summer spark susan hopper st. john’s episcopal school june 4, 2010 digital portfolio conversations

SUMMER SPARKSUSAN HOPPER

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOLJUNE 4 , 2010

Digital PortfolioConversations

Overview

Why we implementedHow we implementedValueChallengesConversations

Digital Portfolios…

Collection of a student’s work that represents their accomplishments

Shows their best workProgress of their learning over timeSamples of different types of work

Why we Implemented Digital Portfolios

ISTE Skills

Growth Mind Set

Life-long Learners

Creativity and Innovation

Communication and Collaboration

Research Fluency

Critical Thinking

Digital Citizenship

Technology Skills

Fixed vs. Growth Mind SetCharacteristics Fixed Mind Set-

Intelligence is static.Leads to a desire tolook smart and therefore a tendency to…

Growth Mind Set – Intelligence can be developed. Leads to a desire to learn and therefore a tendency to…

Challenges Avoid challenges Embrace challenges

Obstacles Give up easily Persist in the face of setbacks

Effort See effort as fruitless or worse See effort as the path to mastery

Criticism Ignore useful negative feedback Learn from criticism

Success of Others Feel threatened by the success of others

Find lessons and inspiration in the success of others

Mindworks , Brainology

How we Implemented Digital Portfolios

Digital Literacy Program

Facilitators

Power Point

Presentation

Digital Portfolio Module

Value of Digital Portfolios

Growth Mind Set

Seeing the Whole Student

Reflections

Parent Conferences

Challenges of Digital Portfolios

Learning as we are going along

Full faculty buy-in

Keeping updated

Format