Welcome to Envisioning the Graduate of the Future!
ABOUT THIS COURSE
Communities have always wrestled with the multiple purposes of education: to train young people for careers, vocations, and college; to prepare them for their roles as citizens; to develop habits of reflective, ethical adults; and to create a common experience in a pluralistic society while meeting the needs of individual learners. As the world changes and grows more complex, returning to these important questions of purpose can help guide schools in their growth and strategic change. To ensure our schools are effective at these purposes, we need to routinely re-imagine what the high school graduate of the future will need to know and be able to do. The artifact that communicates these ideas is called a graduate profile. Making explicit the capabilities, competencies, knowledge, and attitudes for secondary school graduates, and inviting key stakeholders like students and community members to be engaged in the process can help you and your school focus your vision of success and drive school innovation efforts.
Instructor Justin Reich and the course team from the MIT Teaching Systems Lab look forward to guiding teachers, administrators, community members, and others passionate about improving secondary school in the process of designing a graduate profile. Over four weeks, you will reflect on the purpose and goals of secondary school, as well as desirable characteristics for graduates. You’ll learn how schools have benefited from a graduate profile development process and begin the process yourself. You’ll learn more about your own context, such as its values and beliefs. You’ll leave the course with a shareable artifact that communicates a vision of a multi-faceted secondary school graduate.
OVERVIEW
Welcome & Course Overview (Available May 2, 2019)
Part 1: Reflecting on High School (Available May 2, 2019)
- Welcome YouTube Live Event with Course Staff - May 8, 2019, 6:00 PM UTC
Assignment: Talk with a Stakeholder (Work Period: May 2-14, 2019)
Part 2: Focusing on the Graduate Profile Process (Available May 13, 2019)
Assignment: Develop Graduate Profile First Draft (Work Period: May 13-20, 2019)
Assignment: Develop Graduate Profile Second Draft (Work Period: May 20-27, 2019)
- Certificate Upgrade Deadline - May 24, 2019
- Final YouTube Live Event - May 29, 2019, 6:00 PM UTC
Completion Checklists due: May 30, 2019, 11:00 PM UTC
Course Ends: May 30, 2019, 11:30 PM UTC
COURSE CALENDAR
The calendar below includes course events and suggested work periods for the assignments. All times are indicated in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).