment to learn more and get started on earning your M.Ed. at the UCDS Graduate School of Education this fall. We look forward to meeting you!
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This past week, the @ucds.institute has been excit

This past week, the @ucds.institute has been excited to host the annual Math Workshop at @ucds_seattle, led by teachers Alyssa, Deb, Kylie, Melissa, and Susan. During this year's deep dive into constructing mathematical understanding, participants had many opportunities to explore math manipulatives and content strands through "Math Vitamins." Math Vitamins are a hallmark of our UCDS math curriculum, which are designed to make math meaningful with hands-on, manipulative-based, story-infused learning opportunities.

This year's theme centered on a story about sea creatures, which brought to life the ways in which mathematical exploration can be engaging and exciting. By digging into many ways that math manipulatives can build and deepen conceptual understanding—from the youngest students all the way through adulthood—everyone took part in the magic that can only happen when intention and care is given to creating a supportive math community. Thank you to all of our participants from here at UCDS, as well as schools across Puget Sound, including @thelittleschoolbellevue. We are excited for everyone to take these new ideas and understandings into the school year ahead!

Interested in joining us next summer or learning more about our M.Ed. program and professional development? Visit our link in bio to get in touch, sign up for our mailing list, and explore options today!

Special thanks to UCDS videographer, Drew Holloway, for capturing these highlights.
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As you make plans for this coming school year, don

As you make plans for this coming school year, don't forget about your career! At the UCDS Graduate School of Education, we are dedicated to helping you earn your M.Ed. Learn more at an upcoming virtual info session:
-Thursday, July 6th, 6:00-7:00pm (PST)
-Wednesday, July 12th, 12:30-1:30pm PST
-Wednesday, July 19th, 6:00-7:00pm PST
-Tuesday, July 25th, 3:00-4:00pm PST

At these sessions, you will explore our innovative two-year Master of Education program designed for working educators. You'll have an opportunity to meet with members of our team, learn about the course of study and the application process, and get answers to your questions about the program. As an added bonus when you attend an info session, the $50 application fee is waived when you apply!

Our transformative M.Ed. program engages educators to develop, extend, and deepen their practice and passion for learning and leading. Each year, we bring together a small cohort of educators who are passionate about exploring the art and skill of teaching. Through our program, you will understand how school culture impacts teaching and student success. You will learn from experienced practitioners and will graduate ready to activate positive change in education. Our program is flexible and designed to support your professional goals.

Visit the link in our bio or email us at gse@ucds.org to RSVP for one of these sessions. If none of these dates work for you, contact us directly at the link in our bio, and we can arrange an appointment that works with your schedule. We look forward to meeting you!
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Happy Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day and Em

Happy Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day and Emancipation Day. Today we celebrate the day the Union army enforced the Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston, Texas, more than two years after it had been declared. Now a national holiday, this celebration highlights the importance of honest history and the relevance of the past in the struggles of the present. To learn more about Juneteenth, we invite you to explore the resources linked in the bio of our founding elementary school, @ucds_seattle; there you'll find articles about the holiday's complex history and why it should be taught in schools, as well as a read aloud book, educational video, and song about Juneteenth for students.
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Does this sound like you? • You want to deepen

Does this sound like you?
• You want to deepen your practice and passion for teaching and leading.
• You want to learn not just what to teach but how to teach.
• You want to earn your M.Ed. by taking evening classes twice a week while you work during the day.

Learn how you can change your future at our virtual info session on Wed., June 28th from 12-1pm PST.

At this session, you will explore our innovative two-year Master of Education program designed for working educators beginning as early as this fall. You'll have an opportunity to meet with members of our team, learn about the course of study and the application process, and get answers to your questions about the program. As an added bonus when you attend an info session, the $50 application fee is waived when you apply!

Our transformative M.Ed. program engages educators to develop, extend, and deepen their practice and passion for learning and leading. Each year, we bring together a small cohort of educators who are passionate about exploring the art and skill of teaching. Through our program, you will understand how school culture impacts teaching and student success. You will learn from experienced practitioners and will graduate ready to activate positive change in
education. Our program is flexible and designed to support your professional goals.

