RICHLAND Seventeen teachers completed the advanced professional certification program through the WSU Tri-Cities College of Education.
The educators will share portfolios, poster boards, PowerPoint presentations and a performance by the Hanford High School Jazz Band to demonstrate their advanced competencies in effective teaching, their professional development, and their professional contributions.
The Culminating Seminar Celebration is at 5 p.m. Dec. 1 in the East Auditorium at WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 University Drive, Richland. Admission is free and open to the public.
The state of Washington implemented a teacher certificate structure in 2000. The first-level certificate, called the Residency Certificate, is valid for five years. Within five years, teachers who possess a Residency Certificate must complete requirements for the Professional Certificate or apply for a renewal of the Residency Certificate.
The 17 teachers who earned the second-level Professional Certificate in Fall 2008 are listed below by school district:
The educators will share portfolios, poster boards, PowerPoint presentations and a performance by the Hanford High School Jazz Band to demonstrate their advanced competencies in effective teaching, their professional development, and their professional contributions.
The Culminating Seminar Celebration is at 5 p.m. Dec. 1 in the East Auditorium at WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 University Drive, Richland. Admission is free and open to the public.
The state of Washington implemented a teacher certificate structure in 2000. The first-level certificate, called the Residency Certificate, is valid for five years. Within five years, teachers who possess a Residency Certificate must complete requirements for the Professional Certificate or apply for a renewal of the Residency Certificate.
The 17 teachers who earned the second-level Professional Certificate in Fall 2008 are listed below by school district:
– Grandview School District: Barry K. Meister, Science Education, Sunnyside High School
– Kennewick School District: Tracey Lynn Jones, Fourth Grade, Vista Elementary School
– Mabton School District: Angélica María Reyna, Kindergarten, Artz-Fox Elementary School.
– North Franklin School District: Justin C. Palmer, Agriculture, Connell High School; and Stacey Lynn Shaw, Sixth Grade, Basin City Elementary School.
– Othello School District: Analy Pruneda, Spanish, Othello High School.
– Pasco School District: Degen Bushman, Math Coach, McLoughlin Middle School; Andria Dawn Palomarez, Fifth Grade, James McGee Elementary School; María R. Molina, Third Grade Spanish-English Bilingual, Whittier Elementary School; Michelle Ann Skinner, Third Grade, Maya Angelou Elementary School; Jennifer Leann Niebel, Special Education, Pasco High School; Verónica C. Sánchez, Second Grade Spanish-English, Longfellow Elementary School; and Sara Elizabeth González Smith, English, Pasco High School.
– Richland School District: Michael D. Bryan, Music, Hanford High School; Robin Kelly Nelson, Third Grade, Jason Lee Elementary School.
– Sunnyside School District: Rebecca Louise Mejía, Fourth Grade, Pioneer Elementary School; and Amy Lee Storms, First Grade, Pioneer Elementary School.
For more information on the College of Education’s Professional Teaching Certificate program, contact Professor Marisol Rodriguez-Price by Monday, Nov. 24, at 509-372-7175 or marisol@tricity.wsu.edu.
– Kennewick School District: Tracey Lynn Jones, Fourth Grade, Vista Elementary School
– Mabton School District: Angélica María Reyna, Kindergarten, Artz-Fox Elementary School.
– North Franklin School District: Justin C. Palmer, Agriculture, Connell High School; and Stacey Lynn Shaw, Sixth Grade, Basin City Elementary School.
– Othello School District: Analy Pruneda, Spanish, Othello High School.
– Pasco School District: Degen Bushman, Math Coach, McLoughlin Middle School; Andria Dawn Palomarez, Fifth Grade, James McGee Elementary School; María R. Molina, Third Grade Spanish-English Bilingual, Whittier Elementary School; Michelle Ann Skinner, Third Grade, Maya Angelou Elementary School; Jennifer Leann Niebel, Special Education, Pasco High School; Verónica C. Sánchez, Second Grade Spanish-English, Longfellow Elementary School; and Sara Elizabeth González Smith, English, Pasco High School.
– Richland School District: Michael D. Bryan, Music, Hanford High School; Robin Kelly Nelson, Third Grade, Jason Lee Elementary School.
– Sunnyside School District: Rebecca Louise Mejía, Fourth Grade, Pioneer Elementary School; and Amy Lee Storms, First Grade, Pioneer Elementary School.
For more information on the College of Education’s Professional Teaching Certificate program, contact Professor Marisol Rodriguez-Price by Monday, Nov. 24, at 509-372-7175 or marisol@tricity.wsu.edu.
