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South Carolina �High School Credential:�Building Student Portfolios�Virtual Learning Series�

United in Growing our Future

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Today’s Presenters

Tabitha Strickland

Office of Special Education Services

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Cindi Nixon

Transition Alliance of South Carolina

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Agenda

  • What and why
  • Teacher elements
  • Student elements
  • Logistics and Types

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WHAT AND WHY

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Reasons for Portfolios

  • Performance and authentic assessment
  • Evidence of behavior and skills
  • Compensatory strategy
  • SCHSC requirement (SBE 43-235)

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Phases of the Portfolio

  • Teacher process
    • Collaboration between teachers
    • Understanding of requirements
  • Student process
    • Planning
    • Management
    • Completion
  • Student product
    • Tangible collection of evidence
    • On-going annual product

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Understanding the Portfolio

  • Define student outcomes
  • Become familiar with process and product
  • Develop expectations and procedures
  • Develop a model portfolio
  • Develop or identify a grading rubric
  • Develop or identify rubric(s) for portfolio items

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TEACHER ELEMENTS

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Role of the Teacher

  • Provide instruction
    • Time management
    • Organization
  • Provide on-going feedback (weekly)
  • Facilitate development of the portfolio
  • Provide a portfolio model with rubrics
    • Notebook
    • Virtual (i.e., Live Binder or Google)

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Planning for Instruction

  • Team approach to planning
  • Review the required components
  • Develop a timeline and syllabus
  • Look at requirements for each grade
  • Utilize Employability Education Pacing Guides

Click Here for Portfolio Essentials

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Responding to Student Work

  • Focus on the positive
    • “an idea that captured my interest is….”
  • Use phrases that place students in a teaching role
    • “Help me understand” or “show me”
  • Preface suggestions with phrases
    • “Try to…” or “I think that..”
  • Be specific
    • “Your answer to the equation needs to be reduced to the lowest terms” rather than “you are not finished yet”
  • End with a positive

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Facilitating Work Sample Selection

  • Set aside class time
  • Schedule round-robins
    • oral sharing of portfolio work
  • Meet with students individually
  • Host a portfolio day

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STUDENT ELEMENTS

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Skills Students Will Develop

  • Evidence collection
  • Time management
  • Problem-solving
  • Goal-setting
  • Evaluation and application of evidence
  • Independence of processes
  • Reflection

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Goals for Time Management

  • Develop timelines to finish portfolio
  • Meet established deadlines
  • Make effective use of class time
  • Complete portfolio evidence

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Student Goals for Independence

  • Assumes responsibility
  • Establishes priorities
  • Maintains motivation
  • Initiates and maintains attention and focus
  • Demonstrates care and responsibility
  • Works to support and does not distract others

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Student Reflections

  • Give careful consideration to work and self
  • Review evidence and assess learning and growth
  • Highlight a skill that must be developed and practiced
  • Use communication skills to express thoughts and observations
  • Improve emotional intelligence

Reflections are the HEART

of the

portfolio.

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Successful Reflections

  • Short explanation of learning sample
  • Explanation of why the entry was chosen
  • Learning processes are identified
  • Specific strengths and weaknesses are acknowledged
  • Specific strategies or goals are identified

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Creating an Introductory Letter

  • Completed at the end of the year
  • Open letter or a fill-in-the-blank format

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Example:

    • My portfolio is organized…..
    • My portfolio shows….
    • My best piece of work is…..
    • My favorite piece of work is…..
    • The piece that shows my best effort is….
    • I think I have grown in….
    • Next year I plan to work on…..

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LOGISTICS AND TYPES

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Work Samples & Selection Logistics�

  • Student-produced products
  • A portfolio classroom work sample includes the learning sample plus a reflection
  • Have students choose their own work samples
  • “Best work” entry or a “growth” entry
    • Best work with reflection
    • Growth entry with reflection specific to learning process and growth over time

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Types of Portfolios

Notebook Binder

  • 3 ring notebook
  • Tabs
    • Divided by year
    • Divided by course
  • Table of contents
  • Written reflections
  • Organization matters
  • Student owned

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Electronic

  • Stored on computer or cloud
  • Easy updates
  • Efficiency in sharing and transferring
  • Organization matters
  • Student owned
  • Examples
    • GoogleDoc
    • LiveBinder

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Notebook Portfolio �Logistics Tips

  • Cover sheet, spine label, tabs for entries, sheet protectors, separate into four sections (1 for every year), table of contents
  • Consider storage
    • Notebooks
    • Student entries throughout the year
      • Tip: Make sure students date entries.
  • Consider Year-to Year Transfer

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