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.

What is a portfolio?

A special case

A financial p

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An a

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A collection of

artifacts

What is anacademic portfolio?

Sample 10th Grade Student Portfolios

Look at examples Click around Make notes

I notice . . . I like . . . I wonder . . .

Process Product

Learning Over Time

The Portfolio Process

Collect Select Reflect Present Share

Collect

Select

Reflect

Present Share

Collect

Select

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?

We do not learn from experience.

We learn from reflecting on experience.

~John Dewey

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• 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

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• 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