One of the key elements of the Inspire, MURSD's strategic plan, is the creation of the MURSD Portrait of a Graduate. The portrait of a graduate outlines the essential skills, knowledge, and dispositions that all students from our district should demonstrate prior to graduating.
During our most recent 21st Century Learning Conference, we asked all students to consider how the conference helped them to explore the portrait of a graduate. Based on their reflections, we will select a group of approximately 20 students whose reflections embody the spirit of the MURSD Portrait of a Graduate. These students will have the chance to celebrated for their efforts to develop the skills needed for success beyond school. In addition, they will help us to share our district's goal of creating students who excel as inspired innovators, solution seekers, mindful learners, effective communicators, global citizens, and skillful collaborators.
During our most recent 21st Century Learning Conference, we asked all students to consider how the conference helped them to explore the portrait of a graduate. Based on their reflections, we will select a group of approximately 20 students whose reflections embody the spirit of the MURSD Portrait of a Graduate. These students will have the chance to celebrated for their efforts to develop the skills needed for success beyond school. In addition, they will help us to share our district's goal of creating students who excel as inspired innovators, solution seekers, mindful learners, effective communicators, global citizens, and skillful collaborators.
Portrait of a Graduate: Building a shared definition
As we begin our workshop, take a few minutes with the people at your table to brainstorm everything that comes to mind when you hear the term "portrait of a graduate". Feel free to look back to the district's strategic plan - Inspire - in order to identify key ideas. When you are done brainstorming, have each person at your table share one key idea through the Mentimeter below.
Characteristics of MURSD Portrait of a Graduate Scholars
In just a few minutes we'll be reviewing reflections from students about their learning experiences at our most recent 21st Century Learning Conference. Each student completed a reflection that focused on how their conference-day learning experience helped them to explore the portrait of a graduate. Based on these reflections, we will be selecting approximately twenty students to serve as MURSD Portrait of a Graduate Scholars. |
Before we evaluate the applications, let's take a moment to consider the qualities that we would expect to find in a reflection that stands out from its peers. Working with the others in your group, answer the following prompt: "A reflection worthy of being selected as a MURSD Portrait of a Graduate Scholar can be described as..." After brainstorming your ideas together, choose three answers from your group to write on the provided paper.
Our Criteria for Portrait of a Graduate Scholars
Review the images below to find our criteria for Portrait of a Graduate Scholars.
Selecting our Portrait of a Graduate Scholars
Selecting our scholars requires us to think beyond tests, grades, and class rank. More subjective in nature, the MURSD Portrait of a Graduate recognizes students who demonstrate a mindset that help them continually reflect and grow as they become inspired innovators, solution seekers, mindful learners, effective communicators, global citizens, and skillful collaborators.
Keeping the criteria that we set a moment ago in mind, complete the following steps to identify the reflections that will qualify to be recognized as Portrait of a Graduate Scholars.
1. Quick Review: Divide the reflections amongst your group. Each person should give their assigned reflections a quick read and categorize it into one of three categories: "YES", "MAYBE", or "NO".
2. Review the YES Pile: Read each of the reflections in the YES pile. Highlight the part of the reflection that makes it stand out from the rest.
3. Review the MAYBE Pile: Read these submissions together and make a decision about whether or not to recommend the reflection for consideration. If any of the MAYBEs move to the YES pile, be sure to highlight the part of the reflection that makes it stand out.
4. Choose Your Top 7: Review the criteria that we determined earlier in the meeting. With that criteria in mind, choose seven reflections and put them in rank order in a pile to be handed in. If your group has more than seven, feel free to make a case for additional reflections by adding your thoughts to the sheet.
Keeping the criteria that we set a moment ago in mind, complete the following steps to identify the reflections that will qualify to be recognized as Portrait of a Graduate Scholars.
1. Quick Review: Divide the reflections amongst your group. Each person should give their assigned reflections a quick read and categorize it into one of three categories: "YES", "MAYBE", or "NO".
2. Review the YES Pile: Read each of the reflections in the YES pile. Highlight the part of the reflection that makes it stand out from the rest.
3. Review the MAYBE Pile: Read these submissions together and make a decision about whether or not to recommend the reflection for consideration. If any of the MAYBEs move to the YES pile, be sure to highlight the part of the reflection that makes it stand out.
4. Choose Your Top 7: Review the criteria that we determined earlier in the meeting. With that criteria in mind, choose seven reflections and put them in rank order in a pile to be handed in. If your group has more than seven, feel free to make a case for additional reflections by adding your thoughts to the sheet.