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Digital Portfolios
Dr. David Meoli
Sousa Elementary School
Port Washington UFSD
dmeoli@portnet.k12.ny.us
Digital Portfolios
We can use technology to create a richer picture of a student’s abilities that go beyond numbers (quantitative data)
A portfolio can contain a set of qualitative data that demonstrates: student growth over time AND student individuality
Exhibitions of student learning
What did you accomplish in school?
The Catalyst…Sousa Elementary School
Empire State Partnership (grant from NYSCA:
New York State Council of the Arts)
Interdisciplinary grant combining art and science
Use digital portfolios to document our students’ individuality and growth over time
The Big Picture
What are the goals?
What does it look like when the children have learned those goals?
How well have they done in accomplishing those goals?
Our Digital Portfoliosafter 1 ½ years
What comes first…?
Initiatives in Schools
Portfolios
Curriculum Maps
Tech Initiatives
Status Quo
Cheryl’s Digital Portfolio
Reading Tab
Reading: Spring ‘09First Grade
Reading: Fall ‘09Second Grade
Reading: Spring ’10Second Grade
The Art Portion of the Digital Portfolio Followed
A sample portfolio page from a first grade student, Alexis.
The Art Portion of the Digital Portfolio Followed
Here is another student after the first round
(and after the second – shown on the next page)
Our Digital PortfoliosAfter One Year of Pilot Work
Drawn to Science
Working on rubrics in both art and science to assess student work
Drawn to Science
• Also creating student self assessments in art:
Drawn to Science
• …and in science:
The English Language Arts Portion of the
Digital Portfolio Followed
Here is a page from a first grade book that students made after their science unit that includes short examples of reflective student writing
21st Century Curriculum
Drawn to Science: Teaching Drawing to Illuminate Scientific Observation
Integration of Instruction(multiple lenses)
Science and ArtELA
Teacher Work:Curriculum Maps
(multiple delivery)
Student Work:Digital Portfolios(multiple measures)
Reflection,Collaboration,
Alignment
Next Steps:Port Washington
• Add ELA and Science artifacts
• Add Rubrics for teachers & students
• Add other disciplines (SS & Math)
• Work on school structures to support more time for tech and focus on student work
• Develop a parent Tech Committee
Digital Portfolios
QUESTIONS
dmeoli@portnet.k12.ny.us
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