COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

JANUARY 2018

Dear Ambassadors,

Thank you for contributing to a fantastic board meeting last week. Ambassadors heard from former Seattle School Board Director, Dr. Stephan Blanford, and engaged in thoughtful discussion about gap closure and district governance. We are indebted to our fellow board members who asked probing questions and sought to discover practical measures community leaders can take to move the needle. Find Dr. Blanford's advice to community advocates here. Find Dr. Blanford's recent Seattle Times piece in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day here.

Winter and spring offer numerous opportunities to dive deep into the College's community embedded initiatives. Please save any compelling dates listed below or reach out to your Ambassador support team for tailored opportunities. Below, please find shareable content from the College and a spotlight on Ambassador Keisha Scarlett.

Finally, please take a moment to help us celebrate the life of beloved civic leader and fellow Ambassador, Ginger Ackerley. Ginger's influence and generosity helped move the College's best assets into poverty-impacted schools where the maximum good could be accomplished through collaboration. We honor her memory.

Thank you for being a champion for the College of Education!

Warmly,
Mia Tuan & Kimberly Mitchell

CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF GINGER ACKERLEY

"The College of Education community cherishes and celebrates the wonderful life of Ginger Ackerley. Her dedication to realizing the promise of public education in our state will inspire and fuel our work for generations to come." Read more here.

STORIES TO SHARE

Sharing stories from the College with your networks helps us show our state-wide impact in and commitment to improving education. Action Item: Read one of the stories below and send it to a friend (and make sure to follow the College of Education on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn!)

Creating spaces where students feel valued

Whether it’s in the classroom or after school, Pedro Navejas Rodriguez (U-ACT ‘13) is working to create spaces where all students feel valued. More

Doctoral student explores nuance of ‘Blackness’ in student experience

"As Black immigrants our experience is really unique, but there’s very little research taking a look at those experiences in education." MORE

Closing the potential gap

While visiting two high schools on opposite sides of Chicago, Rhoan Garnett ( PhD ‘18) experienced first-hand the detrimental effects of the college information gap. MORE

AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: KEISHA SCARLETT

Keisha Scarlett started in Seattle Public Schools (SPS) in 1999 as a STEM teacher at Asa Mercer Middle School. Now she is the Executive Director of Organizational Development and Equity for the entire district. She is also a lifelong Husky who still remembers the influence that UW's Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity had on her educational trajectory. MORE

IDEATHON 2018

The UW College of Education’s first-ever Ideathon put undergraduate students into the role of lean start-up innovators, with six teams each addressing the immigrant/refugee-focused challenge from a unique stakeholder perspective. We are grateful to our Ambassadors who joined Ideathon as judges, audience members, and mentors. Check out the College's Ideathon video and article to learn more about this incredible weekend!

Upcoming Engagement Opportunities

Save the date for Raising Washington EDU Talks: Wednesday, March 28, 4 p.m. at the Seattle Children's Museum. Our star Early Learning faculty will give 5 minute/1 image talks to share insights on what educators, communities, and the state can do as a whole to give all children the opportunity to thrive. See a preview here.
Haring Center Tours - January 30 and February 13: Learn about the Haring Center's unique model of research, demonstration, and training in inclusive education, and how the Haring Center promotes and supports inclusive education classes across the country. Tuesdays, 9:00 am - 10:30 am at the Haring Center (1981 NE Columbia Rd, Seattle WA 98195). For more information and/or to RSVP email mayadt@uw.edu.
Temple Grandin Lecture with UW Graduate School - March 8 at 7:30 p.m. (SOLD OUT TO PUBLIC, limited tickets available): This lecture is sponsored by the UW Graduate School and the Equity & Difference Lecture Series. The UW College of Education has limited tickets available. Please contact mayadt@uw.edu as soon as possible if you would like to attend this lecture.
Haring Center Design Charrette with UW Foundation Board - April 17, morning. Join the UW and Haring Center's most dedicated and experienced volunteers, to dive deep into the Haring Center's vision for the future. More information to follow. Contact jelawson@uw.edu.
Ambassador Board Meeting - Thursday, April 19, 12 - 1:30 p.m. Location TBD.
Dream Project Mentorship courses - every Monday: Join UW undergraduates at one of their Dream Project classes, and learn how undergraduate mentors support and engage 11th and 12th graders through the college application process. 3 - 4:30 pm every Monday, University of Washington campus. For more information and/or to RSVP email grantt@uw.edu.

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR YOUR AMBASSADOR SUPPORT TEAM:
J. Eric Lawson: jelawson@uw.edu | (206) 685-2678
Grant Twitchell: grantt@uw.edu | (206) 543-8353
Maya Trachtenberg: mayadt@uw.edu | (206) 221-1864
Sasha Duttchoudhury: sasha9@uw.edu | (206) 543-3532

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