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<h2 class="hd hd-2 unit-title">Activity: Brainstorm Characteristics</h2>
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<h3 style="background-color: #28a6de; font-size: 20px; color: #256a97; height: 35px; text-indent: 10px; padding-top: 10px; border-radius: 3px;"><strong><span style="color: #ffffff;">Instructions</span></strong></h3>
<p>One of the ultimate goals of high school is to prepare students to be successful after they leave. What distinguishing features or qualities should characterize the graduates of your school and/or community? What should they know? What should they be able to do? What should they understand? The answer to these questions is your graduate profile: a document that makes explicit the capabilities, competencies, knowledge, and attitudes that you and your community find essential for high school graduates of your local school(s). </p>
<p><strong>1. Set a timer for 10 minutes and brainstorm around the following prompts.</strong> If it's helpful, use the assignment template provided in <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1QDf7OSRxH60H0wkbqcr5e4IYhzMi-gArztpQiOZ9CsQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Google Slides</a> and <a href="/assets/courseware/v1/4c9110991daa899aa750651712d38b59/asset-v1:MITx+0.501x+2T2019+type@asset+block/Envisioning_the_Graduate_of_the_Future_Coursework_Templates.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a>. To get a version of the Google Slides templates you can edit, click "File" and then select either "Download as..." or "Make a Copy." You can also download it by clicking "File" and selecting "Download as." As you’re thinking, consider multiple dimensions of student skills including cognitive, interpersonal, personal, etc.: </p>
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<li>My graduate has experience with… Example: Solving multidisciplinary problems</li>
<li>My graduate views themselves as… Example: A strong communicator who can present ideas clearly and concisely</li>
<li>My graduate will know... Example: Role and structure of government and opportunities for civic participation</li>
<li>My graduate will be ready to [do]… Example: Manage and deliver a project on time, in accordance with identified needs</li>
<li>The leadership of my school and my community are especially proud of graduates that are like/can do the following... Example: Can reason thoughtfully about ethical dilemmas in their lives </li>
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<p><strong>2. Generate as many ideas as you can.</strong> Don’t judge the ideas, just get them down on paper. </p>
<p><strong>3. We found two graduate profiles that we thought were especially interesting.</strong></p>
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<li><a href="https://www.centinela.k12.ca.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=390871&type=d&pREC_ID=890504" target="_blank">Centinela Valley Union High School District</a> (California, USA)</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12qs-l-zOnV-UbylbN6go-jC55b8ldH77kyWZvSnnayg/edit" target="_blank">Tri-County Early College Graduate Profile </a>(North Carolina, USA)</li>
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<p>Are there certain characteristics from these profiles that especially resonate with you? Did you find any characteristics that weren’t on your list but should be added? Adjust your list as needed.</p>
<p>We invite you, but it's not required, to <strong>share your list of characteristics in your journal or with your peers.</strong></p>
<p>** Note: We recommend that you keep all of your work for this course in Google Drive, Padlet, or some other site that allows you to share multiple files.</p>
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