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Guiding Every Student Toward a Future-Ready Tomorrow

Prepare your students to graduate with the skills they need to succeed in their academics, careers, and life. Learn how to align, engage, monitor, and respond to your Portrait of a Graduate Framework. 

Moving Through COVID-19 and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Crafting a Vision for Every Learner

In today's rapidly evolving world, it's essential to have a clear and forward-thinking vision for each student's learning journey. These plans are often referred to as Portraits of a Graduate frameworks or Student Success frameworks. 

A Guiding Force for Lasting Change

Establishing a shared vision of future-focused, profound learning for every student is the foundational step toward meaningful transformation. Co-created with the community, this vision identifies the essential skills and attributes students require to succeed in an increasingly complex and dynamic world. 

Guiding Students Toward a Future-Ready Tomorrow

The Collaborative Design Journey

The design process for crafting an agreed-upon vision of success, or Portrait of a Graduate framework, starts with a shared dialogue within the community about what is most important for students to learn.

Some great questions to begin the process include:

  • What knowledge, skills, and qualities are important within our community that we want students to develop?
  • What goals and aspirations does our community have for its students' future?
  • What are the essential skills students may need in the future to be successful?
  • What is the future impact of our learning experiences? How may it impact students long term?

A strong design process relies on collaboration among all stakeholders—teachers, students, policymakers, families, and community partners—to create a cohesive educational vision. By valuing diverse perspectives, schools can develop meaningful, lasting learning experiences for every student.

Tracking Progress for Portrait of a Graduate Frameworks

There are many ways to measure progress toward Portrait of a Graduate competencies. Consider these strategies:

  • Student Perspectives: Gather feedback from students on how well the competencies equip them for real-world challenges.
  • Performance Data: Review academic and extracurricular outcomes to measure progress in the targeted skills.
  • Community Collaboration: Engage local businesses and organizations to ensure the framework aligns with workforce needs.

Looking for guidance on tracking progress for your Portrait of a Graduate or similar framework? Explore our Portrait of a Graduate feature to help you align, track, monitor, and respond to student needs.

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