She's no softie: A tribute to Jeannine Rogel's 47 years of teaching

Asked what they appreciate about teacher Jeannine Rogel, her fifth-grade students in Medina agree: She’s no softie. She loves us. To Rogel, those two things are the same thing.  “Part of loving kids is to expect the best they can give—and they can give a lot more than a lot of people believe they can,” says Rogel. A throng of grateful former students, families and colleagues will gather on June 3 to celebrate her retirement after 47 years of teaching in the Bellevue School District. Rogel received her elementary education degree from Washington State University in 1965.

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Washington (and WSU) take lead in sustainability education

A new Washington professional standard for teachers, Standard 5, requires them to demonstrate that they can prepare students “to be responsible citizens for an environmentally sustainable, globally interconnected, and diverse society.”

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Faculty member Sharratt to head principal evaluation effort

A statewide effort to improve evaluations of public school principals will be led by Clinical Associate Professor Gene Sharratt. Sharratt, a veteran school administrator, will manage the Leadership Framework Project for the Association of Washington School Principals.

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Interactive tech excites special ed students, teacher, researchers

Little Jack, fair-haired and bespectacled, stares intently at a learning game on the large video screen in front of him. He rolls his wheelchair forward and touches a colorful cartoon car — to the everlasting delight of his Pullman teacher, Megan Itani.

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