Bringing Initiatives to Life: Successful Leadership

CTE: How can students connect today's lessons to tomorrow's plans?

Our guest today, Ann Croft of Woonsocket High School, has been helping students and teachers create "portfolio-worthy" content. In our discussion, we talk about bringing schools on board with digital portfolios. You'll hear examples of how students can use portfolios and badges to document real accomplishments from both their classroom and their extracurricular experiences.

Assessment: What makes an assignment badge-worthy?

The power of a digital badge comes from its evidence. The schools that use badges effectively are the ones where teachers engage with the question, "What makes an assignment portfolio worthy?" In this episode, Dave Moscarelli of Ponaganset High School talks about strategies school use to strengthen classroom assessments and ensure they provide good evidence.

Buy-in: How do we bring people on board with digital portfolios and badges?

How can schools get started with digital portfolios and badges? Dave Moscarelli of Ponaganset High School discusses what it takes to bring a new initiative to life. In this episode, you'll hear how students, teachers and school leaders become engaged with the process, and the importance of using key rituals - like end-of-year reviews - to make the initiative a part of the school culture.

Vision of a Graduate: The Transformative Potential

How can schools ensure that the Vision of a Graduate is more than words on a poster? Lori McEwen, school coach and longtime administrator, describes how a Vision of a Graduate can help truly transform schools. Used well, a Vision of a Graduate can help schools think differently about curriculum and assessment in the classroom, and about the culture and relationships throughout the school community.

Bringing Initiatives to Life: Successful Leadership

New ideas come to school all the time. But how can school leaders make sure those ideas to take root and grow? Bob McCarthy, Principal of Central Falls (RI) High School, describes how he and his teachers have implemented ideas - including Digital Portfolios, Digital Badges and Data Dashboards - and turned them into a part of the school's culture.