Washington Center for Teaching & Learning
University of Washington
Box 351413
3945 15th Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98195

Phone: 206-221-4116
Fax: 206-897-1469
pgsexton@u.washington.edu

Strengthening & Sustaining Teachers

"Preservice teacher preparation, teacher induction during the first two years of teaching, and professional development opportunities that extend throughout a teacher’s career must interlock to strengthen and sustain the quality of American teachers."

—Pat Wasley, Chair SST Coordinating Council

Strengthening and Sustaining Teachers (SST) is a five-year initiative aimed at building and describing teacher-development systems (including three necessary partners: school districts, unions, and universities) to collaborate on the redesign of teacher preparation, new-teacher induction, and ongoing professional development, and to create strong, connective tissue between and among these component parts.

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SST Executive Summary