Teacher Education

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We prepare teachers to make learning come alive for all students. Each of our pathways to teaching includes extensive experience in poverty-impacted schools, mentoring from master teachers, and the latest research-informed teaching practices.

Elementary Teaching

Our graduates are flexible, committed teachers with deep content knowledge and the ability to differentiate learning for students in their classrooms.

Secondary Teaching

Prepare to address adolescent-specific issues, support youth from poverty-impacted communities, and help students make the transition into young adulthood.

Special Education

Develop the expertise to improve the lives and outcomes of students with disabilities from birth through adulthood.

Professional Development

UW offers numerous endorsements, administrative certificates, National Board certification, workshops and institutes for practicing teachers and leaders.

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Program	Degree
Elementary Teaching Our graduates are flexible, committed teachers with deep content knowledge and the ability to differentiate learning for students in their classrooms.	Certificate, M.i.T.
Native Education Certificate Program The Native Education Certificate Program cultivates the educator's ability to create meaningful and effective relationships with Native American students through a perspective of being a community-based teacher. Educators will develop the expertise of engaging Native students, families, and communities in instruction to ensure Native students thrive and succeed making school and future careers relevant to the pressing needs of Native communities.	Certificate
Seattle Teacher Residency The Seattle Teacher Residency (STR) prepares residents to become teachers in the context of, and for classrooms in Seattle Public Schools. This Master in Teaching program for individuals interested in elementary or special education blends classroom apprenticeship with aligned, graduate-level course work and an intensive resident/mentor partnership. Graduates have a solid foundation in research-based teaching practice and a deep knowledge of curricula and resources used in Seattle schools. Anyone who is passionate about teaching in urban schools and interested in making a five-year commitment to teaching in Seattle Public Schools should apply.	Certificate, M.i.T.
Secondary Teaching Prepare to address adolescent-specific issues, support youth from poverty-impacted communities, and help students make the transition into young adulthood	Certificate, M.i.T.
Special Education Develop the expertise to help students with disabilities achieve their potential. We offer several options for students interested in working with children from birth through adulthood, as well as their families.	Certificate, M.Ed.
Subject Area Endorsements We offer teaching endorsements for student applicants, current students, and certified teachers.	Endorsement
U-ACT: UW Accelerated Certification for Teachers The essence of the UW Accelerated Certification for Teachers (U-ACT) program approach to teacher development is a focus on learning in the context of direct and daily practice. The program is designed to support candidates who are teachers-of-record in schools in WA. Our coursework grounds teachers’ learning in the context of the school community as well as the realities of daily teaching practice.	M.i.T.

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