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Why Schools Need to Change

Re-Imagining School at Da Vinci

Find out how two schools in Da Vinci Schools' network are using their unique visions for student success to reinvent school structures and learning design. See how this flexibility is balanced by Da Vinci’s signature programs and practices which define the “Da Vinci Way” for all schools. The Portrait of a Graduate in Practice publications feature colorful imagery, real student work, teacher tools, and first-hand narratives—written and audio—from learners, teachers, school and district leaders, and more.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, May 2023
Why Schools Need to Change

Pushing the Boundaries of Learning in Kettle Moraine Schools

Immerse in the district’s personalized learning model that gets its focus, relevance, and agency from the Graduate Profile. Explore the Graduate Profile Continuum that illustrates what the competencies look like at all grade levels. The Portrait of a Graduate in Practice publications feature colorful imagery, real student work, teacher tools, and first-hand narratives—written and audio—from learners, teachers, school and district leaders, and more.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, May 2023
Enabling Change

Setting Wildly Important Goals: From School to Classroom

Mission Vista High School in the Vista Unified School District uses Wildly Important Goals to distribute leadership and move forward with personalized learning
New Designs for School

Redefining Numbers: How Students Continue to Make Math Accessible

By allowing students to lean into their strengths and learn math in a way that feels natural to them, they can progress at an increased pace.
Why Schools Need to Change

These Five Core Values Can Transform Education

In the CAPS Network, learning is driven by students' curiosity and interest through authentic projects. See how CAPS engages learners not just advances them!
Why Schools Need to Change

Activate Your Graduate Portrait: Teaching, Learning, Culture, and Conditions for Student Success

Explore a sampling of the many examples, tools, student work, and instructional strategies in The Portrait of a Graduate in Practice stories, offering valuable insights and resources for any school community that is moving from #PortraitToPractice.
New Designs for School

How I Tackle SEL

These 4 routines can help middle schoolers develop the social-emotional skills to manage emotions and navigate social situations, in the classroom and in their everyday lives.
New Designs for School

Events to Experience the Stories

Join in these virtual and in-person sessions to learn more about The Portrait of a Graduate in Practice.
Why Schools Need to Change

Why Transforming Public Education Is So Damn Hard

Our public schools mirror the ways our society works. Changing them means challenging long-accepted norms while holding on to the best of what works.
Building Community

In This Evolution of Learning, Focusing on Student Strengths is #SelfCare

Teachers' daily work to learn from students and reshape our understanding of what learning looks like and what teaching feels like is a form of self-care.