Course HackEnvisioning the Graduate of the FutureBy Justin Reich, Elizabeth Huttner-Loan, Alyssa Napier, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In a Nutshell
In Envisioning the Graduate of the Future, experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology examine the benefits of developing a graduate profile for high school students.
Favorite Quote
This is an opportunity for schools to rethink how they're preparing children to thrive in an uncertain world.
Justin Reich, Director of the Teaching Systems Lab, MIT
Introduction
What's the value of high school education?
Without establishing a clear vision for what high school students should gain from their education, secondary schools will struggle to serve the needs of their communities.
MIT's Teaching Systems Lab empowers teachers to discover their purpose and face the challenges of education in the 21st century.
Led by Justin Reich, associate professor of digital media at MIT, the research and training that the Teaching Systems Lab does also helps educators innovate their methods.
A graduate profile is a statement of competencies that a school prepares its students to obtain by the time of their graduation.
Developing a graduate profile will reinforce the qualities a particular community believes are essential to a productive adult life.
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