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Defined Learning
OCTOBER 31, 2023
In this article, John Larmer delves into what a Portrait of a Graduate (PoG) is along with its key components. Learn about the challenges and solutions when implementing a PoG and the different ways in which schools and districts are helping students meet their goals.
ED Surge
JANUARY 30, 2023
At Indian Prairie School District (IPSD), located just west of Chicago, one of the crucial alignment points—a “north star,” if you will—for the district’s 35 schools is its Portrait of a Graduate profile.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 30, 2024
As High School students explore post-graduation options, more and more are looking at careers as creators. Boosted by the rise in popularity of generative AI image options like DALL-E, photo editing as a career enjoys a resurgence among those preparing to enter the work force. No more words, let’s get it started!
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
I have always felt connected to Indigenous peoples. Perhaps it is because I am Mexican American and colonization is a part of my ancestry. Perhaps it is because the virtues of Mexican and Indigenous spiritualities in Texas and Minnesota, where I’ve split my whole life, are so universal that it’s hard to not be drawn to their teachings and practices.
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
What follows are the steps I take to manage and process grief when I've lost another student and the ways I have changed my mindset to focus on what will always matter, even as my students keep dying. You may wonder what is wrong with you and why you aren’t impacted more or less. I, too, have a brutal list.
ED Surge
APRIL 6, 2022
What should teenagers do after high school? But educators, policymakers and employers who are busy redesigning postsecondary options don’t always understand what teenagers actually need and want. If they listened, what would they learn? Read profiles, see portraits and listen to the voices of those students here.
Smore Science
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
What is an astronomer? What exactly is an astronomer, though? A portrait of Galileo Galilei, Credit: Wikimedia/Justus Sustermans. What do astronomers do? In every stage of human history, we have looked up and marveled at the great expanse. These lovers of the skies are known as astronomers. Table of Contents.
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