The Why Behind Portrait of a Graduate

What is a Portrait of a Graduate?

⚙️ Systems Thinking ⚙️ Highly Effective Teaching and Leading 💻 Virtual 🆓 Free

  • Date: April 4, 2024

  • Time: 1-1:30 PM

  • Location: Virtual; A recording of this session will be available in our On-Demand Catalog after the event.

  • Intended Audience: Superintendents & Assistant Superintendents, Principals & Assistant Principals, Instructional & Tech Coaches, Secondary Counselors, Communication Directors, Curriculum Directors, University Professors

  • Registration Fee: Free and open to GOCSD Members and Nonmembers

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Why Attend?

Have you wondered about the idea and purpose of districts having a Portrait of a Graduate, or Portrait of a Learner? There is a lot of “buzz” in Missouri around this work. Come learn from an expert from the Institute for Personalized Learning why this stakeholder engagement process is essential in preparing students to be college, career, and life-ready.

The Portrait of a Graduate (POG) strategic process goes beyond the current CSIP, it captures what a community deems as important skills and dispositions for all students to attain. This POG work is foundational in guiding educators to design and provide learning experiences that extend beyond a knowledge focus and that connects to authentic, real-world learning opportunities.

This 30-minute virtual session explains the WHY for a Portrait of a Graduate and will be provided in lieu of a Superintendent GOHuddle Session. All interested educators are invited to join this informational session to get more details, and to determine if your organization should participate in our Portrait of a Graduate series that starts in June.

Guest Expert

Theresa Ewald

Theresa Ewald
Associate Director
Institute for Personalized Learning

Dr. Theresa Ewald has been engaged in leading school districts through a transformation to a competency-based and learner-centered educational system.

As the former Assistant Superintendent of Kettle Moraine School District, Dr. Ewald understands the systemic, classroom and personal transformation needed to serve learners and communities. In addition to leading a decade of transformation in Kettle Moraine, she mentors educational leaders and state leaders as they seek to change the system for learners.

Dr. Ewald has experience in designing for competency-based pathways, multi-age environments, project-based learning, international assessments, distributed-leadership models and educator micro-credentialing.

Twitter: @bathewaldt

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Our GOLearn PL Framework provides an overview of the learning experiences we offer. This systems approach supports continuous improvement and allows members to identify the offerings that meet their needs, providing a personalized experience. It includes three strands: Systems Thinking, Safe and Collaborative Culture, and Highly Effective Teaching and Leading.

We use the Learning Forward Standards for Professional Learning when designing our experiences to ensure that we provide professional learning that leads to high-quality leading, teaching, and learning for students and educators.

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