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Gatewaying a promotion through the phases. It is the summative assessment to a student completes to prove they are ready for the expectations of the next phase. Gateways must done from phase to phase, in sequential order. Students can Gateway at any time during the year, and often each phase takes a different length of time because as students improve in their habits, they become more efficient in completing the phase requirements.
As students grow in their habits and structural understanding of self-directed learning, they begin to show automaticity in the model and have more return for investments. A common pattern for MC2 students is that progression through the initial phases is slower than through the final phases.
J Curve.docxNOTE: When a student completes a gateway within the month before Doc Week, or has completed a Gateway Portfolio, they may forego a regular exhibition.
The Gateway Parts
The Gateway Parts
The Gateway Process has two main requirements, the Gateway Portfolio and Gateway Exhibition. When a student writes a Gateway Portfolio, they select the #* learning opportunities from that phase that make the best case for demonstrating preparedness for the next phase. Students can select
* The number of learning ops in a gateway portfolio changes depending on the phase:
Phase One has 3 Learning Ops
Phase Two has 4 Learning Ops
Phase Three has 5 Learning Ops
Phase Four/Graduation has 3 Learning Ops
Similarly, the size of the gateway exhibition panel also changes with the phases. Each panel always includes the student and their family, their advisor and school leader, and a student panelist as well as a community panelist. As the student progresses through the phases, an additional community panelist is added.
The Gateway Process
The Gateway Process
1. In oder to begin a gateway a student completes all the work in their current phase in the Phase portion of their checklist. EOD's and habits are marked as proficient and ELA and Wellness portfolios are checked off. Essentially, if all but the Gateway Portfolio and Exhibition are done on their current phase checklist they are ready to prepare for a gateway.
2. The student collects a Gateway Portfolio submitted to their advisor. Once the feedback loop for the portfolio has been closed between learner and advisor, an exhibition is scheduled, usually 2 weeks out, to provide enough time for practicing the exhibition and enlisting panelists.
3. The student prepares and presents a Gateway Exhibition. This is a 20-30 minute presentation given to a panel consisting of the learning team, a member of school leadership, a peer panelists and community panelists. All panelists (including the student) assess the exhibition based on a rubric. Overall scores from panelists and students are compiled and a total score of Proficient or higher is required to gateway.
How to gateway poster.pdfGateway Portfolio tools
Gateway Portfolio tools
Gateway Exhibition tools
Gateway Exhibition tools
Gateway Exhibition rubrics
Gateway Exhibition rubrics
Phase 1 to Phase 2
Phase 1 Gateway Rubric.pdf
Phase 2 to Phase 3
Phase 2 Gateway Rubric.pdf
Phase 3 to Phase 4
Phase 3 Gateway Rubrics.pdf
Entry Gateway
Entry Gateway
When a student has completed high school work and transferred to MC2, they are in an Entry Phase. This is a temporary phase with a truncated list of expectations that are designed to help new students get acclimated to the MC2 structures and requirements. When the student completes their entry checklist, they wrap it up with an entry gateway, where they officially enter their respective phase.
i.e. a student in Entry Phase Two will gateway into Phase Two.
transfer process.pdfGraduation Gateway
Graduation Gateway
The graduation process is exactly the same as a gateway process, but with different stakes. The gateway exhibition is 30-45 minutes long and is often presented in front of an audience including other students. Because they are so high-stakes and complex to schedule, advisors need to plan in advance for a graduation using the tool below.
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