{"id":20342,"date":"2026-03-24T19:45:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/alumni\/?p=20342"},"modified":"2026-03-24T19:46:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:46:40","slug":"getting-ahead-in-teaching-with-a-uw-bothell-masters-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/alumni\/news\/2026\/03\/24\/getting-ahead-in-teaching-with-a-uw-bothell-masters-degree","title":{"rendered":"30 seconds with an alum: getting ahead in teaching with a master\u2019s degree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sean Granstrom, Education \u201911, studied to earn his master\u2019s degree at UW Bothell to further his career as a new teacher. 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He helped me with my dossier \u2014 the final project you complete to finish your master\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, I also did the professional certificate, which required filming and analyzing my own teaching. That process was brutal at times, but it helped me grow more than anything else. You had to reflect on everything you did and explain it to your advisers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-highlight-paragraph-large has-purple-300-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-49eee2749c420ae95504e4d0492cf6db\">What are you most proud of in your work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In my last year of teaching 4th grade, I won the Educator of the Year award at my school. That meant a lot because it came from students, parents and colleagues. That class also made a ton of academic growth. We jumped from about 50\u201360% proficiency to around 90%. 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