It's true. When teachers examine their practice, their teaching improves. You start to self reflect about your areas of strength and standards that you'd like to become more accomplished in. You set future goals and begin to measure your growth as a learner. A teaching portfolio is a perfect way to showcase your effort and achievement. The collection of work you gather over time can help you assess your effectiveness and examine yourself as a learner and educator.
My students have taken ownership in selecting work and artifacts to share at student led conferences. They've been involved in the assessment process by self reflecting on their growth, too. I'd like to incorporate (student) electronic portfolios in my class this year. But I'm not really sure about the management piece? Any ideas for 2nd grade?
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I agree that teaching portfolio can only help us become better teachers. Through this process we can examine our work and make changes to improve what we do.
The readings tonight gave me a refreshed desire to give portfolios another try. Not in folders on paper, that are hard to maintain and labor intensive but in folders electronically. Having the students, maintain the work as part of their grade. I do not know how this will work or even look with my 4th graders but I think it is worth a try.
I would love someone to give me an idea on how to do this with Kinder students with out taking up too much time.
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