The Answer Key: Learning and Leadership in the K-12 World

This year is the 10th birthday of FCPS’s Portrait of a Graduate!  Why after 10 years is a focus on durable skills more important than ever, and how can FCPS POG POL, or POG PRESENTATIONS of LEARNING, be the KEY to making sure every student is truly empowered to develop these important skills? Join us as Monika Vereb, Principal at Herndon Middle School, Kristen Ceglie, 4th grade teacher, and Summer Johnson, School Technology Innovation Partner, discuss this topic and more!

As schools try to prepare students for a world integrated with technology, a focus on Computer Science might be the key to success in getting students more engaged in their classroom experiences today, and start developing skills that could be a launchpad to future careers that might not even exist yet!  Join us as Alex Fuentes, and Jackie Wheeler for FCPS’ Steam and Computer Science team discuss this topic and more!

How can we put students in the driver’s seat of their learning? Join Holly Sims and Jamie Wilson as we explore the impact of student portfolios, where students will collect evidence, curate artifacts and create an ongoing portfolio that captures their learning in an authentic way!

How can we authentically assess the development of real-world skills? Join Andrea Hand and Christie Day as we explore the purpose of POG POL, or Portrait of a Graduate Presentations of Learning, where students will show growth of skill development by curating and defending a portfolio that shows their skills in action!