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What is a portfolio?
• A collection of student work over a period of time
• Purposefully selected
• Demonstrates how and what the student is learning
• Conveys a student’s abilities, experiences, and achievements in thinking, understanding and problem –solving
• Powerful instrument to encourage students to
become more independent self-directed learners as well as more reflective
learners
What is a portfolio?
• Creative means of– Organizing– Summarizing– Sharing artifacts– Sharing information– Sharing ideas about
learning– Reflecting*– Evaluating– Setting Goals
Selecting Your Portfolio Medium
Paper Based
Digital
Online (Web Based)
Ask Yourself these 3 questions:
What are the advantages of using this format?
What are the disadvantages of using this format?
Which one best fits my needs?
Digital or Electronic Portfolios
– Minimal storage space– Easy to create back-up files– Can be reproduced, shared or sent
(cheap)– Interactive – can link from doc to doc. – Long shelf life– Increases technology skills– Multi-media
Advantages of digital
• Motivate students • Foster active learning• Serve as instruments for feedback • Serve as instruments for discussion of student
performance • Exhibit “benchmark” performance • Easily accessible • Easily upgraded • Easily cross references student work
Disadvantages of digital
• Access to equipment may be limited
• Initially, a great deal of time is needed to train the students in the technology itself
• Difficult for one teacher to orchestrate
PowerPoint
WebPages
Digital text (word documents, etc)
Digital artifacts (scan, photo, video)Hyperlinks
Digital portfolioElectronic portfolio
What can be in a digital portfolio?
• Research papers• KWL charts, Venn diagrams• Initial predictions (hypotheses)• Revised predictions along with reason
why• Drawings, Maps• Photo and video documentation
•Web-Based
Advantages of web-based
• Real-world audience
• Highly motivating for student
• Students can continue documenting learning outside of school
Disadvantages of web-based
• Maintaining student anonymity
• School access to Internet inconsistent
• Digital must be established prior to uploading to web
WORKING PORTFOLIO
Holding tank for work not yet completed
Work may be selected later for a more permanent display
Exists mainly for the student and the teacher
PowerPoint – excellent application for this
SHOWCASE PORTFOLIOS
Most rewarding for the student
Demonstrates highest level of achievement
Audience is real-world (and possibly entire world)
Showcases student perceptions of favorite, best or most important work
EVALUATON PORTFOLIOS(can be digital or web-based)
Used to document achievement for grading purposes
Used to document progress towards standards
Used to place students appropriately
Audience includes teachers, parents, school districts
Reflection Requires
• Instruction and modeling• LOTS of practice• Feedback• Elaboration
Reflecting
What are the strengths of this work?
What are the weaknesses?
From reviewing this piece I learned…
In this portfolio I see evidence of ....
The work would have been better if …
Reflection Requires
• Instruction and modeling• LOTS of practice• Feedback• Elaboration
Reflecting
What are the strengths of this work?
What are the weaknesses?
From reviewing this piece I learned…
In this portfolio I see evidence of ....
The work would have been better if …
What can you put in a digital portfolio?
NEWSREFLECTIONDEBATESRECOGNITIONSESSAYSMAPSEXPERIMENTSMOVIES
MUSICSPEECHESINTERVIEWSPOETRYOPINIONSPAINTINGSNOTESBRAINSTORMS
So…Portfolios help students:
• Determine meaningful work• Reflect on needs and strengths• See their own progress over time• See the effort they put forth• Feel ownership and pride in their work• Realize their work has personal relevance
PowerPoint
WebPages
Digital text (word documents, etc)
Digital artifacts (scan, photo, video)Hyperlinks
Digital portfolioElectronic portfolio
What can be in a digital portfolio?
• Research papers• KWL charts, Venn diagrams• Initial predictions (hypotheses)• Revised predictions along with reason
why• Drawings, Maps• Photo and video documentation
