Question 1

How are different types of learning captured?

Capturing learning is about documenting and making visible the growth, understanding, and development of learners. Our partner organizations use various systems—from student portfolios and dashboards to goal-setting protocols and rubrics—to ensure that learning doesn't go unnoticed.

What Does It Mean to Capture Learning?

Documentation Systems

Creating structures and tools that make learning visible—portfolios, dashboards, and learner profiles that tell the full story of learner growth.

Goal Setting & Reflection

Implementing regular practices where learners set learning goals, track progress, and reflect on their development over time.

Assessment Design

Developing rubrics, competency frameworks, and assessment tools that capture not just academic knowledge but whole-learner outcomes.

How Our Organizations Are Capturing Learning

Laguna Beach Unified School District

Dashboards for Belonging

Student-story dashboard that captures student learning, strengths, interests, and aspirations through goal-setting conferences and learner profiles

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Bonsall Unified School District

Student Belonging

Student-led portfolios with guiding framework and scoring guide, developed based on District's Framework for the Future and Learner Profile

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e3 Civic High School

Actualizing a Vision Across the System

Student portfolios with rubric-aligned qualitative and quantitative data; culminating 12th grade presentations of learning

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High Tech High

Demystifying ELPAC for Emerging Multilingual Learners

One-on-one check-in and goal setting system with EML student profiles that capture linguistic and cultural heritage

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San Marcos Unified School District

Language Learning Across Generations

My Language Journey workshops capture assessment reflection, goal setting, and progress tracking toward California Seal of Biliteracy

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Sweetwater Union High School District

Whole Child and Whole District Learning

Resource mapping and empowerment circles (empathy interviews) capture student needs and existing strengths across the district

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National School District

Aligning Leadership and the Learner Profile

Leadership dashboard captures principal goals for academic achievement, student engagement, and culture/climate with systems, actions, and metrics

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Guajome Park Academy

Backwards Design Across the System

Exemplar units capture backwards design principles; student-friendly progress reports and competency rubrics document learning

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Center for Love & Justice (HTH GSE)

Systems Change Through the Theory of Mobilization

Theory of Mobilization with embedded rubrics captures partnership goals, progress, and effectiveness using consistent language

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Blue Dot

Community-Based Learning

Iterative, reflective cycles document growth from small STEM events to full community-based learning system

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Key Strategies for Capturing Learning

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Learner Portfolios

Digital or physical collections that showcase learner work, growth, and reflection over time.

2

Learner Dashboards

Centralized systems that capture learner strengths, interests, aspirations, and academic progress.

3

Competency Rubrics

Clear frameworks that define what learning looks like at different levels of mastery.

4

Goal-Setting Protocols

Structured processes for learners to identify, track, and reflect on their learning goals.

5

Leadership Dashboards

Systems that help leaders track progress toward school and district learning goals.

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Partnership Rubrics

Tools for organizations to capture and evaluate the effectiveness of collaborative work.