Graduation Portfolio Modules

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Modules

Module 1 What is GPS?

Module 2 What are Performance Outcomes?

Module 3 How are Performance Outcomes Connected to Our Standards?

Module 4 What kind of Instruction Supports our Work?

Module 5 How do I Design Performance Tasks?

Module 6 How do we Design Units that Support this Work?

Module 7 What makes a High Quality Unit?

Module 8 How do we give Meaningful Feedback to Students?

Module 9 How do we connect this GPS work to our work across the network?

Module 10 How do Students Manage the Process?

Mapping Performance Outcomes

Module 3

Objectives

Participants will be able to answer:1.How are performance outcomes connected to

our standards?2.How do performance outcomes align with our

curriculum?

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Review:What are performance outcomes?

Performance outcomes identifythe skills and knowledge withincontent areas that helpstudents develop globalcompetencies.

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Global Leadership Performance Outcomes

KEY ELEMENTS: Investigate the World Recognize and Weigh Perspectives Communicate Ideas Take Action

Are Global Leadership Performance Outcomes already

dispersed throughout your current curriculum?

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Mathematics

How do individuals use mathematics as citizens

of the world?

The goal of the mathematics program in an ISSN school is to develop an individual’s capacity to identify and understand the role that mathematics plays in the world, to make well-founded judgments, and to use and engage with mathematics in ways that meets the needs of that individual’s life as a constructive, concerned, and reflective citizen of the world. That is, to contribute to the development of a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world.

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Mathematics Performance Outcomes

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English Language Arts

How do individuals use literacy to view the

world from a variety of perspectives?

The goal of the English Language Arts program in an ISSN school is to broaden the selection of literature to include works from around the world, thus expanding the traditional canon of literature with which students will engage. Today, with so many books from different parts of the world available in English, infusing an international perspective into English language arts is easier than ever.

Adapted from Going Global: Preparing our Students for an Interconnected World; ISSN Graduate Profile.

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ELA Performance Outcomes

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World Languages

The goal of the World Language program in an ISSN school is to develop students who are linguistically and culturally equipped to communicate successfully in the United States and abroad. ALL students will develop and maintain proficiency in English and at least one other language, modern or classical.

ISSN Graduate Profile: Adapted from American Council of Teaching of Foreign Language (1996)

What does it mean to be a literate citizen of the world?

Why is it important for individuals

to be multi-lingual?

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World Languages Performance Outcomes

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Arts

The goal of the Arts program in an school is to develop students who have a deep appreciation for the international influences that have informed American arts, from pottery to dance, from film to drama. Adapted from Going Global: Preparing our Students for an Interconnected World; ISSN Graduate Profile.

What does it mean to be an artistic

citizen of the world?

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Arts Performance Outcomes

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Science

The goal of the Science program in an ISSN school is to develop students who are rooted in science. Understanding the roots and implications of global problems and learn the means by which, working with peers around the globe, to solve them.Adapted from Going Global: Preparing our Students for an Interconnected World; ISSN Graduate Profile

What does it mean to be a scientist of

the world?

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Science Inquiry Performance Outcomes

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Science Literacy Performance Outcomes

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History/Social Studies

The goal of the History/Social Studies program is to develop students understanding that no country is an island, recognizing the myriad cultural influences on U.S. history, and contrasting our nation’s story with those of other countries.

Adapted from Going Global: Preparing our Students for an Interconnected World; ISSN Graduate Profile

What does it mean to be a social scientist of the world?

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History/Social Sciences Performance Outcomes

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Feedforward

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Participants choose a question and prepare to FeedForward.

The Work

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How are Performance Outcomes Connected to Our Standards?

Classroom Follow-up

How will we communicate these ideas to the student?– Advisory?– Content area courses?– Schoolwide?

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