Portfolios : Encouraging Revision and Reflection in the Era of the Common Core

1. Portfolios: Encouraging Revision and Reflection in the Era of the Common Core “Experience plus reflection equals growth.” ~ John Dewey, 1933

2. Opening Journal • What does “portfolio” mean to you? What associations, experiences, questions, or other thoughts come to mind?

3. Various PortfoliosElementary, Middle, High school Process Portfolios / Contained in English Showcase Portfolios / Across Disciplines Senior Multi-genre Portfolios, with 14 elements including writing from Science and technology Second language Mathematics Literature History Etc, including pieces related to a research focus (Graham) • Quarterly Portfolios including all key classwork in English: • 3 polished essays, • 2 revised essays, • 48 journal entries • 5 books/3 reading presentations • Quarterly reflection (Kent)

4. Wherefore Portfolios • Engage students in the writing process • Encourage revision • Promote reflection • Promote ownership of learning and writing • Enable assessment of growth over time • Align teacher standards • Prompt writing across the disciplines • Elevate writing in the life of the school Read around of excerpts from recent literature on portfolio assessment

5. Portfoliosand the Common Core Tips: • Integrate language of Common Core (in categories, rubrics, conversations with students) • Collaborate if you can Literacy across the curriculum Range of writing (argument, explanatory/informational Audience awareness Writing process and revision Presentation of knowledge Digital media Command of conventions How language function Collaboration Data collection

6. Local Portfolios New Canaan Joel Barlow 11th Grade Table of Contents A ReflectiveLetter A Formal Analysis A Personal Essayor Creative Piece Writer’s Choice TimedWriting • 9th grade: • Writer’s narrative, • literature-based essay • response to literature • creative/personal piece • 11th grade • Writer’s narrative • ?? • ?? • ??

7. Darien Pilot

8. Challenges • What challenges would you anticipate if you were to try to bring portfolios into your classroom, your department, or your whole school? • What materials and resources would you anticipate needing?

9. Middle School Appropriate

10. CWP Summer Portfolios Four pieces in submitted electronically: • Personal • Literary/creative • Real-world/expository/transactional • Reflective (any form) Beginning the final piece: flip back through your writers notebook and identify two or three things that best capture what CWP has been about for you, then begin writing about them…..

11. References • Newkirk, T. & Kent, R. (Eds.). (2007). Teaching the neglected "R": Rethinking writing instruction in secondary classrooms. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. • Graham, S., MacArthur, C., & Fitzgerald, J. (Eds.). (2013) Best practices in writing instruction. (2nd ed.). New York: The Guilford Press. • Joel Barlow Writing Center website: http://www.joelbarlowps.org/pages/jbhs/Curriculum/Writing_Center • Applebee, A. & Langer, J. (2013)Writinginstructionthatworks: Provenmethods for middle and high schoolclassrooms. New York: Teachers College Press. • Kent, R. (1997) Room 109: The promise of a portfolio classroom. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. • Martin-Kriep, G. & Picone-Zocchia. (2009). Changing the way you teach, Improving the way students learn. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. • Gallagher, K. (2011) Write like this: Teaching real world writing through modeling and mentor texts. Portland, ME: Stenhouse. • Gallagher, K. (2006) Teaching adolescent writers. Portland, ME: Stenhouse. • Martin-Kriep, G. & Picone-Zocchia(2000). Becoming a better teacher: Eight innovations that work.. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. • Urquhart, V. (2005). Improving writing: What principals can do.Principal Leadership, v5 n6 p44-48 Feb. • Manning M. (2000). Writing portfolios: How you can help kids keep track of their growth as writers. Teaching K-8 Magazine, March 2000. • “Assessment – Portfolio Assessment.” Education.stateuniversity.com. Web, Accessed 7/16/14)