Joining Clubhouse: Innovative PD for Educators
[…] powerful this space is becoming for educators. How to get started My recommendation is that if you can get an invite, try it out. First, create your profile and make sure that you put the most important information that you want people to know about you. You can add extra details to your profile […]
Town Hall Recap: The Invention Opportunity
[…] to teach them. Which is more important?” An essential question to be asking for calibration and design. Much of the conversation focused on the immense opportunity in Portraits/ Profiles of a Graduate. The case was made for more youth leadership opportunities in Portraits of a Graduate and an attendee, Kellye Crockett, mentioned some work she […]
Technology We Need: Documenting the complete Learner Record
[…] and organizations and a common thread is the need for a coherent Learner Record technology solution. Most innovative schools and a number of states have built Graduate Profiles/Learner Profiles and a handful have created K12 competency progressions that articulate pathways towards meeting the profile. But, these learning organizations are using a learning management system […]
Passion Projects and Peer Feedback: A Recipe for Work That Matters
[…] approach to rethinking school. In that post, we highlighted the six core areas where the dedicated KWS team was most focused on progressing: onboarding, scale, purpose, student profile, artificial intelligence and accelerated college. A new semester is underway and, along with radically expanded grade bands, is evolving rapidly in multiple of these selected areas. […]
Districts Must Consider The Portrait of a Whole Child
During a time when the prevalence of depression among young people is increasing, it is crucial to adopt an approach that acknowledges learners as holistic individuals, moving beyond mere data points or rigid test scores.
GenDIY
An eduInnovation project in partnership with Getting Smart with support from the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation. Download the Generation Do-It-Yourself (# GenDIY) Toolkit: Stories to inspire you and tool to get you started. Generation Do-It-Yourself or #GenDIY is a thought leadership campaign born out of a new generation building a global economy and […]
Invention Opportunity: Measuring What Matters
[…] the “learner records.” Unlike report cards or transcripts that are historically organized by subjects or courses, the post-industrial, learner-centered system is organized around the learner. Holistic learner profiles, digital portfolios, and other portable learner records are designed to inform ongoing learning. We are on the cusp of an era where students will have a […]
Digital Credentials: A Better Way to Capture and Communicate Learning
[…] that cumulate demonstrations of mastery rather than relying on a list of classes and grades. Greenlight Credentials helps north Texas high school scholars build and permission a digital profile to employers and postsecondary institutions. The extended transcript includes traditional and new forms of evidence of learning with supplements that help learners tell their story. Better […]
Guidance Gap: The Biggest Challenge We Face and How to Close It
[…] that every learner feels known, respected, supported, and informed. There are seven core advisory functions that are increasingly augmented services: Progress monitoring: Weekly monitoring against a graduate profile of academic and success skills development; goal setting and decision making on next steps. Supports: Connections to youth and family services for academic and life support. […]
Town Hall Recap: Learning Goals that Matter: Bringing to Life a Shared Vision For Your Graduates & Community
[…] some examples as well. We then discuss how these learner goals often have different names for the same thing: Shared values, shared vision, portrait of a graduate, profile of a graduate, portrait of a learner, student learning goals and more. Margarita Geleske said “ I love the addition of “Portrait of a Learner”. It reinforces […]
