Webinar: Engaging Students in Career-Connected Learning Experiences that Build Portrait of a Graduate Competencies
Similar to a roadmap, a graduate profile or Portrait of a Graduate is vision statement the outlines the competencies and personal qualities students should posses by the time they complete a particular level of education and ultimately graduate. Creating a Portrait of a Graduate is critical to prepare students for the future and making it a reality involves effective implementation strategies and on-going commitment.
In this webinar, Sharon James from Broken Arrow Public Schools in Oklahoma will share how they created a Portrait of a Graduate for their elementary, middle, and high school students. Sharon is joined by Mike Speziale from MIDA Learning who will share the continuous research, effective implementation strategies, and tools that support educators in achieving these critical goals.
Here are the presenters:
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Sharon James Executive Director of Educational Programming at Broken Arrow Public Schools |
Dr. Mike Speziale CEO of MIDA Learning Technologies
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Success Stories
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Research has shown us that students should have a general idea of what they want to do for a career by the end of eighth grade. We need to immerse students in career exploration at an early age and allow them to explore careers more often. Defined Careers helps us do that without putting the bulk of the hard work on our teachers or counselors. We have found Defined Careers to be very user friendly and our teachers can use the program easily in their classroom. We hit the jackpot when we began using Defined Careers and I know our students will benefit from this program!- Sharon James, Executive Director of Secondary Education for the Broken Arrow Public Schools in Oklahoma
Success Stories
Spotlight
By using Defined Careers and taking a project-based approach to learning STEM content in the context of actual career scenarios, our students are more engaged in their learning. Defined Careers helps us provide our students with better learning experiences that lead to a more comprehensive understanding of the content.- Kasie Roden, Director of STEM Education,Grand Prairie Independent School District, Texas