Honoring Our Learning Philosophy Through Our Learning Reports: Is it about learning and progress or is it about grades?

Session 6

Megan Howard, Jill Gough — The Walker School, Trinity School (Atlanta, GA)

Room 1182

We want this conversation to be active – reflecting and dreaming big while also taking small (or not-so-small) steps to plan on how to move a classroom or a school to dynamically describe, document, report, and celebrate learning. How might we honor and leverage current cultural buzzwords and eduspeak – risk-taking, failure, personalizing learning, design-thinking, grit – and authentically make these concepts part of our learning report for each child?

Conversational Practice

We will ask participants to bring a current report card and have a “gallery walk” of the reports for the first 20 minutes of the session. Using post-it notes, participants will comment on things they like and things they wonder about. Seeing various types of reports will serve as our jumping off point for conversation. We will lead participants in discussion about how to best honor our learning philosophies through our learning reports with guiding questions and with a lively backchannel. We are in the process of prototyping a report card of the future and will bring mock-ups to stir conversation and discussion. Participants will drive the conversation as we brainstorm how to make learning reports about learning/growth and not just about grades.

Conversation Links

http://bit.ly/LearningReports

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Schedule

Friday, Jan 25

Welcome 10am–3pm
- Spend the day at Science Leadership Academy. EduCon attendees have free admission to the Franklin Institute and other local Philadelphia institutions on Friday.
Friday Night Panel 6–8pm
- Hacking Entrepreneurship
  
  Come to the Franklin Institute to see a group of societal and business entrepreneurs speak about how they think in an entrepreneurial fashion to have an impact on the world. This panel discussion is moderated by Frederic Bertley of The Franklin Institute.
Reception 8–10pm

Saturday, Jan 26

Registration & Coffee 8:30–9:15am
Keynote 9:15–9:45am
- Dr. William Hite
  
  Superintendent of Schools, School District of Philadelphia
Conversation Session 1 10–11:30am
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Cross-Pollination Lunch 11:30am–1pm
- Encienda Educon
  
  Join us for two sessions of “lightning presentations” delivered by EduCon participants. Each presenter will have five minutes to share an idea, broken down into twenty slides, which automatically advance every fifteen seconds.
Conversation Session 2 1–2:30pm
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Conversation Session 3 3–4:30pm
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Making Connections 5–7pm
- “Philly Classic” Dinner
Networking Social 7:30–11pm
- Lab A

Sunday, Jan 27

Coffee & Conversations 8:30–9am
Panel Discussion 9–10:30am
- Sunday Morning Panel
  
  Join a group of distinguished educators to discuss the topic: What Does the Entrepreneurial Spirit Mean For Schools?
Conversation Session 4 10:30am–12pm
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Cross-Pollination Lunch 12–12:30pm
- Encienda EduCon 2
  
  Room 1182
  
  Join us for two sessions of “lightning presentations” delivered by EduCon participants. Each presenter will have five minutes to share an idea, broken down into twenty slides, which automatically advance every fifteen seconds.
Conversation Session 5 12:30–2pm
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Conversation Session 6 2:30–4pm
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