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D11 Graduate Profile
Colorado Springs School District 11’s website on their graduate profile, which outlines the eight competencies they believe that all graduates need for success.
Graduate Profile
Liberty Public Schools formerly adopted a new profile of skills and competencies graduates will develop as they are growing up and then as they start college or begin to work. The graduate profile includes both academic and non-academic competencies...
THRIVE on Five Overview and Choice Boards
This communication sent from the district to families and students explained the launch of and thinking behind the virtual personalized learning days. The document contains links to guiding choice boards for projects in early childhood, elementary,...
Dimensions of Identity Circle at Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Community School District implemented “Community Circles” as part of its social-emotional learning curriculum. The circles take place every morning in grades K-8. This lesson plan guide is for a specific circle activity around...
Piloting Mastery-Based Grading
In response to the high failure rates seen during the pandemic, Monterey Peninsula shifted its grading system to be more focused on standards mastery.
Districtwide Learning Framework To Create Coherence With Greater School Autonomy
Hopkins Public Schools shifted decision-making to be more school-based and used the district learning framework to provide guidance and ensure coherence and continuity across the district.
Digital Equity: Essential Conditions to Support Digital Equity
The concept of digital equity is nuanced and complex. Beyond ensuring powerful access and meaningful use, it also incorporates the surrounding ecosystem. To fully realize the promise of the learning opportunities presented in the previous section,...
Student Badges
Students collect badges to show what they have mastered on a specific pathway or skillset. These badges show qualifications on a smaller scale than a course grade or diploma.
Weekly Learning Logs
Schools can create checkpoints at the end of each week with the use of learning logs, through which students share takeaways and reflections about what they learned.
Student Internships
Students can begin to explore career pathways and develop basic workplace skills in high school by participating in student internships.
Engaging in Real-World Learning Experiences
Schools offer real-world experiences for students to deeply explore their interests and experience authentic learning opportunities.