Initial+Thoughts

What?

 * A collection of student work samples
 * Shows growth
 * Can be by student choice or directed
 * Can be a document or a video archive, can take any form--the work within the portfolio
 * Can be multiple years
 * Can go across disciplines
 * Can include formal and informal work samples
 * Ought to have a balance, not just the same kind of sample over and over

Anything it isn't?

 * Works in progress folder
 * Not static, meant to change over time along with the student
 * Rigid--every child's proflios doesn't have to be the same

** What does the work look like? **

 * Has to be evidence of learning, must elicit reflection on the part of the learner
 * The work must be worthy of discussing
 * Student must think of why he's done it

What can it be?

 * How have I grown as a critical thinker?
 * Should it be the student's best work?
 * How have I grown as a problem solver?
 * How have I changed over time?

** Portfolio Assessment **

 * becomes a living document the student can manipulate over time
 * The student pulls from the evidence for the purpose of the presentation
 * Moves from ta folder from a collection of worthy work to a tool used to involve students in their own learning

Reflection

 * How do we have students reflect on their work?
 * Has the idea and language of reflection become part of what we teach?

Until our next meeting think about

 * Thoughts of what makes worthy work
 * Reflect on how you have students reflect on their work
 * How to you use that knowledge from the portfolio to help the student learn

So What?

 * Accountable to the learning
 * Assessment tool
 * Tool for making connections, across time, content
 * Vehicle for moving beyond content, thinking about the learning process

Now **What?**

 * **collection--the work, what does the work look like**
 * **selection--guided by our questions**
 * **reflection--wherre the learner is involved in the presentation**

Digital

 * Easy to pull from the archives to pull work for different purposes
 * Paper disappears, digital stays
 * Supports collecting word beyond writing