OSD Teaching & Learning Blog

OSPI has been in the process of revising and updating K-12 learning standards for the past couple of years. ELA and Math Standards are now finalized and ready for implementation starting in March

Teaching and Learning, ML Support, and Student Support have begun compiling a list of resources related to AVID, CRE, Inclusionary Practices, and Gifted/Highly Capable This is a work in progress,

OSD has a grant to pay the 7 hours at Curriculum rate for anyone who attends and puts in for PD beyond allocation (or something like that) by April 3rd (the following Friday).  Hours should be

From the Jan 22 Board Proclamation - “...the Board calls on all district staff to teach with the resources, and engage in professional learning, grounded in the 13 Guiding Principles of Black Lives

October is Disability History and Awareness Month in Washington State. Per RCW 28A.230.158, school districts are required to provide educational activities that promote instruction, awareness, and

Welcome back to 2025-2026! Starting the year off with solid family-school communication is key to establishing a successful family partnership--with the goal of student engagement, achievement, and

Map growth Norms have been updated. The distribution of students is much more variable and shifted downwards. This means that a student who previously would have a RIT score of 234 and would have

Here is a 25-Minute video recording of the fall meeting we had with your Building Assessment Coordinators Here are the slides from that meeting Posted by wiharris On 12 September, 2025 at

Posted by wiharris On 11 September, 2025 at 2:03

We are excited to reshare this UFLI Training! Devin Alexander, Reading Intervention Teacher at LP Brown with some support from T&L has produced a 4-Hour UFLI Asynchronous Course for anyone new to