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The Vision Dimension
The Vision Dimension
Vision: Develop a clear vision that includes Gold Standard PBL (GSPBL) and promotes outcomes for success in college, career, and life for all students, especially for students furthest from opportunity.
Articulate a public commitment to GSPBL and a vision for how it serves and aligns with other district initiatives
Advocate for all students, especially Black and Brown students, to experience GSPBL, with high expectations and support for their success
Graduate Profile
Graduate Profile
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Element
Our district has an agreed-upon set of student outcomes related to academic success, success skills, and student empowerment.
Why This Matters
Why This Matters
Outlining the skills, assets, dispositions, and knowledge of the Ideal Graduate is an important step in developing a vision for your school system. It provides direction for the design of the overall student educational experience.
Resources
Resources
Site: Batelle for Kids has a wonderful getting Started Guide for creating a Portrait of a Graduate. Requires a log-in and download. Additional case study resources here.
Protocol: A process to ideate the characteristics of the Ideal Graduate that can be used with various stakeholder groups to jump-start your process.
Rubrics: Review these Research-based rubrics focused on student success skills to help Inform the development of your graduate profile.
Blog Post: Learn how to keep an intentional focus on equity as you design your graduate profile.
Blog Post: You've designed your Graduate Profile, but now what? Read this blog to learn your next steps.
Blog Post: Implementing Graduate Profiles
Site: Consider ways you might gain a deeper understanding of the student experience in your schools.
District PBL Vision Statement
District PBL Vision Statement
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Element
Our district articulates a vision for how Gold Standard Project Based Learning both serves and aligns with other district initiatives.
Why This Matters
Why This Matters
Having a clear vision and rationale for shifting to PBL promotes coherence across the system and helps schools monitor their progress and focus on continuous improvement over time.
Resources
Resources
Protocol: A process to support the creation of a vision statement.
Use these sample vision statements to inspire you.
Video: Watch this video from Simon Sinek to support the development of your communication plan to ensure you're starting with your WHY.
Public Commitment to PBL
Public Commitment to PBL
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Element
Our district has made a public commitment that every student will engage in at least two high-quality PBL experiences every year.
Why This Matters
Why This Matters
Consistently communicating with all district stakeholders in a clear and transparent way regarding PBL implementation ensures buy-in.
Resources
Resources
Use this rule to craft your commitment statement.
Implementation Strategy
Implementation Strategy
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Element
Our district has an effective implementation strategy for scaling PBL.
Why This Matters
Why This Matters
District leaders should be creating COHERENCE at the district level so that schools have no barriers to their implementation. District leaders will want to remove barriers and provide targeted supports to school leaders so they can build the CONDITIONS for teachers to have the planning time and resources needed to build their CAPACITY to design and facilitate gold standard projects. When students actually experience high quality project based learning, we should start to see EVIDENCE that students are successfully reaching the deeper learning outcomes that will lead to success in college, career, and life.
Resources
Resources
Toolkit: Designed to track effective implementation on key indicators of PBL that "moves the needle" on academic and success skills
Use this template to create your Implementation Plan for the upcoming school year.
Read to learn about how people adopt a new idea, behavior, or product through diffusion.
Use this working map to understand the context for scaling PBL in your district using the Diffusion of Innovation Theory.
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