Transcript Understanding the Changing World

OREGON DIPLOMA
2006-2007
Presented by: Theresa Levy
Education Program Specialist
Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation
Oregon Department of Education
GOAL: Each student demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to transition
successfully to their next steps: advanced learning, work, and citizenship.
2006-2007 OREGON
DIPLOMA
 Demonstrate
extended
application of
knowledge &
skills
Earn 22+
credits:
English
Math
Social Sciences
Arts or Second
Language
PE
Health
Electives
Participate in
career-related
learning experiences
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 Develop an
education plan
& profile
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Comprehensive
guidance & counseling
Demonstrate
career-related
knowledge & skills
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PURPOSE
Create high schools that enable
each student to demonstrate
knowledge and skills they will
need for successful transitions
and post high school success in
advanced learning, work and
citizenship.
It’s about
RIGOR
RELEVANCE
Personalized
Learning
RELATIONSHIPS
for each
student’s success
Personalized Learning
Processes high schools develop to
help each student create and
pursue a clear purpose for
learning throughout their high
school experience.
The Education Alliance at Brown University
It’s about
RELEVANCE
Personalized
Learning
RELATIONSHIPS
for each
student’s success
DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS
 Develop
an education plan
–Academic, personal, & career
interests & goals
–Post-high school plan
–Personal learning plan
Who am I?
Where am
I going?
How do I get
there?
DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS
 Build
an education profile
–Documents student’s progress and
achievement - a “learning profile”
–Student monitors his/her progress
School districts provide
Comprehensive Guidance and
Counseling to help students to:
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Develop decision-making skills
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Obtain information about self
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Understand educational opportunities and options
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Establish tentative career and educational goals
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Accept responsibility for own actions
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Develop skills in interpersonal relations
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Utilize school and community resources
Relationships
“You can’t motivate a
student you don’t know.”
Ted Sizer, Coalition of Essential Schools
It’s about
RIGOR
RELEVANCE
Personalized
Learning
for each
student’s success
DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS
 Demonstrate
application
extended
Application connected to student’s
interests and goals
Characteristics of Extended
Application
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Requires self-direction and personal
management
Relevant context
Demonstrates in-depth
understanding and skills
“I now have the confidence
that I have the skills to
design a project by myself
and fulfill that project to the
end.”
Student Reflection
“I don’t think I would have
realized the totality of what I
accomplished without having
to pull all the pieces together
into my CAM portfolio.”
Student Reflection
It’s about
RELEVANCE
Personalized
Learning
for each
student’s success
DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS
 Career-Related
Learning
Standards (CRLS)
“New Basic Skills”
Career-Related Learning Standards
(CRLS)
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Personal management
Problem solving
Communication
Teamwork
Employment foundations
Career development
DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS
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Participate in career-related
learning experiences
Students connect classroom learning
with real life experiences in the
workplace, community, or school.
Career-Related Learning
Experiences
Required Components:
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Connected to student’s education plan
Structured for learning
Evaluation (self-evaluation and by adult)
Career-Related Learning
Experiences
Such as.... internships, service
learning, mentorships, field-based
investigations, school-based
enterprises, student leadership,
project-based learning, technologybased…
2009-2010 Graduation
Requirements
Increase English/Language Arts
from 3 to 4 credits
 Increase mathematics from 2 to 3
credits
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After June 30, 2009
It’s about
Extended
application
RIGOR
Academics
Career-related
learning experiences
CRLS
Personalized
Learning
RELEVANCE
Education plan
& profile
RELATIONSHIPS
for each
student’s success
Comprehensive guidance & counseling
State Board
Policy Review of
High School Graduation
Requirements
Student Knowledge &
Skills
 What
knowledge and skills do
all Oregon students need in
order to be successful in the
21st century?
High School Credentials
 What
should be included in the
high school diploma
requirements? What can we
do to improve Oregon’s high
school credentials (diploma,
honors diploma, CIM, CAM,
GED, others)?
Content Standards and
Assessments
 What
can we do to improve
Oregon’s standards and
assessments?