LiFT Teacher Training Guide
Customizable, learner-driven technology to teach and assess mastery of skills through interdisciplinary projects
Welcome! Let’s get you started in LiFT.
Once you log in, follow the video tutorials in each module to familiarize yourself with LiFT.
Like you, we believe in active learning. For that reason, we’ve given you suggested activities after each tutorial.
Go ahead, get in there and start creating!
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Orientation
Understand the basic tenets of LiFT and its power to help create a vibrant learner-centered environment in your School. Learn what’s where and how to maneuver around LiFT.
Project Building I
Through real-world learning, you can tap learner voice and choice. LiFT gives you the tools to guide your student’s learning, scaffolding them through project goals.
Project Building II
LiFT combines Project Based Learning with Competency Based Education. See how to capture your learners’ growth in Artifacts of Learning.
Portfolio Assessment
Competency-based assessment of evidence-rich Skill Portfolios demonstrates learning that transcends class, subject and time. And LiFT takes the guesswork out of grading.
Learner Engagement
Robust two-way communication between you and your students is key to their engagement and learning. LiFT helps make feedback around competencies easy.
What to Expect?
Five self-paced training modules containing short tutorial videos to guide you through the LiFT experience, with suggested activities to learn through experience.
Each video is short as we know your time is precious. The training is self-paced, so you are in control.
Orientation
01
Orientation
01
The Learning and Teaching Process with LiFT
Orientation
01
What’s Where
Orientation
01
What you’ve learned in Module 1:
When you’re ready, let’s go explore Project Building.
Project Building I
02
Project Building I
02
Create a Project with Steps
Project Building I
02
Project Building I
02
Evidence Assignments
Project Building I
02
Using Google Templates
Project Building I
02
What you’ve learned in Module 2:
Additional Resource Article:
Activity:
Project Building II
03
Project Building II
03
Tagging Skills
Project Building II
03
Tagging Skills
Project Building II
03
Enabling Evidence Evaluation
Project Building II
03
Assigning Learners
Project Building II
03
Team Projects
Project Building II
03
What you’ve learned in Module 3:
Additional Resource Articles:
Activity:
Learner Engagement
04
Learner Engagement
04
The Learner Experience
Your Learners’ interface is very similar to yours.
Here’s the Google Slide Deck we’ve created to get them launched into the platform:
Learner Engagement
04
Feedback Cycle
Learner Engagement
04
Co-Creating Projects
Learner Engagement
04
Customizing Projects
Learner Engagement
04
Evidence Evaluation and Adding Evidence to Portfolios
Learner Engagement
04
What you’ve learned in Module 4:
Additional Resource Article:
Activity:
Portfolio Assessment
05
These features are still in development and will be available in August 2022. Thank you for your patience.
Portfolio Assessment
05
What you’ve learned in Module 5:
Additional Resource Articles:
Activity:
Coming Soon!
Project Building II
Portfolio Assessment
Learner Engagement
Orientation
Project Building I
Bravo!
You’ve completed the LiFT Teacher Training modules. Now it’s time to start building your curriculum in LiFT.
Your LiFT Team looks forward to answering any questions
you have at an upcoming Q&A Session.
If you run into any roadblocks, feel free to reach out
to us at support@liftlearning.com.