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INSPIRING EXAMPLES OF PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE IN PRACTICE

 

 

Every school system is unique.

Each school system’s journey to bring its Portrait of a Graduate to life for every student is different. But learning from the stories of other districts can inspire—and accelerate—your work.

 

“We have a Portrait of a Graduate. Now what?”

At Battelle for Kids, we help educators answer that question and others like these every day:

  • How can shifts in educator practice lead to deeper learning?
  • What tools and resources can help educators design and facilitate deeper learning?
  • How do we design assessments for deeper learning?
  • What does a principal need to know and do to bring the Portrait of a Graduate to life for every student in their school?
  • How do we, as a district team, implement Portrait of a Graduate across the system?

 

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Learning From Districts on a Similar Journey

We are honored to highlight stories of school district partners bringing their Portrait of a Graduate to life every day, for every student.

 

 

APPLYING DEEPER LEARNING AND CULTIVATING STUDENT VOICE

 


For nearly seven years, district leaders and educators at Ephrata Area School District in Pennsylvania have been implementing their vision so students gain the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to be lifelong learners and contributors to our ever-changing world.

 

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CULTIVATING A PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE BEYOND SCHOOL WALLS

 


Over the past eight years, Granville Exempted Village Schools in Ohio has adapted its space to develop a Land Lab, now the state’s largest outdoor K-12 educational facility. Stemming from a strong Portrait of a Graduate vision and support from community partnerships, the space helps students learn about life, physical, and environmental sciences, math, English, art, and music.

 

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PRACTICES THAT EMPOWER BOTH STAFF AND STUDENTS

 

 

Superintendent Michael Barnes shares how focusing on the Portrait of a Graduate vision led to practices empowering staff and students.

 

 

 

BIG MOVES TO PUT THE VISION & STRATEGY INTO PRACTICE

 

In this 3-minute video, system leaders from several districts discuss how professional learning, system structures, academic content, and the needed skills and mindsets actively help students realize their potential and promise as they determine their futures.

 

 

 

THE PRINCIPAL’S ROLE IN BRINGING THE PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE TO LIFE FOR EVERY STUDENT IN THEIR SCHOOL

 


 

Listen in as school leaders at Val Verde Unified School District in California talk about what they are doing to support and empower educators as they shift to advance deeper learning.

 

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Next Moves: Empower and Support Educators

The foundation for inspirational stories like these often includes flexible, focused professional learning experiences for educators, principals, and system leaders.

 

 

 

 

Professional Learning

Battelle for Kids is proud to offer our professional learning for districts as they advance a new vision and a more expansive definition of success for education systems. Each learning opportunity has been designed with feedback from educators in the field and provides a flexible and focused learning experience.

 

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Assessing 21st century skills and mindsets.

Audience: Educators

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Designing and facilitating deeper learning. 

Audience: Educators

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Promoting and scaling deeper learning.

Audience: Principals

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Activating your vision for deeper learning with a concrete, step-by-step roadmap.

Audience: System Leaders

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Aligning your people system to your organization's vision—a Portrait of a Graduate.

Audience: System Leaders

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We offer customized professional cohort experiences to meet the needs of individual school districts.

 

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Let’s connect to discuss your unique Portrait of a Graduate journey and your next big move to bring your school system’s vision to life for every student every day.   

Contact Jeff Korchinski to discuss scheduling professional learning experiences for your school system.

 

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