Introduction to Academic Portfolios

1. Introduction to Academic Portfolios What? We are learning about academic portfolios – why and how students create them. Why? We will begin creating our own academic portfolios at this year. How? We will look at examples of students’ portfolios, make observations, ask questions, and reflect on our own learning.

2. What is a portfolio ?

3. A special case

4. A financial p ortfolio

5. An artist’s p ortfolio

6. A collection of artifacts

7. What is an academic portfolio ?

8. Sample 10 th Grade Student Portfolios Look at examples Click around Make notes I notice . . . I like . . . I wonder . . .

9. Process Product

10. Learning Over Time

11. The Portfolio Process

12. Collect

13. Select

14. Reflect

15. Present Share

16. Collect

17. Select

18. Reflect What do you want to remember about this learning experience? What was challenging about this learning experience? What was interesting about this learning experience? How did this learning experience help you grow as a learner?

19. We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience. ~John Dewey

20. All Images CC via Flickr Portfolio Case by Streetfly JZ Investment Portfolio by Iscan Abstract Photo collection by catchesthelight Puertas de Cartagena by Luz Adriana Villa pottery in the making by dave ~ 3 pots by cobalt 123 guiding touch by pangalactic

21. All Images CC via Flickr Pottery Factory by user.c RFF Pass the Camera Project by Gene Wilburn One Done by Daniel 1977 Digital Portfolio Reflection Points langwitches Soph Board Intro Ken Robinson by Talia Howard OZ 318 by torres21 Roof Reflection CC sharkbait