Click the link in our bio or email us at gse@ucds.org to RSVP for this session. If this date does not work for you, contact us directly at the link in our bio, and we can arrange an appointment that works with your schedule. We look forward to meeting you!
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The UCDS Graduate School of Education is proud to

The UCDS Graduate School of Education is proud to announce that Kylie Booher, Emma Garcia, and Jenny Gruenberg were awarded their Master of Education degrees in a graduation ceremony last Friday. During the course of the program, the graduate students applied the educational theory from their coursework to their own teaching. They also developed skills in collaboration, reflection, inquiry, and innovation–essential practices for becoming teacher leaders.

Congratulations to our graduates! We wish them the very best as they continue to ensure meaningful learning for all students, design innovative curricula, and help shape school culture in their communities.
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As you make plans for this coming school year, don

As you make plans for this coming school year, don't forget about your career! At the UCDS Graduate School of Education, we are dedicated to helping you earn your M.Ed. Learn more at an upcoming virtual info session:
- Tuesday, June 20th, 7:00-8:00 pm (PST)
- Wednesday, June 28th, 12:00-1:00 pm (PST)

At these sessions, you will explore our innovative two-year Master of Education program designed for working educators. You'll have an opportunity to meet with members of our team, learn about the course of study and the application process, and get answers to your questions about the program. As an added bonus when you attend an info session, the $50 application fee is waived when you apply!

Our transformative M.Ed. program engages educators to develop, extend, and deepen their practice and passion for learning and leading. Each year, we bring together a small cohort of educators who are passionate about exploring the art and skill of teaching. Through our program, you will understand how school culture impacts teaching and student success. You will learn from experienced practitioners and will graduate ready to activate positive change in education. Our program is flexible and designed to support your professional goals.

Click the link in our bio or email us at gse@ucds.org to RSVP for one of these sessions. If neither of these dates work for you, contact us directly at the link in our bio, and we can arrange an appointment that works with your schedule. We look forward to meeting you!
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Now that the school year is almost over, are you r

Now that the school year is almost over, are you ready to start thinking about your next steps? Learn about opportunities to grow your teaching career with the UCDS Graduate School of Education! We are currently accepting applications for this coming fall. Join us from near and far for one of these upcoming virtual info sessions:

🔵 Monday, June 12th, 6:00-7:00 pm (PST)
🔵 Tuesday, June 20th, 7:00-8:00 pm (PST)
🔵 Wednesday, June 28th, 12:00-1:00 pm (PST)

At these sessions, you will learn more about our innovative two-year Master of Education program designed for working educators. You'll have an opportunity to meet with members of our team, learn about the course of study and the application process, and get answers to your questions about the program. As an added bonus when you attend an info session, the $50 application fee is waived when you apply!

Our transformative M.Ed. program engages educators to develop, extend, and deepen their practice and passion for learning and leading. Each year, we bring together a small cohort of educators who are passionate about exploring the art and skill of teaching. Through our program, you will understand how school culture impacts teaching and student success. You will learn from experienced practitioners and will graduate ready to activate positive change in education. Our program is flexible and designed to support your professional goals.

Click the link in our bio or email us at gse@ucds.org to RSVP for one of these sessions. If none of these dates work for you, contact us directly at the link in our bio, and we can arrange an appointment that works with your schedule. We look forward to meeting you!
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🏳️‍🌈 Today, June 1st, is the first day o

🏳️‍🌈 Today, June 1st, is the first day of Pride Month! During Pride Month and year-round, we actively embrace and celebrate our LGBTQIA+ community members. We are committed to continue growing the ways we educate, learn from, and support the rainbow of identities of everyone in our community. Happy Pride!
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On this Memorial Day, we are forever grateful for

On this Memorial Day, we are forever grateful for the ultimate sacrifice of those who have died protecting our country’s freedom and values. May their courage and dedication always be remembered.
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Learn about opportunities to grow your teaching ca

Learn about opportunities to grow your teaching career with the UCDS Graduate School of Education! We are currently accepting applications for this coming fall. Join us from near and far for one of these upcoming virtual info sessions:
🔵Fri., May 19th, 12-1pm PST
🔵Wed., May 31st, 6:30-7:30pm PST

At these sessions, you will learn more about our innovative two-year Master of Education program designed for working educators. You'll have an opportunity to meet with members of our team, learn about the course of study and the application process, and get answers to your questions about the program. As an added bonus when you attend an info session, the $50 application fee is waived when you apply!

Our transformative M.Ed. program engages educators to develop, extend, and deepen their practice and passion for learning and leading. Each year, we bring together a small cohort of educators who are passionate about exploring the art and skill of teaching. Through our program, you will understand how school culture impacts teaching and student success. You will learn from experienced practitioners and will graduate ready to activate positive change in education. Our program is flexible and designed to support your professional goals.

Click the link in our bio or email us at gse@ucds.org to RSVP for one of these sessions. If neither of these dates work for you, contact us directly at the link in our bio, and we can arrange an appointment that works with your schedule. We look forward to meeting you!
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The UCDS Institute and Graduate School of Educatio

The UCDS Institute and Graduate School of Education are proud to join our founding school, @ucds_seattle, in partnership with local independent schools to bring you Kimberlee Williams through the Equity & Inclusion Speaker Series.

Dear White Women, Please Come Home: Showing Up as a Safe Space in Our Schools
Thursday, May 4, 2023 | 6:00-7:15 pm
RSVP at link in bio
***Free and open to the public***

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Kimberlee Williams, author of "Dear White Woman, Please Come Home," is a humanist first and believes that racism can be dismantled through authentic relationship building where a mirror is held up to interrogate one's assumptions, beliefs, behaviors, and patterns of interactions. With a shift in any and all of the above, as authentic relationships dive beneath the surface, the power and harm caused by the legacy of racism can be dismantled.
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Join us on 4/26 to learn about opportunities to gr

Join us on 4/26 to learn about opportunities to grow your teaching career with our M.Ed. program! At this virtual info session, you will learn about our innovative two-year Master of Education program designed for working educators. We will also be joined by our Business Office Specialist, Jill Eagle, who helps support students in our financial department. We know that paying for a Master's degree is a big commitment, and UCDS is willing to help. Jill will share some ways to finance your education, including three programs we have created to make paying for graduate school a little easier:

🔵 The UCDS Teaching Fellowship provides early-career and aspiring educators with the opportunity to earn a Master of Education degree while immersed in a two-year teaching fellowship at an innovative independent school in Seattle, WA. Fellows are paid a stipend, and benefits and tuition are covered.
🔵 Scholarship funds are available. UCDS makes awards each year to help our students afford their degrees. These awards are applied directly to tuition and do not need to be paid back.
🔵 We also offer an employer match. Many schools offer professional development funds to their employees. UCDS will match employer tuition contributions up to $1,500 per year.

—HOW WE STAND OUT—
• Our graduate students join a small cohort of dedicated professionals, many of whom teach while they earn their degrees.
• Our graduate students conduct action research that will have a positive impact on their students and their schools.
• We offer flexible enrollment options to help you learn at a pace that works for you. Earn a degree in 2, 3, or 4 years. Teach during the day and earn your degree in the evenings—just one or two nights a week!
• Our faculty are leaders in the field who have years of teaching and administrative experience in a wide range of schools.

Interested? Visit the link in our bio or email us at gse@ucds.org to register for this info session. If this date does not work for you, contact us directly at the link in our bio, and we can arrange an appointment that fits with your schedule. We look forward to meeting you!

Making summer plans? Join the UCDS Institute this

Making summer plans? Join the UCDS Institute this summer for a three-day, interactive math workshop for elementary educators!

Summer Math Workshop for Educators: Constructing Mathematical Understanding | August 14-16, 2023

Looking for differentiated, project-based mathematical learning? Math Vitamins are designed to make math meaningful with hands-on, manipulative-based learning opportunities. Connect your math curriculum across subjects to ignite curiosity and develop conceptual understanding through math manipulatives. Learn more and register by visiting the link in our bio!

Need financial assistance? UCDS is excited to offer a public-educator grant to join our Math Workshop! Apply at the Math Workshop link in our bio.

Need professional development support? Clock Hours, Continuing Education Credits, and Post-BA Credits are available through @seattleu.

Are you ready to collaborate with enthusiastic educators, design engaging math curriculum, and build practical tools for your classrooms? Register today!
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