portfolios

= Lower School Project Based Learning Portfolio's =

Project Based Learning Portfolio’s are an integral part of the LS assessment with project work. Teachers will assist students from K through Fourth grade to add to a web based portfolio. The portfolio will include documentation from each step of project work and be used to show growth in the PBL framework and capture growth over time. The portfolio will include 5 pieces from each in-depth study which will include showing the student as a Thinker, Researcher, Maker, Expert, and Learner (student reflection). Evidence can be collected from the class study or from a student’s individual research. The student will add to the portfolio each year they are enrolled at Shorecrest through fourth grade.

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= What material is used for Portfolio? = Based on PBL projects and are in-depth investigations.

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What do we include?
= = Five to ten pieces to show the process with a reflection by student at the end answering some simple questions. = = This would not be a repeat of writing or math work that is already in other folders. Two or three PBL projects a year. Teachers may want to include a small project or some work from their grade level production (documenting process). = =

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What Platform do we use?
= = Haiku - Easily accessible. Students can work on their own in 2-4 grade. = =

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Portfolio use and reasoning:
= = It would build from year to year with an exit interview in Fourth Grade. = = Teachers would have a clear vision with expectations of the portfolio’s for each grade level. = =

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The portfolio’s would show the Student as:
= = Thinker ( questions and thoughts before starting the class or their individual project) = = Researcher (analyze and evaluate) = = Maker (create) = = Expert (presentation of what has been explored and learned) = = Learner (a reflective piece) = =

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