Professional Ecosystem Values
Consistently improvement of: (1) the EPS student experience (2) the craft of each educator (3) the connectedness of the EPS professional community
| Title | PD Stipend | PD Grant | PD Collaborative iGrant |
| Time Period | Academic Year | Year-round | Summer |
| Description | Each faculty member has a yearly stipend to support PD experiences/materials | Faculty members/groups can apply for funds to support PD experiences/materials | Faculty groups of 2-4 can apply for funds to support PD experiences/materials |
| Requests | No Request Required | (Survey) PD Grant Requests | (Survey) PD Grant Requests |
| Approval | No Approval Required | Approval Required (1-2 Wks) | Approval Required (1-2 Wks) |
| Notes | Funds are distinct from other grant types | Initial Context Meeting | Initial Context Meeting |
| Dollar Amount | < $200 PD Experiences/Software < $30 PD Texts (no carryover) | Request Dependent | Request Dependent $250 | $500 | $750 Per Team Member |
| Funding & Reimbursement | School credit card or Concur Reimbursement | School credit card or Concur Reimbursement | School credit card or Concur Reimbursement |
| Budget | Academic Design/Pro Dev | Academic Design/Pro Dev | Academic Design/Pro Dev |
| PD Opportunities |
|---|
| NWAIS Student Engagement as a Design Challenge (Virtual) Oct. 22 – Nov. 5, 2025 |
| Designing for Diverse Classrooms: UDL (5 Virtual Sessions) Nov. 5, Nov. 12, Nov. 19, Dec. 3, Dec. 10 |
| NWAIS Assessing for Equity (Virtual) Jan. 22-Mar 5., 2026 |
| NAIS Annual Conference (Seattle) Feb. 25-27, 2026 |
| NAIS Strategy Lab Various Dates |
| Learning & the Brain Webinars Conferences Various Dates |
| empowHER with World Leadership School Horse Shoe Farm (North Carolina) Summer |
| Hutch Fellowship for Excellence in STEM Teaching Graphic Partners in Science 2.0 @ Fred Hutch Graphic Science Education Partnership (SEP) Graphic Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Summer |
| Analyzing/Presenting Data/Information: An Online Video Course Taught by Edward Tufte Any Time Beautiful Books and Online Video Course Provided |
| PD Activity | Faculty Member |
|---|---|
| UW Fellowship with the Center for the Informed Public 2025-26 Cohort | Alicia Hale |
| Edinburgh Fringe Festival Aug 1-6, 2025 Scotland | Rick MacKenzie |
| Klingenstein Center Summer 2025 | Diana Gonzalez-Castillo |
| World Leadership School EmpowHer July 8-11, 2025 | Emma Ferguson |
| NAIS Diversity Leadership Institute June 22-27, 2025 | Kara Duval-Fowler Sam Foote |
| RTP Sabbatical ’25 Scotland | Karen Mills Caitlin McLane |
| RTP Sabbatical ’25 Greece | David Kelly-Hedrick |
| SAIS Academic Support Conference Feb 9-11, 2025 | Monica Cowdery Sara Daniel |
| FATE Conference April 10-12, 2025 | Yiyun Hendrix |
| NWAIS Emerging Leaders Program 2025-26 | Bess McKinney Kelly Violette Sarah Aguiar Wen Yu Ho |
| Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Oct. 26, 2024 | Jeff Covington |
| Broadway Teachers Workshop July 22-25, 2024 | Lisa Frystak |
| Institute on Intercultural Dialogue July 15-17, 2024 | Bess McKinney Cheryl Schenk Matt Delaney John Stegeman |
| NAIS Civil Discourse Lab July 10-12, 2024 | Dany Yezbick Kim Marzano Caitlin McClane Sam Uzwack |
| Institute for Speech and Debate Coaches Clinic July 1- 3, 2024 | Melissa Hayes |
| Innovation in the Music Classroom: Taking Small Steps Towards Lasting Change June 29 – Jul 2, 2024 | Ed Castro |
| empowerHER Conference June 24-28, 2024 | Karen Mills |
| National Archives Civics Scholarship June 23-29, 2024 | Alicia Hale |
| RTP Sabbatical ’24 Australia | Katie Dodd |
| RTP Sabbatical ’24 Baker City, OR | Elena Olsen |
| RTP Sabbatical ’24 India | Stephen Keedy |
| National School Social Work Conference April 9-12, 2024 | Sam Foote |
| Mindfulness, SEL, and Yoga Teacher Training January 27 – April 14, 2024 | Kadie Thompson |
| Adopting a Coaching Mindset: Practices and Possibilities January 1 – April 24, 2024 | Sarah Aguiar |