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Portfolios Rock!

Portfolios Rock!. Start thinking...about what you can do to reach your students. http ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad5pKiflwew&feature= fvst http://youtu.be/ad5pKiflwew. What do you know about Portfolios? . Challenge Your experiences are relevant Questions

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Portfolios Rock!

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  1. Portfolios Rock!

  2. Start thinking...about what you can do to reach your students... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad5pKiflwew&feature=fvst http://youtu.be/ad5pKiflwew

  3. What do you know about Portfolios? • Challenge • Your experiences are relevant • Questions • Useful for introducing students to Portfolios • Reflections • Feedback from students is an integral part of the process The student considersreasons for including a piece of work in the portfolio andrecords why it matters or how it relates to other pieces of work. Developing children's strategies for thinking about their work is the most powerful rationale for portfolios. (Hebert, 2001)

  4. History and Inspirations • Progressive educators used the concept of Portfolios in the early 20th Century • Widely accepted use in the arts – music, art, theatre • Push for use in core subjects in the late 1980’s and 1990’s • NCLB 2001 – Content Standards – High Stakes Tests • Re-emerged around 2004 because of access to technology and desire for more complete picture of the student • Inspiration: memory boxes

  5. Learning Resourcewww.portfoliosrock.wordpress.com • What is a portfolio? • Research • Early 1990’s • Not much measurable data since • On-going • Portfolios in Practice www.portfoliosrock.wordpress.com

  6. Mission Hill School – Boston • Pilot Public Charter School - 1996 • Deborah Meier – Founder and Co-Principal • Student complete and combination of • Portfolios • On-Demand tasks • Present to a group • Must complete and be approved before they can graduate • http://www.missionhillschool.org/

  7. Mission Hill School - Rubric

  8. Mission Hill School - Rubric

  9. e-portfolios • Dr. Helen Barrett • REFLECT Initiative – Research • Ease of use in the classroom • Same criteria, assessments apply • Careful to maintain focus • Communication aid - Student-Teacher-Parent • Security • www.portfoliosrock.wordpress.com

  10. e-portfolios: storage Helen Barrett (2009)

  11. e-portfolios: process and product Helen Barrett (2009)

  12. Finally... • Benefits for use in the K-12 classroom • Handout – Sample 8th grade Portfolio • Teacher role is important • Purpose • Goals • Criteria • Rubric • Student Reflection • e-Portfolios are the future • Learning Resource • www.portfoliosrock.wordpress.com

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