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Norwalk launches phase 2 of Portrait of a Graduate, adds AI literacy and assessment pilots
Summary
District staff told the Board of Education that the Portrait of a Graduate rollout focused this year on the "critical thinker" competency and that phase 2 will emphasize the "effective communicator" competency plus AI literacy and a teacher-led assessment pilot.
Superintendent Dr. Estrella and curriculum leaders told the Norwalk Board of Education on March 11 that the district’s Portrait of a Graduate rollout has moved from awareness to classroom-level practice and will enter a second phase focused on communication skills and AI literacy.
The presentation summarized the work to date: launch of the critical thinker competency, feedback cycles with Digital Promise that captured more than 900 responses from staff, families and students, and an internal assessment cohort to pilot classroom-level measures of critical thinking. Dr. Estrella said the input shaped the district’s plan for phase 2, which will emphasize the effective communicator competency and AI…
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