Digital Portfolios in the Classroom

Digital Portfolios in the Classroom
Author: Matt Renwick
Publisher: ASCD
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2017-08-31
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1416624643

Assessment is messy. Day-to-day, in-the-moment assessments not only reveal information that drives future instruction but also offer a comprehensive picture of students’ abilities and dispositions toward learning. As teachers, we might know what this looks and feels like, yet it can be hard to put into action—hence the messiness. Say hello to digital student portfolios—dynamic, digital collections of authentic information from different media, in many forms, and with multiple purposes. Using digital portfolios to capture student thinking and progress allows us to better see our students as readers, writers, and learners—and help students see themselves in the same way! Matt Renwick’s Digital Portfolios in the Classroom is a guide to help teachers sort through, capture, and make sense of the messiness associated with assessment. By shining a spotlight on three types of student portfolios—performance, process, and progress—and how they can be used to assess student work, Renwick helps educators navigate the maze of digital tools and implement the results to drive instruction.

Assessment Portfolios for Elementary Students

Assessment Portfolios for Elementary Students
Author: Milwaukee Public Schools
Publisher: Eye On Education
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2002
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781930556256

Developed by educators in Milwaukee's public schools and successfully used with over 15,000 students, this book will show you how to: - engage your students in high quality work - reveal information about your students which cannot be seen through standardized tests - help students become responsible for their own academic growth. The tasks and rubrics in this book will help you discover the strengths and learning needs of your students. With concrete, detailed examples from Kindergarten through 5th grade, this book demonstrates how to implement assessment portfolios in your classroom. Part I provides concrete details about how to organize, implement, and maintain assessment portfolios throughout the school year. In Part II are assessments in reading, writing, and math - featuring class tested scoring rubrics and samples of student work. Also included are learning projects, rich classroom activities requiring high quality intellectual work. Part III contains student handouts and scoring sheets, ready for you to distribute and use with the students in your class.

The Power of Portfolios

The Power of Portfolios
Author: Elizabeth A. Hebert
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2001-08-27
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This book offers an approach for using portfolios with elementary level students and shows how the portfolio process can serve as a powerful motivational tool by encouraging students to assess their own work, set goals, and take responsibility for future learning. Throughout the book, there are stories that illuminate the lessons learned by students, teachers, and the principal at a school in Winnetka, Illinois, that has used portfolios for more than a decade. The 11 lessons provide vignettes of school life: (1) "Children Can Assess Their Own Learning"; (2) "Children Learn All the Time"; (3) "Teachers Learn All the Time, Too"; (4) "Getting Clear on Portfolio Purpose, Ownership, and Content"; (5) "Portfolios Encourage Children to Think about Their Learning"; (6) "Portfolios Respond to the Individual Needs of Students"; (7) "Designating a Space and Place for Gathering Memories"; (8) "A Celebration Connects Child, Portfolio, and Audience"; (9) "Teaching Parents How to Be Part of the Portfolio Conference"; (10) "Listening for Children's Meaning"; and (11) "Creating a Language for Portfolios." An appendix presents the philosophy of the Winnetka, Illinois, public schools. (Contains 68 references.) (SM)

Portfolio Assessment

Portfolio Assessment
Author: James Barton
Publisher: Dale Seymour Publications
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1997
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Grade level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, k, p, e, i, s, t.

Portfolio Assessment

Portfolio Assessment
Author: Allan A. De Fina
Publisher: Scholastic
Total Pages: 88
Release: 1992
Genre: Portfolios in education
ISBN: 9780590491839

In this book, author Allan A. De Fina invites teachers, students and parents into the portfolio process, which offers many opportunities to assess a student's performance and growth over time. You'll read a brief background and a working definition of the process, as well as learn how portfolios can be effectively used in any and every classroom. You'll find practical suggestions for getting started, pointers on how to manage the process, and a look at the benefits of portfolio assessment.

What Do I Do about the Kid Who--?

What Do I Do about the Kid Who--?
Author: Kathleen Gould Lundy
Publisher: Pembroke Publishers Limited
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2004
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1551381656

Presents strategies on ways to create a classroom environment that will motivate reluctant learners.

Writing Portfolios in the Classroom

Writing Portfolios in the Classroom
Author: Robert C. Calfee
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 386
Release: 1996
Genre: English language
ISBN: 0805818359

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Developing Portfolios in Education

Developing Portfolios in Education
Author: Ruth S. Johnson
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2009-07-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1412972361

Developing Portfolios in Education: A Guide to Reflection, Inquiry, and Assessment, Second Edition takes preservice and inservice teachers through the process of developing a professional portfolio. It is designed to teach readers how traditional and electronic portfolios are defined, organized, and evaluated. The text also helps teachers to use their portfolios as an action research tool for reflection and professional development.

Conferring with Young Writers

Conferring with Young Writers
Author: Kristin Ackerman
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2016
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1625310390

If you've ever sat down to confer with a child and felt at a loss for what to say or how to help move him or her forward as a writer, this book is for you. If you are a strong teacher of writing but are not seeing results from your students, this book is for you. Authors Kristin Ackerman and Jennifer McDonough have been teaching writing for several years and know that conferring can be a murky and messy process--perhaps the hardest component of all. Written from the lessons they've learned through hard-won classroom experience--their mistakes and challenges--Conferring with Young Writers is based on what Kristin and Jen call the "three Fs" frequency, focus, and follow-up. They've created a classroom management system that offers routine and structure for giving the most effective feedback in a writing conference. This book will help writing teachers--and students--learn to break down and utilize the qualities that enable good writing: elaboration, voice, structure, conventions, and focus. The authors also provide the knowledge and skills it takes to confer well, which will help you improve as a writing teacher and give your students the confidence to think of themselves as writers.

Student Self-Assessment

Student Self-Assessment
Author: Katie White
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2021-10-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781952812859

Increase the achievement of every learner with Student Self-Assessment. In this practical guide, author Katie White outlines how to plan and implement various self-assessment strategies to ensure student growth at all grade levels. She covers every stage of the process--from setup to goal setting to celebrating. In each chapter, you'll find helpful step-by-step guidelines as well as questions to guide conversation and reflection throughout the journey. Understand how self-assessment skills benefit students now and in the future. Learn how to set up a self-assessment process and document learning. Train students to analyze and reflect on their own performances. Set strong, achievable goals in order to motivate students to realize their potential. Celebrate successes and continue to engage students with self-assessment. Contents: Introduction: Embracing Student Self-Assessment Chapter 1: Making a Compelling Case for Student-Self-Assessment Chapter 2: Setting Up a Self-Assessment Process and Documenting Learning Chapter 3: Engaging in Analysis and Reflection Chapter 4: Imagining Possibilities and Setting Goals Chapter 5: Celebrating Growth Chapter 6: Examining Age, Security, Families, and Other Factors Epilogue Appendix: Sample Data Notebook Sequence References and Resources Index