Electronic Career Portfolios

What is a Portfolio? An organized collection of evidence that shows your accomplishments both in and out of school, An organized collection of evidence that shows your accomplishments both in and out of school, contains samples of your work that exhibit and reveal the quality and variety of your learning, your accomplishments, your skills, and your experiences. contains samples of your work that exhibit and reveal the quality and variety of your learning, your accomplishments, your skills, and your experiences. Document your journey through the career development process. A student’s portfolio should contain information pertaining to self-assessment, showcase exemplary student products or projects, and reveal student personal reflections. According to Wonacott (2001). Document your journey through the career development process. A student’s portfolio should contain information pertaining to self-assessment, showcase exemplary student products or projects, and reveal student personal reflections. According to Wonacott (2001).

What are ECPs? Electronic Career Portfolios are a way in which students can explore, document and store their career aspirations, strengths, interests, and accomplishments. Electronic Career Portfolios are a way in which students can explore, document and store their career aspirations, strengths, interests, and accomplishments. They are no different than the Career Portfolios of the past, except that you are putting all the information onto the computer to store and organize. They are no different than the Career Portfolios of the past, except that you are putting all the information onto the computer to store and organize.

Why bother? Tool in which students can learn, discover and document their growth Tool in which students can learn, discover and document their growth Focuses students and allows them to think about their future Focuses students and allows them to think about their future Gives the students a place to organize and keep all their accomplishments and career related information; great for referring to for scholarship applications, career research projects needed for certain post-secondary programs, job applications, creating résumés, etc. Gives the students a place to organize and keep all their accomplishments and career related information; great for referring to for scholarship applications, career research projects needed for certain post-secondary programs, job applications, creating résumés, etc. Students are able to invite others to view their ECPs - employers, potential post-secondary institutions, etc. Students are able to invite others to view their ECPs - employers, potential post-secondary institutions, etc.

Using Career Cruising All schools in the division have their own passwords. All schools in the division have their own passwords. If you don’t know yours, see your teacher or career counsellor If you don’t know yours, see your teacher or career counsellor Once you have logged in at the first thing the students or teacher should do is to create a portfolio: everything you do on this website can be saved to your portfolio (your portfolio username and password can be used on the main page for future log ins) Once you have logged in at the first thing the students or teacher should do is to create a portfolio: everything you do on this website can be saved to your portfolio (your portfolio username and password can be used on the main page for future log ins) Each teacher can monitor the progress of their students through Career Cruising CAMS Each teacher can monitor the progress of their students through Career Cruising CAMS

Career Cruising Lesson Plans Career Cruising also has lesson plans for teachers to use. Career Cruising also has lesson plans for teachers to use. If you log on to ; on the top items, the farthest to the left is an “I”. If you log on to ; on the top items, the farthest to the left is an “I”. Looks like this Looks like this You will get to a teachers page; click on “Classroom Activities and Resource Projects” You will get to a teachers page; click on “Classroom Activities and Resource Projects” You will get all the Career Cruising lesson plans and portfolio activities. You will get all the Career Cruising lesson plans and portfolio activities.

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