Plan-Build-Implement co-design process for developing Integrated Learning Pathways¶

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Description¶

A three-phase iterative process co-designed with a nationwide cohort of districts to articulate learning pathways that integrate Portrait Skill Sets into core subject areas. In the Plan phase, districts develop a Portrait vision with community perspectives and conduct a needs assessment with "survey data and focus groups." In the Build phase, leaders "break down Portrait Skill Sets into demonstrable, observable competencies" and map cross-cutting integration of competencies to adopted curriculum by grade band. In the Implement phase, teachers design learning experiences at integration points, receive professional learning, and pilot with iterative improvement.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• A district Portrait of a Graduate; a needs assessment; a designated cross-role team; adopted curriculum to map against

Constraints¶

• The process is iterative and requires piloting, feedback gathering, and continuous improvement cycles

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students in participating districts

Target Learning Goals¶

• Equitable access to innovative learning opportunities integrated with Portrait Skill Sets

Related Strategies¶

• Use a co-research and co-design process such as the Collaborative Innovation Studio model
• Engage teachers, families, and designers in participatory, iterative co-design of CT learning activities rather than adopting packaged solutions
• Inclusive Innovation Process
• Co-develop the toolkit with districts and refine it iteratively across cohorts
• Pilot guidance documents with a small set of schools and iterate before wide dissemination
• Integrated learning pathways: four principles — what the process produces: competency-based, complementary, consistent and cumulative pathways

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Mills, K., Weisgrau, J., Burke, Q., Lee, K., Solorzano, T. and Coenraad, M. (2024, March). Shifting Education with Learning Pathways: Becoming Your Portrait of a Graduate. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/205