Portrait to Practice

Bringing Your Portrait to Life

How are you making your Portrait of a Graduate a reality for every student? To bring the vision to life, the entire system must be aligned and educators must be empowered and supported. Battelle for Kids helps bring the Portrait to Practice through impactful professional learning and actionable tools and resources.

Our ongoing collaboration with school district leaders drives our research, innovation, and design work. Our team is always listening to innovate education leaders to inform the design of meaningful professional learning and relevant resources that are responsive to their needs.

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How We Help

The Battelle for Kids Future-Ready Journey Map helps educators fearlessly reimagine what education can be. It is designed to guide learning organizations through a journey from Portrait to Practice to Impact. This model emphasizes the importance of aligning every part of the educational system to support deeper learning and future-ready mindsets.

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Empower and Support Your School Leaders and Educators

Any district with a Portrait of a Graduate eventually must answer a key question: how will our vision become a reality for every student? 

Battelle for Kids partners with leaders to co-create solutions that address this challenge and meet the unique needs of their district. There’s no one right way to implement a Portrait, so we listen intently and develop a deep understanding of what a leader is facing and how we can help bring their Portrait to life.

Your North Star for Impact

The first step to achieve lasting impact is establishing a shared vision of future-ready, deeper learning for every student – your Portrait of a Graduate.

Locally developed and globally positioned, a school district’s Portrait of a Graduate is developed with the community to identify the durable skills and competencies students need for success in this rapidly changing, complex world.

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Collaborating with Districts on Portrait to Practice

Catherine Truitt, State Superintendent

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
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“While the Portrait itself drives alignment between workforce needs and student preparation, it is our educators who help expose students to the real-world competencies during their K-12 journey that truly prepare them for life after graduation.”

Portrait to Practice Stories

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North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Portrait of a Graduate classroom-ready resources for educators
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Howard-Suamico School District
Giving students ownership in their learning experiences
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Columbus City Schools
Ensuring the Portrait of a Graduate is accessible to all learners

Portrait to Practice Expo

Each year at the EdLeader21 Annual Event, network member districts have the opportunity to showcase the impactful initiatives they are implementing to turn their Portrait of a Graduate vision into reality. Innovative stories and artifacts illustrate how members are putting their Portraits into practice and the impact it has on student learning.

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The Future is Ready. We start where you choose to begin.

Every learning organization is at a different stage in its journey. We meet you where you are to support and empower you along the way. Connect with our team to set up a conversation and learn more about how we can help.

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