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Free PD hour · 60 minutes

Portrait of a Graduate in my subject

Pick your grade band and subject, study three classroom examples, plan one move for next week, reflect, and make a certificate of completion. Alone or as a team. Free, no account, nothing leaves your device.

▶ Start the hourLeading a team? Facilitator guide →

Certificate of completion (not CTLE). Goal100 is not a NYSED-approved CTLE sponsor, so this session does not award CTLE hours. Ask your district whether it counts toward local professional learning. Certification and CTLE

    MinutesWhat you do
    0-5Warm-up: the six attributes and a 5-question check (Goal: 100%).
    5-8Pick your grade band and subject.
    8-35Three classroom examples: about 9 minutes each. Read, notice, write what it would look like in your room.
    35-50Plan one move for next week.
    50-57Reflection: three short prompts.
    57-60Certificate of completion (not CTLE credit).

    1 · Warm-up: six attributes, five questions

    The six attributes New York adopted. Then: fact or myth? Goal: 100%. “Not yet” shows what NYSED says, and you can try again.

    Academically PreparedA strong base in the NYS learning standards.
    Creative InnovatorImagines, tries new ideas, adapts.
    Critical ThinkerWeighs evidence, finds connections.
    Effective CommunicatorSpeaks and writes clearly, and listens.
    Global CitizenActs responsibly in local, global and digital communities.
    Reflective and Future FocusedKnows strengths, sets goals, cares for well-being.

    Adopted Sources: NYSED: New York State Portrait of a Graduate · Board of Regents: NY Inspires: New York State Portrait of a Graduate · NYSED: Portrait of a Graduate Need-to-Know sheets · Checked Nov 13, 2026

      2 · Your grade band and subject

      You will get your subject's example, one from a neighbor subject, and one real-life moment, all in your grade band.

      Grade band

      Subject

      3 · Three classroom examples

      Read each one. Notice the attributes. Write a few words: what would this look like in your room?

      4 · Plan one move for next week

      Small and real beats big and someday.

      Which attributes will it show?

      NYSED has not published Portrait rubrics yet, so use your own school's guidance for scoring. Ask your school how it is doing this.

      5 · Reflection

      6 · Certificate of completion

      It unlocks when the five steps above are done. It is made on this device.

      Finish the five steps first.

      Your answers, notes, plan and certificate stay in this browser only. Nothing is sent to Goal100 or anyone else.

      Facilitator guide: run it as a team

      For a principal, coach or department lead. Same 60 minutes, with talk built in.

      Before

      • Set aside 60 minutes and a room with a screen. Each teacher needs a device, or work in pairs.
      • Group teachers by grade band, then by subject when you can (3 to 5 per table).
      • Print the plan page for anyone who prefers paper.

      0-8 min

      • Show the six attributes on the screen. Everyone takes the 5-question check. Say: 'Not yet' is fine; the explanation teaches.
      • Tables pick a grade band and a subject.

      8-35 min

      • Protocol for each example: 2 minutes read alone, 3 minutes talk (Which attributes? What would students hand in?), 4 minutes write.
      • Remind the room: these are Goal100 examples, not NYSED documents.

      35-50 min

      • Each teacher plans one move for next week. Pairs swap plans and ask one clarifying question.

      50-60 min

      • Quiet reflection, then each teacher makes their certificate on their own device.
      • Collect nothing. Plans and reflections stay on each teacher's device unless they choose to print or share them.

      After

      • In two weeks, 10 minutes at a staff meeting: what happened when you tried your move?
      Facilitator guide (Word, English)goal100-portrait-pd-facilitator-guide-en.docx Facilitator guide (Word, Spanish)goal100-portrait-pd-facilitator-guide-es.docx

      Facts used in this session, with sources

      New York has not published this yet. We will update this page when it does.