1. Portfolios

2. In this class we are never finished…
…Learning is a process that never ends…

3. What is a Portfolio?
It is a purposeful collection of your work that exhibits your knowledge, efforts, progress, and achievements in one or more areas.

4. Why Use a Portfolio?
Allows you to show what you know in your voice

5. Phases of Portfolio Development
Phase I
All Items listed below are
REQUIRED:
Reflections
Vocabulary
Phase II
Choose 4:
Power point
Survey
Displays/dioramas
Newsletters
Charts or graphs
3D Models
Children’s books
Brochure
Model
Poster

6. Guidelines Do Not submit class worksheets or handouts.
Must be in hard copy format
Reflection of your learning experience

7. Reflections ONE entry per week Typed
Written as narrative, journal entries or table format.
Include the date and entry number.
You must answer the K-W-L questions:
K: What did I know before the unit/prior knowledge?
W: What do I want to know or need to know? Or How will I find out?
L: What have I learned?

8. Required Artifacts Vocabulary May be in games or puzzle format
May be in index card format
Use your imagination-(please get approval for your idea prior to implementing)

9. So how many artifacts should I have?

10. 8 8

11. 6
That’s right!
Six

12. Portfolio Management and Monitoring
Checkpoint due dates: Collected for review mid-semester graded end of semester
Rubrics
Peer review
Can always redo,
improve, &
make changes

13. Portfolio Rubric Portfolio Assessment Rubric
I. Presentation and format
5. Exceeds presentation and format of portfolio
4. Meets both presentation and format of portfolio most of the time.
3. Portfolio criteria and format are met.
2. Unprofessional in presentation and format.
1. Total lack of professional and academic presentation of portfolio.
II. Assembly of artifacts
5. Clear understanding of portfolio assembly of artifacts.
4. Portfolio assembly of artifacts generally followed.
3. All portfolio artifacts are present, but a few are not in the correct order.
2. Missing one key component of portfolio assembly.
1. Missing several key artifacts of portfolio assembly.
III. Mechanics of essays/compositions.
5. Mechanically, the essays/compositions are correct.
4. Essays/compositions are generally mechanically correct.
3. Mistakes in of spelling, grammar, and punctuation or notation and mechanics of
composition.
2. Fails to conform to written conventions.
Failure to understand the basic grammar of the sentence or basic mechanics of
IV. Performance
5. Exemplary performance, artistic vision and great technical skill.
4. Commendable interpretation, commendable performance in creativity.
3. Acceptable artistic interpretation, acceptable proficiency in creative process.
2. Uncertain artistic interpretation, lacks fundamental proficiency.
1. Unacceptable level of performance.

14. Portfolio Checklist A. Must Haves: B. Choose 4 Reflections Vocabulary
Power point 
Survey 
Displays/dioramas 
Newsletters 
Charts or graphs 
3D Models 
Children’s books 
Brochure 
Model 
Poster 

15. Portfolio Checklist Do NOT submit my worksheets/or activity sheets
Work must be typed.
Please include table of contents**
Please cite all sources***