2. 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?
5. Connecting Across the
Network
1. GPS Trainings
2. Regional Meetings
3. Summer Institute
4. Site Visits-1st
and 3rd
year schools
5. Travel Trips-International and National
6. Schools in the Network
7. ISSN Ning and Comindworks
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6. GPS Houston
Teams of educators from 15 schools coming
together to develop performance tasks within
their content areas.
Feb 2011 Educators
will return with
student work to assess work
using rubrics. 6
Click to view Houston photos
7. Regional Training Los Angeles
Purpose: To network with other educators within the ISSN network within
your content area to design a task.
Driving Questions: How do I use the GPS performance outcomes in my
content area to help my students become both globally competent and
college ready?
AGENDA
7:30-8:00:Coffee and pastries. Display items for gallery walk
8:00-8:25:Advisory-Guiding Principle Activity (ISSN Groups, 10-12)
8:25-8:50:Adopting Non-Negotiables of cognitive process when designing
tasks (School specific)
8:50-11:30:GPS Task Design, Content specific (ISSN Groups, size of groups
will vary)
11:30-12:00:Gallery Walk of student work providing Feedback (Task
Design Group)
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8. ISSN Summer Institute
• Summer current year???
• 2010-Rockville, MD
– Focused on the power of student work. There will be opportunities to
work in content-specific and grade-level (elementary/middle and high
school) groups.
• 2009-Arlington, VA
– Focused on realizing the vision of an innovative school reform that
prepares students to deeply understand and participate in the world
and their future beyond graduation.
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9. Site Visit
International Studies Schools in their 1st
and 3rd
year
• Evening dinner with site visit team and school leadership
– Introduce Matrix
– Stakeholder Interviews
• Day 1
– Classroom observations
– Stakeholder interviews
• Day and Night 2
– Classroom observations
– Stakeholder interviews
– Rating conversations
– Writing of the Report
• Day 3
– Unanswered and follow-up questions
– Finish the report
– Present the report to staff
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10. Matrix-Design Element 5
• Students have a wide range of learning
opportunities including electives, after-school,
extracurricular programs, field trips, and
travel to deepen their international
knowledge and skills.
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11. Current Schools in the Network
Ambassador School of Global Education
Ambassador School of Global Leadership
Austin Academy for Global Studies
Aveson Global Leadership Academy
Aveson School of Leaders
CSI High School for International Studies
Denver Center for International Studies
Eastside Memorial Global Tech High School
The Global Learning Collaborative
Henry Street School for International Studies
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12. Current Schools in the Network
The High School for Language and Diplomacy
Houston Academy for International Studies
International Studies School at Sharpstown
International School of the Americas
International Studies Learning Center
International Studies School at Garinger
Mathis High School for International Studies
MIT @ Vaughn
Ogden International High School
Rochester Early College International High School (to open in 2011-12 school year)
Vaughn International Studies Academy
Walter Payton College Prep Math, Science and World Language Academy
Yes Prep South
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14. Classroom Follow-up
• How will we communicate these ideas to the
student?
– Advisory?
– Content area courses?
– Schoolwide?
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Editor's Notes
NOTES TO THE TRAINER:
For more details, see the Field Guide.
Welcome participants.
Provide a brief overview of the module.
Description: What is happening across the International Studies School Network. This Module focuses on other ways to provide meaningful feedback to students. Remind participants that they were introduced to a few ways to provide feedback to students for tasks and unit designs, this module will go more in-depth within in area of feedback. It requires participants already understanding the basics of the performance outcomes, the graduate profile, and the instructional approach.
Have participants discuss their experience within the network.
Have individuals that attended GPS training discuss their experiences.
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Outcomes and Expectations: Design a task with a group of individuals who teach in your content area including assessment and rubric. Bring student work samples for gallery walk for both October 16th and December 11th Regional ISSN meetings. Adopt a non-negotiated list of teacher expectations when designing task. Please bring for October 16th: Examples of student work that you deem promotes globally competency or college readiness.Copies of your content area performance outcomes/rubrics and anything else that would help with task design.
See embedded photos labeled Regional Training Los Angeles
Discuss the purpose of the Summer Institute and have individuals identify types of conference sessions that would be most beneficial
Handouts include Program agendas for summer of 2009 and 2010.
Introduce the ISSN Matrix and purpose.
The ISSN Design Implementation Rubric is intended to assist educators who are part of the Asia Society’s International Studies Schools Network throughout all phases of the development of their schools. The Matrix Implementation Rubric:
Provides a blueprint for schools in planning, designing, and opening an ISSN school
Guides implementation and supports school wide reflection and self-assessment of implementation progress
Provides data needed to plan for continued growth and development as a Professional Learning Community from inception to sustaining a process of continuous improvement; and
Provides a framework for evaluating the effectiveness of the Asia Society ISSN design principles.
Discuss the wide range of expanded learning opportunities for students.
Discuss ways to connect or you have connected to schools in the network. i.e. school visits, teacher visits
Discuss ways to connect or you have connected to schools in the network. i.e. school visits, teacher visits
Recommend that participants join ISSN Ning and Comindworks.
Recommend that participants ask their school web master to add links to school web page.
