portfolio development presented by robert fox technology education narragansett pier school
TRANSCRIPT
WHERE TO BEGINWHERE TO BEGIN
• Why will students need a portfolio?– Visual resume of student work– Prep school admissions– College admissions– Financial aid requests– Job interviews
COVER PAGE
• Just as the cover of a book draws you to pick it up,so should your portfolio cover. It should be interesting, colorful and a reflection of you.
CONTENTS
• The portfolio is not a scrapbook• Bigger and thicker is not better• The reader has has limited time• Organize by employability skills
– Academic – Teamwork– Personal management
ACADEMIC SKILLS
• Employers need workers with– good communication skills– Perform basic math calculations– Know how to solve problems– Use science and technologies
ACADEMIC SKILLS
• Transcripts of grades
• State tests• Honor Roll list• National Honor
Society• Test papers• Letters of
Recommendation
• A list of computer programs with examples
• Book reports• Business letter• Awards• Science fair
project• Art projects
TEAMWORK SKILLS
• Employers want workers who are able to:– Effectively communicate with others– Be responsive– Contribute to the group– Be both leaders and followers
TEAMWORK SKILLS
• Newspaper articles• A sporting event
program• Certificates• Team photographs• Ribbons, medals,or
pictures of your team uniform
• School play program
• Chorus certificate• Band certificate• Clubs• Chess team• Yearbook staff
PERSONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS
• They need people:– Who show up for work everyday and
be on time– Who are responsible– Demonstrate flexibility– Show initiative– Have career plans
PERSONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS
• Transcript with attendance and tardiness records
• Chart of chores you perform at home
• Ledger showing payments you make
• Timeline used to complete a project
• Page from your personal planner
• Exercise schedule• Team practice
schedule• Class schedule
OUT-of-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
• College and employers want to know how you spend your free time. Include items from church, community service, family events, travel, summer fun and your hobbies.
• These outside activities reveal a great deal about you as a person.
SUMMARIES
• As you are choosing your entries, there is one other important thing you need to include. Just because you know what your page represents, there’s no guarantee the reader has any clue as to what it means. You need to include a summary message. Make the summary very evident to the reader by boxing it in, adding color and changing the font style.