Alternative Routes program helps alleviate teacher shortage
ESD 112 Becomes Certification Provider Finding teachers is becoming especially difficult. It's a challenging job, and with the demand for teachers in general increasing by [...]
ESD 112 support staff support each other with Job Alike Workgroup
Administrative Assistants, Secretaries and Office Assistants are crucial to supporting the daily functions of ESD departments and programs. And sharing their work and learning from [...]
Collaborative effort strengthens STEM opportunities in SW WA region
Professional learning for teachers and career-connected learning for students The connection between the learning that occurs in the classroom and applying it to real-life [...]
Providing ongoing TPEP support for educators
Educators are becoming increasingly fluent in the requirements of TPEP, the Teacher Principal Evaluation system now in its first full year of implementation by all [...]
Teachers gain tech skills at Summit featuring Google Apps for Education
ESD 112 hosted the second annual DigitalBug Washington Summit featuring Google Apps for Education August 10 where educators from around the state learned how to use Google’s tools and resources [...]
From bus drivers to teachers – joint career fair helps districts hire staff
In response to the shortage of educational professionals in Washington state, ESD 112 and 9 local districts partnered in a "Take Root" in Southwest Washington Job [...]
A year of growth and change for ESD 112
We’re mid-way through 2016 and already ESD 112 has seen growth and change as well as some key successes with our partners in education. Early [...]
Emergency Summit helps districts prepare
Over 460 school administrators and personnel attended the 2016 Emergency Training Summit August 8 to prepare for the start of a new school year and [...]
ESD 112 replaces professional development enrollment system
For 10 years ESD 112 licensed software to manage all of the agency’s courses and events. This software was accessed from the ESD 112 public website and [...]
ESD 112 hosts job fair for high demand jobs
On March 9, over 100 education job seekers attended the Take Root Job Fair hosted by ESD 112. 12 Southwest Washington school districts and the [...]
ESD 112 staff helps teachers gain crucial skills
Teachers in Longview and Kalama school districts are working hard to stay on the cutting edge of integrating technology into their classrooms. And ESD 112 [...]
ESD 112 hosts Google Summit
On August 12, the Digital Learning Services department hosted its first-ever Google Summit at the ESD 112 Conference and Institute Center. 149 people participated from [...]
