Portrait of a Graduate: How to Develop Durable Skills for the 21st Century and Beyond

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Digital Promise.
The webinar recording can be accessed here.

Durable skills for the 21st century are on the minds of many educators and district leaders. These skills can include developing critical thinking, curiosity, creativity, and collaboration—skills a growing number of employers seek in new employees based on the rapidly evolving needs of the Digital Revolution. Unfortunately, these skills are not made available to far too many students. Preparing to introduce these skills in schools redefines student success and elevates new education goals. These can be found in the Portrait of a Graduate framework used by many districts nationwide.

In this edWeb podcast, we hear the history of Portrait of a Graduate and be provided with examples of how schools have adopted this framework and addressed these skills so that all students can meet success. We also hear about the Learner Variability Project’s new learner model, Portrait of a Learner, to understand the importance of developing durable skills through a whole child lens, the research that supports them, and strategies to bring them to life in classrooms. Listeners learn about:

• Some of the key factors of learning that comprise the Portrait of a Learner, including critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, civic mindedness, and curiosity
• How to create a “greenlight culture” in schools in order to understand and address development of these durable skills
• The importance of student ownership
• Specific experiences of a teacher engaged in Portrait of a Learner work in her classroom

This edWeb podcast is of interest to K-12 teachers and school and district leaders.

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