SMATE

We hope to see you there! Please use link to register: https://foundation.wwu.edu/event/slesnick-symposium-2026

Please consider donating to SMATE for Give Day 2026. SMATE produces some of the highest quality science teachers in Washington State as well as providing quality professional development to current teachers K-16 to improve the quality of instruction in classrooms. If you'd like to donate to our mission, please use this link: https://smate.wwu.edu/donate-today

Sub Opportunity at Franklin Academy (Bellingham) are currently looking for certified teachers to join our mission of making a positive impact on our community.
https://thefranklin.academy/employment/

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WWU Give Day 2025 April 24, 2025

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You're all invited to this year's Slesnick Symposium 2025. Please see the link above for registration and event details. This year our speakers are Dr. Sarah Eddy and Dr. Elli Theobald and the overall theme is "Fostering Learning and Belonging in STEM"

We hope to see you there!!

To all of our in service teachers, here's a scholarship/award opportunity from WSTA. There are three annual awards WSTA offers, Peggy Vatter is one of them.

https://wsta.wildapricot.org/Awards
Peggy Vatter Memorial Leadership Scholarship
In recognition of the outstanding contributions of past and present outstanding leaders in science education, WSTA may elect to grant annual leadership scholarships. Applications are due June 30th of each year.
Interested individuals and/or teams are invited to submit a proposal. The proposal should outline what you would do if you were awarded this scholarship. In addition, the applicant(s) will need to provide 2 letters of recommendation. The letters can come from a supervisor, colleague, or community partner that identifies how the applicant will benefit professionally from this award. Up to $2,000 in scholarship funds are available each year. Recipients will need to submit tangible evidence that the scholarship funds were used as proposed within one month of completing their proposed coursework.
A. One pre-service teacher (with preference given to educators of underrepresented students in science - (African American, Hispanic, Native American, Indigenous, Asian, and Pacific Islander and women) with an intent to become certified in science education or in elementary education with an emphasis in science, at an accredited college, university, or alternative certification program in Washington State. Funds must be used to defray tuition or certification program costs.
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B. One or more certified teacher(s) from a school and/or school district who show intent to improve their content knowledge and/or pedagogical ability in science education by attending science coursework offered from colleges, universities, Educational Service Districts and/or organizations who meet WSTA’s goals and vision (with preference given to educators of underrepresented students in science (African American, Black, Latinx, Indigenous American, Asian, Pacific Islander, women, and LGBTQ+) .

WSTA-Washington Science Teachers Association - Awards & Scholarships Current employment as a part or full-time educator of science at the pre-K,elementary, middle, secondary, or higher education level or informal science educator in Washington State.

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Western Washington University "Counted Out" Film Screening Join us to see a new doc shining a light on math as the foundation of democracy & economic opportunity!

Specialize in STEM! Fundraiser for SMATE 2025!

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Assistant Professor of WWU Computer Science Caroline Hardin has been awarded a $230,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help lead an effort for diversifying computer science teachers across Pacific Northwest schools.

The grant aims to understand the pathways and barriers to becoming a K-12 computer science teacher with the goal to design resources to train and retain educators. Hardin will collaborate with researchers from the University of Washington, Central Washington University, Whitworth University and Washington State University on the project titled “An Equitable, Justice-Focused Ecosystem for Pacific Northwest Secondary CS Teaching.”

The grant spans four years, each year with a unique central focus. The first year will focus on scope, and determining what the project is, and what it could be. Then, the researchers will build, deploy and assess the program during the second year. Years three and four will be focused on growth and sustainability, respectively.

“The best way to make high quality computer science teacher training programs is to study the best practices across existing programs and learn about what is keeping most of these programs stunted with very few graduates,” Hardin said.

Read about the grant and Hardin's work in Western Today >> https://news.wwu.edu/westerns-caroline-hardin-secures-new-nsf-grant-to-build-equity-in-k-12-computer-science-education