This page supports the Washington State PESB Cohort for the 2021-22 school year. Thanks to a grant from the Professional Educator Standards Board and partnership with the Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession, a small cohort of educators from around Washington State will seek to complete the LIFT Framework as part of their Professional Growth Plan.
Thanks to the Professional Educators Standards Board and the Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession, educators can earn 25 clock hours toward certification and salary advancement, learn alongside fellow educators and facilitators, and receive a stipend as they build your skills as an instructional partner in their school. The learning cohort will begin in Fall 2021 and complete work in Spring 2022.
As part of this cohort, educators will use the LIFT Framework to:
Create and complete a PESB Professional Growth Plan to earn credits toward recertification
Reflect on your professional practice and learning communities
Build and practice skills to work effectively with other educators and peers
Examine learner variability and make connections with social and emotional learning, culturally responsive teaching, and inclusive instruction.
Explore how digital learning and teaching can support innovative instruction
Working with their learning partner, cohort participants can work on the activities for the LIFT Framework at their own pace, but the following dates are required Zoom meetings. All meetings are on Zoom and are scheduled for Thursdays from 4:30 - 6:00 PM Pacific Time.
September 30 - Orientation to PGPs and LIFT Framework
October 28 - Work on PGP and explore LIFT Module 1
December 9 - Work on PGP and explore LIFT Module 2
February 10 - Mid-Year Checkin and explore LIFT Module 3
April 21 - Begin finalizing PGP and explore LIFT Module 4
May 12 - PGP completion/submission
All instructions, links and materials are available in the slide deck.
All instructions, links and materials are available in the slide deck.
We’re so excited to have you in the CSTP LIFT Cohort. Thanks for joining us on September 30th. We know you’re busy, but want to make sure you’re set up for success in your professional learning and your work with the PGP and the LIFT Framework. Here’s a checklist to help you make progress through your own learning path.
On your own, dive into Module 1 of the LIFT Framework. Module 1 has a number of resources and discussions to get you thinking about your own professional learning, mental models, and learning networks.
Make a copy of the LIFT Portfolio for Module 1. This is a great place to collect thoughts, respond to what you’re learning, and document your progress. Share this document with your learning partner.
Schedule a couple of times this month to connect with your learning partner to discuss the readings and viewings available in the LIFT Framework. While the LIFT Framework is designed for multiple discussions and reflections with your learning partner, you are free to ‘bundle’ topics or resources into a discussion as you see fit.
If you haven’t already completed it, review and fill out the CSTP Self-Assessment and keep a copy of this resource. This will be used both for the PGP and in the LIFT Framework.
Download the PGP Template and begin your draft of your PGP. Additional guidance is included in the slide decks tor October and December Zoom meetings
The PGP allows you (and your learning partner) to choose your own path and pace of learning. We recommend aiming for the following targets as you move through your learning and the LIFT Framework. These dates correspond to our scheduled Zoom meetings.
October 28
Complete initial areas of the PGP Template (Questions 1-3 and Educator Information)
Begin exploration and use of Module 1 in the LIFT Framework
December 9
If not already completed, finish growth goal and intended impacts on PGP Template
Explore and use of Module 2 in the LIFT Framework
February 10
Review work to date including artifacts or evidence of learning for PGP
Explore and use of Module 3 in the LIFT Framework
April 21
Collect and finalize artifacts or evidence of learning for PGP
Schedule review of learning partner's PGP
Explore and use of Module 4 in the LIFT Framework
May 12
Complete PGP requirements
Submit PGP to PESB by due date