PORTFOLIOS

1. PORTFOLIOS A Strategy for Assessment Jones, M., Shelton, M. (2011). Developing Your Portfolio--Enhancing Your Learning and Showing Your Stuff: A Guide for the Early Childhood Student or Professional, Second Edition. Routledge.

2. Rationale Provides for Authentic Assessment * application to real life * contextualized * multiple indicators Builder Constructs Knowledge * documenting relationships between experience & criteria

3. Some Key Descriptors • open-ended • growth over time • self-directed • reflective • personally meaningful • documenting evidence • habits of mind • collaborative dialogue • process of inquiry • authentic

4. Common Purposes • To track one's personal growth over time • Known as "developmental," "process," or "working“ portfolio

5. Common Purposes To demonstrate to others what one has learned over a specified period of time, how one has engaged in the learning process, and how one has applied the learning/knowledge Known as "evaluation, "product, "presentation“ or showcase portfolio

6. Common Purposes To provide to others an up-to-date portrait of one's knowledge, skills, and dispositions, and the competence with which one can engage these. Known as "interview,“ or "professional," "showcase“ portfolio

7. Portfolio Components Clearly specified purpose and audience  Organizational structure reflective of the purpose Carefully selected evidence suited to the purpose  Reflections tying artifacts to learning to growth

8. Characteristics of the Portfolio Process  Learning is expressed in personally meaningful, individualized, and creative ways Learning is collaborative

9. Characteristics of the Portfolio Process  Transformative - internalized change results from a collision of current knowledge and experience and new knowledge through a process of inquiry and reflection

10. Characteristics of the Portfolio Process  Promotes learning with understanding  requires learners to restructure, integrate, apply, and reflect on knowledge in new ways

11. Characteristics of the Portfolio Process  Learning is made public- work is shared and presented with colleagues and other professionals for discussion and examination

12. Examples of Artifacts for Documentation  story boards  case studies  projects  action research lesson plans  videos  surveys  training materials  environmental rating scales  resumes  philosophy statements  handbooks  letters of reference  photos  certificates

13. Assessment Tools Check listscontains required components Rubricsscoring criteria continuum with descriptions Benchmarksbased on external performance standards

14. Challenges of the Portfolio Process 1. Determine the relevance & implications of the learning with regard to future action Operate at a high level of thinking 3. See and accept that learning is a messy, uneven process that requires tenacity

15. Challenges of the Portfolio Process 4. Move from "what does the teacher want" to "what will help me develop as a professional“ Consciously confront and manage anxiety Value individual strengths, differences and creativity while maintaining quality standards 7. Ensure that the documentation accurately reflects practice

16. Benefits • Validates experience and knowledge • Draws on one’s strengths • Documents growth • Promotes and strengthens critical reading and thinking skills • Facilitates congruency between practice and theory • Clarifies professional identity