What is the Washington School Improvement Framework?
On March 16, I sat in a classroom at the Northwest Educational Service District (NWESD) while the Office of [...]
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
While visiting a seventh-grade classroom earlier this week, I was impressed with the dialogue among table groups collaborating on an [...]
Reading to Write
While pondering the direction of this blog post, I realized that Ed Jr., my son, loves to read, but Emma, [...]
Digital Citizenship and Smartphones in the Classroom
I received a call from Ed Jr. while on my way to work today. “Dad, my cell phone is acting [...]
Red Ribbon Week: Honoring the Sacrifice Made By DEA Agent Enrique Camarena
In my day-to-day visits with schools all over the region, I have the pleasure of meeting extraordinary people, doing extraordinary [...]
School’s Almost Out for Summer!
It’s official – summer is rapidly approaching! How do I know this? Well, until recently it certainly wasn’t because of [...]
Teacher Appreciation
Teachers play a critical role in educating and shaping our children: the future leaders of our country. They are kind, [...]
Ed Roams the Region Learning About EL Services
Roaming the Region: Learning about English Learning (EL) Services I recently learned that school districts in the NWESD Region serve [...]
The NWESD Young Authors Conference
Last month I wrote about strategies for engaging students in writing (Ed Talk Dec 20, 2016). In the spring of [...]
October: National Employment Disability Awareness Month
Hello everyone! Did you know that October is designated as National Disability Employment Awareness Month? (See https://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/ndeam/ for more information.) [...]