e Portfolios Teaching Students to Curate and Manage

e. Portfolios Teaching Students to Curate and Manage Their Digital Footprints

Garrison Forest School Owings Mills, MD bit. ly/NAISe. Port #NAISe. Port Chris Shriver, Lindsay Kelland Stacie Muñoz, Renee Hawkins e. Portfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints

Demonstrations Of Learning For 21 st Century Schools Pat Bassett Independent School Magazine Fall 2009

Why e. Portfolios? • STUDENTS learn to think beyond the grade and practice metacognition. • STUDENTS learn to discuss and set learning goals and strategies for getting there • STUDENTS learn to curate their work and accomplishments, practicing responsibility and organization. • STUDENTS develop dispositions for lifelong learning. • STUDENTS learn and practice valuable technology skills. • TEACHERS can individualize the student learning experience. • TEACHERS, PARENTS become partners in the STUDENT'S, learning experience.

The Lower School Grades K-5 uploaded to Flicker, Jan 20, 2009 © All rights reserved by karma (Karen) e. Portfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints

The Pilot 2 teachers (1 st and 3 rd) 2 students each Writing and language art e. Portfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints

The Platform Google sites -- customizable but harder to use Edublogs -- customizable but harder to use Evernote -- basic format but easy to use e. Portfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints

Chris' Evernote

The Purpose Showcase Assessment Reflection Metacognition Communication Digital footprint uploaded to Flicker, Mar 9, 2009 © All rights reserved by karma (Karen) e. Portfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints

Examples Ruby's Recording Katelyn's Essay Grier's Biography Outline Many more examples available on NAIS e. Portfolio Google Site. e. Portfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints

Where do we go from here? • Expand to other grades in the division • Allow older students to manage portions of the portfolio? • Replace portions of current report card? e. Portfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints

The Middle School GRADES 6 -8 e. Portfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints

The Pilot • • All Grades 6 -8 o 6 th & 7 th in DT class o 8 th in English, Advisory, & Study Halls Teachers designated in each grade level for support e. Portfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints

The Platform • • • Google Sites -customizable, easy to use, free Digication -expensive, limited space Mahara -- free, not customizable, limited space e. Portfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints

The Purpose • • • Reflection Digital Footprint Conferences/Parents Showcase Build technology and design skills Dialogue about S/W e. Portfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints

Student Reflective Log • Self Directed Learning • Critical Thinking • Collaboration • Curiosity • Creativity e. Portfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints

Create Website Design e. Portfolio & Pages Write Reflections Sample Parent-Teacher Conferences Receive Feedback Manage Privacy

Examples 6 th Grade 7 th Grade 8 th Grade Olivia S's e. Portfolio Rachel M's e. Portfolio Cova A's e. Portfolio Lila H's e. Portfolio Mia G's e. Portfolio Raquel H's e. Portfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprint

The Upper School Grades 9 -12 e. Portfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprint

The Purpose • Online Resume/ Showcase • Digital Footprint • Reflection • Curation • Build Technology/ Design Skills e. Portfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprint

Challenges • Time • Ownership • Technology/ Training • Digitizing student work • Maintenance e. Portfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprint

The Pilot • 2013 -2014 every 9 th grader will have an e. Portfolio • 9 th grade Biology • 9 th grade English • WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) • Independent studies • Art Portfolio Courses e. Portfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprint

What About College Admissions? • • • Electronic Portfolios (e-Portfolios) are dynamic, developmental spaces representing your professional "self" on the Web. They are becoming standard practice for academics, students, and professionals and typically include examples of skills and achievements, as well as a reflective blog element. College Admissions o Time/Equity http: //portfolio. psu. edu/ College. On. Track partners with the Common App Once you're in. . e. Portfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprint