Combine pdfs into a single pdf file, cover page is first. Teaching a critical twentyfirst century skill chris w. Gibbs reflective 0rgho gibbss reflective cycle gibbs, 1998 helps you to understand and practice your reflective skills. Portfolio instructions for candidates who began the certification process in 2014 and earlier. As teachers, this knowledge for us would help us understand the pathway the student uses throughout their learning process. Each student has a tab in the class writing binder so that readers can easily locate other students writing. Example portfolio contents the context of the practice. Upon completion, the portfolio showcases an entire year of writing for a student. This teacher implemented student reflection as a weekly component of classroom instruction. Sampling student work when students maintain portfolios of their work, they learn to assess their own progress as learners, and teachers gain new views of their accomplishments in teaching. Onenote class notebook as an eportfolio microsoft 365 blog. Teacher may meet with student regularly to reflect on student growth. For the last two years, a consor tium of administrators, teachers, and researchers in the pittsburgh.
Using portfolios for student growth, students are actively involved in a process of taking. Therefore, i need to assess the outcome of the lesson to determine how i should develop future lessons for this class. Another essential element of the portfolio process is the student reflection on his or her learning and progression towards the mastery of the material documented in the portfolio. Student selfreflection sheet including preassessment and postassessment reflection. The student comes with hisher prior knowledge, preference, assumptions, bias, feelings about a topicsubject. There are the traditional strategies such as writing in journals, reporting orally in front of the class, or writing an essay describing the experience. Reflection portfolio forms and materials for elementary school. The concrete evidence of learning in a portfolio is collected selectively in an appendix. A 3pocket, curriculumbased, process writing student organizer for grades 46. Student writing portfolio freebie by theroommom tpt.
Tried and true teaching methods to enhance students service. This is a guide for putting together an end of year writing portfolio memory book for each student in your class. A reflection sheet is a very effective tool to use when a student is displaying unacceptable or acceptable behaviors and can be used in conjunction with the class rules. Example portfolio the context of the practice learning the placement is at x regional secure unit. In the identification phase, researchers worked with the ibs research department to identify a large. Student self reflection sheet including preassessment and postassessment reflection. Based upon new science georgia standards of excellence.
Virginia palmerfuechsel, hs portfolios coordinator. Students highlight unit of inquiry and write in the piece of work. Competency statement 3 describe how your practices meet the. These guidelines will ask you to process your notes for each given content area 26 below for inclusion in your reflection portfolio. At this level, we should work closely with students to understand all of these complex feelings. In writing courses, portfolios enable students to display their effort and progress through the stages of the writing process. See more ideas about student portfolios, student and teaching. Pbis reflection sheets oshs scranton school district.
The possibilities for reflection questions or prompts are endless, but some examples i have seen include. Portfolio reflection sheet toronto catholic district. There are three social workers at x, each attached to one or two clinical teams. Depending on the age of your students, ask your student to save that sample and the attached reflection sheet until the end of the quarter or semester, or collect it and store it yourself at that point. Student portfolios, assessment definitions, and reflection. The first sheet is designed to be attached to or part of a student art portfolio. Formal guidelines for the writing of the reflection portfolio are found below. Portfolios are read and scored by volunteers from carleton faculty and instructional staff, who award each portfolio a score of exemplary, pass, or needs work. At the end of each year, after students complete a writing portfolio final reflection and teachers complete a teacher portfolio evaluation, the. Wp4 assembling writing portfolios once you are sure you understand your instructors guidelines, you can begin to assemble your print portfolio, using the following.
What connections can be made with previous learning or with yo. Psg offers educators a way to guide students to explicitly link. Use the template to reflect on a recent event in which you demonstrated a reflected ability to improve or demonstrate the. Figure 1 shows the contents page for a students print portfolio. Portfolios for student growth an overview and teacherstaff guide. The portfolio the student portfolio is truly the centerpiece of your work in the program in.
My journey through high school has not been without many trials and tribulations. Everything you need to know what is portfolios for student growth. A portfolio is a purposeful collection of student work that tells the story of a students efforts, progress, or achievement. The proposals helped me focus on the prompt and deconstruct it. Portfolios for student growth psg is a holistic, student centered, processled approach to portfolio development. Evidence of achievement this part of a reflective portfolio provides written evidence of student achievement. The representation of student work, or products, in the appendix is linked to the reflective component of the learning portfolio, and it is driven by purpose and audience. For this part of the lesson, i will have my students complete the 321 reflection sheet because i am focusing on using formative assessment to guide instruction. The reflection sheets for each of the eleven standards will become part of your permanent file in the program in teacher preparation. The last 2 sheets are just general questions about the art lessons from the year. Often, they show more about you than the artifacts. Not only does student reflection enhance dialogue between the teacher and student, but it provide students the opportunity to grow in their content knowledge, metacognition, and selfawareness, and to strengthen a sense of class community.
Depending on the goal, anywhere from twosix weeks is a good time frame. Whether your students keep a digital or binder portfolio, they need to reflect on their portfolio pieces. These teams consist of a consultant forensic psychiatrist, a specialist psychiatric registrar and a senior house officer, a. The sheets can be used to help correct undesired behaviors or, alternatively, to reinforce those students following the rules and exhibiting expected and desired behaviors. Students then brainstorm everything they can do to meet their goal. Apr 20, 2016 it should demonstrate student reflection. Writing portfolio grades 46 is a massive, 31 cm by 68 cm thats 12 inches by 27 inches, 3pocket student writing organizer. Guidance for using student portfolios in educator evaluation. Reflection is a major component of learning, and as students reflect and set attainable goals for their writing, the cumulative 612 portfolio will serve as a formal record of this process.
Students turn in their first drafts to let me know that they are ready to conference with me before making revisions and beginning a final draft. This will allow the parentss to see their child reading on the appropriate level. To exceed the portfolio standards, in lieu of the questions, a student may. Keeping student writing organized is a chore but making sure your students fully understand the writing process is a must if they are to become proud, confident writers.
Portfolios for student growth gallaudet university. Teacher guides by giving a general structure to the portfolio. Make cover sheets for each of the five dividers made in step 4. These 7 different portfolio reflection sheets are perfect for lower elementary. Classroom goal setting has changed over my teaching career and the following goal setting and data. A teaching portfolio is a representation of your identity as a teacher. The following are additional resources for school staff if needed. Having the parents read the students stories will let them experience the readability of their childs writing as a published piece. Probably the most common portfolio reflection task is the completion of a sheet to be attached to the sample or samples of work which the reflection is addressing. Reflection is the necessary bridge in the learning process that takes place when a student is involved in a servicelearning experience. Poklop northeastern university this article reports on a threeyear investigation into how and to what extent eportfolios sponsor teacher and student learning about audience in firstyear writing classes at a midsized research university.
There should be the ability to work on a task and change it several times, select the best learning experiences and save to a place in the e portfolio and have work ready to share as learning evidence or achievement. High school essential skills portfolio guide the compiled wisdom of faculty, staff, and students over many years updated in august, 2015 by dr. The student choice is the primary determinant of entries in a portfolio. Begin the year with a student goal setting classroom activity set goals with the grade level prioritypower standards in mind reading writing mathematics science social studies decide on evidence to be included in portfolio what shows progress toward achieving the goals prepare a letter to parent. Students are missing a vital benefit of the portfolio process if they are not required to. This research is an analysis of88 firstyear portfolio cover letters from the spring 2000 english 102 program assessment. Portfolio summative reflection sample as i reflect upon the four years worth of work in my portfolio, i cant help but feel a sense of accomplishment and pride. At the time a student selects a sample to be included in his portfolio, require the student to complete a brief reflection sheet and attach it to the sample. Students with help from the teacher look at their assessment data and set a goal of where they want to be in a certain amount of weeks. It is something that the teacher needs to plan all year, so there are enough student writing samples to build the portfolio. Portfolio reflection sheet toronto catholic district school.
Portfolios allow writers to collect a body of writing in one place and to organize and present it in an effective, attractive format, giving the instructor a view of a students writing that focuses more on the complete body of work than. Individual student reflection sheets by grade level. Reflection template deal model for critical reflection use the following prompts to create a comprehensive reflection piece detailing your civic engagement experience and what you learned from it. The materials meet the specific purposes of the portfolio. Notice how an effective design emphasizes important elements and distinguishes them from one another. It must include student participation in the selection of portfolio content, criteria for selection, criteria for judging merit, and evidence of student selfreflection. We had a data portfolio where we would record our scores and where we wanted to go next. Student and teacher may be asked to explain why they selected each entry. Writing what do i need to learn learning goal i am learning how to use the writing process to create interesting pieces of writing for my audience how am i going to reach my goal success criteria follow the writing process give relevant detail make the writing interesting voice consider my word choice. Gibbs reflective 0rgho cpdme cpd portfolio builder. During the term, keep all of your work in a folder. Whats one thing you would like to do to improve the piece, if only you knew how to do it. You should use the new jersey professional standards for teachers and the eleventh program standard to guide your selection of artifacts and the writing of your reflection. Reflection question sheet on student writing halfway through and at the end of each marking period ask students to choose a piece of their own writing and complete reflection sheets like the following.
The purpose of a writing portfolio is to demonstrate a writers improvement and achievements. Student portfolios, assessment definitions, and reflection in action student portfolios. For example, students can show how they met course objectives. When writing about such incidents, students should reflect on the ways that they prompted new skill development, or provided enhanced understanding of course material.
Goal setting has been a longstanding classroom practice for my students. When we hear the word, portfolio, we often think of artists carrying around a large valise of their creations, or of a business person carrying around a thin briefcase of financial papers. A writing portfolio contains work completed for several different assignments, giving the instructor a view of a students writing that focuses more. The reflection sheet is an extremely important part of your portfolio. To meet the portfolio standards, answer the following questions thoughtfully and completely. Part 2 provides portfolio entry directions as well as cover sheets and forms you use to submit your portfolio entries. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the structure and properties of matter. The reflection sheet should not merely summarize the artifact. Each portfolio must demonstrate the students fluency with certain specific academic writing skills these skills are listed and explained here. Part 1 provides general instructions for preparing, developing, and submitting your portfolio entries.
You may use the same artifact for more than one standard area. All the ungraded assignments throughout my journey to finishing each composition made the prompt more clear and achievable. High school essential skills portfolio guide the compiled wisdom of faculty, staff, and students over many years. When i first started teaching, we would set class goals and individual goals based on assessment data. Student portfolio reflections on unit assignments landscape layout allows students to think critically about what they are learning by asking them to respond to the questions below. These cover sheets should be well designed, show creativity, and match the tabs on each divider. It is in knowing about yourself that you will be able to identify whether you truly are suitable for the career you have been wanting to have for so long or not.
My computeruportfoliosportfolio reflection sheet for computers. An effective portfolio conveys a coherent message about your beliefs and approaches to teaching and offers specific evidence to support that message. An important and useful skill that i learned from this class was, start writing early. A rhetorical analysis of 88 portfolio cover letters abstract. Your essay will also treat what you hope to continue to improve in your writing. Students also fill out essential skills reflection sheets with their insights about.
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