OREGON DIPLOMAOREGON DIPLOMA2006-20072006-2007

Presented by: Theresa LevyPresented by: Theresa Levy

Education Program SpecialistEducation Program SpecialistOffice of Educational Improvement and InnovationOffice of Educational Improvement and InnovationOregon Department of EducationOregon Department of Education

Develop an education plan & profile Demonstrate

career-related knowledge & skills

Demonstrate extended application of knowledge & skills

2006-2007 OREGON DIPLOMA

Participate in career-related learning experiences

Earn 22+credits:EnglishMathSocial SciencesArts or Second LanguagePEHealthElectives

GOAL: Each student demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to transition successfully to their next steps: advanced learning, work, and

citizenship.

Comprehensive

guidance & counseling

CCreate high schools that enable reate high schools that enable each studenteach student to demonstrate to demonstrate knowledge and skills they will knowledge and skills they will need for successful need for successful transitionstransitions and post high school success in and post high school success in advanced learning, work and advanced learning, work and citizenship.citizenship.

PURPOSEPURPOSE

RIGOR RELEVANCE

RELATIONSHIPS

It’s about

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.

Personalized LearningPersonalized Learning

The Education Alliance at Brown University

RELEVANCE

RELATIONSHIPS

It’s about

for each student’s success

Personalized

Learning

Develop an education planDevelop an education plan– Academic, personal, & career Academic, personal, & career

interests & goalsinterests & goals– Post-high school plan Post-high school plan

– Personal learning planPersonal learning plan

DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTSDIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS

Who am I? Where am I going?

How do I get there?

Build an education profileBuild an education profile

– Documents student’s progress Documents student’s progress and achievement - and achievement - a “learning a “learning profile”profile”

– Student monitors his/her Student monitors his/her progressprogress

DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTSDIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS

School districts provideSchool districts provideComprehensive Guidance and Comprehensive Guidance and CounselingCounseling to help students to:to help students to:

Develop decision-making skillsDevelop decision-making skills

Obtain information about selfObtain information about self

Understand educational opportunities and optionsUnderstand educational opportunities and options

Establish tentative career and educational goalsEstablish tentative career and educational goals

Accept responsibility for own actionsAccept responsibility for own actions

Develop skills in interpersonal relationsDevelop skills in interpersonal relations

Utilize school and community resourcesUtilize school and community resources

RelationshipsRelationships

““You can’t motivate a You can’t motivate a student you don’t student you don’t know.”know.”

Ted Sizer, Coalition of Essential SchoolsTed Sizer, Coalition of Essential Schools

RIGOR RELEVANCE

It’s about

for each student’s success

Personalized

Learning

DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTSDIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS

Demonstrate extended Demonstrate extended applicationapplication

Application connected to student’s Application connected to student’s

interests and goalsinterests and goals

Characteristics of Characteristics of Extended ApplicationExtended Application

Requires self-direction and Requires self-direction and personal managementpersonal management

Relevant contextRelevant context

Demonstrates in-depth Demonstrates in-depth understanding and skillsunderstanding and skills

““I now have the confidence I now have the confidence that I have the skills to that I have the skills to design a project by myself design a project by myself and fulfill that project to the and fulfill that project to the end.”end.”

Student ReflectionStudent Reflection

““I don’t think I would have I don’t think I would have realized the totality of what I realized the totality of what I accomplished without having accomplished without having to pull all the pieces together to pull all the pieces together into my CAM portfolio.”into my CAM portfolio.”

Student ReflectionStudent Reflection

RELEVANCE

It’s about

for each student’s success

Personalized

Learning

Career-Related Career-Related Learning Learning Standards Standards (CRLS)(CRLS)

““New Basic Skills”New Basic Skills”

DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTSDIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS

Personal managementPersonal management Problem solvingProblem solving CommunicationCommunication TeamworkTeamwork Employment foundationsEmployment foundations Career developmentCareer development

Career-Related Learning Career-Related Learning Standards (CRLS)Standards (CRLS)

Participate in career-Participate in career-related learning related learning experiencesexperiences

Students connect classroom Students connect classroom learning learning

with real life experiences in the with real life experiences in the workplace, community, or school. workplace, community, or school.

DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTSDIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS

Career-Related Learning Career-Related Learning ExperiencesExperiences

Required Components:Required Components:

Connected to student’s education planConnected to student’s education plan Structured for learningStructured for learning Evaluation (self-evaluation and by adult)Evaluation (self-evaluation and by adult)

Such as.... internships, service learning, mentorships, field-based investigations, school-based enterprises, student leadership, project-based learning, technology-based…

Career-Related Learning Career-Related Learning ExperiencesExperiences

2009-2010 Graduation 2009-2010 Graduation RequirementsRequirements Increase English/Language Increase English/Language

Arts from 3 to 4 creditsArts from 3 to 4 credits Increase mathematics from 2 Increase mathematics from 2

to 3 creditsto 3 credits

After June 30, 2009After June 30, 2009

RIGOR RELEVANCE

RELATIONSHIPS

It’s about

for each student’s success

Personalized Learning

Comprehensive guidance & counseling

Extended application

Education plan & profile

CRLS

Career-related learning experiences

Academics

State BoardState Board Policy Review of Policy Review of High School High School Graduation Graduation RequirementsRequirements

Student Knowledge & Student Knowledge & SkillsSkills

What knowledge and skills What knowledge and skills do all Oregon students do all Oregon students need in order to be need in order to be successful in the 21successful in the 21stst century?century?

High School High School CredentialsCredentials

What should be included in What should be included in the high school diploma the high school diploma requirements? What can requirements? What can we do to improve Oregon’s we do to improve Oregon’s high school credentials high school credentials (diploma, honors diploma, (diploma, honors diploma, CIM, CAM, GED, others)?CIM, CAM, GED, others)?

Content Standards and Content Standards and AssessmentsAssessments

What can we do to improve What can we do to improve Oregon’s standards and Oregon’s standards and assessments?assessments?