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Digital Portfolios

Dr. David Meoli

Sousa Elementary School

Port Washington UFSD

dmeoli@portnet.k12.ny.us

Digital Portfolios

We can use technology to create a richer picture of a student’s abilities that go beyond numbers (quantitative data)

A portfolio can contain a set of qualitative data that demonstrates: student growth over time AND student individuality

Exhibitions of student learning

What did you accomplish in school?

The Catalyst…Sousa Elementary School

Empire State Partnership (grant from NYSCA:

New York State Council of the Arts)

Interdisciplinary grant combining art and science

Use digital portfolios to document our students’ individuality and growth over time

The Big Picture

What are the goals?

What does it look like when the children have learned those goals?

How well have they done in accomplishing those goals?

Our Digital Portfoliosafter 1 ½ years

What comes first…?

Initiatives in Schools

Portfolios

Curriculum Maps

Tech Initiatives

Status Quo

Cheryl’s Digital Portfolio

Reading Tab

Reading: Spring ‘09First Grade

Reading: Fall ‘09Second Grade

Reading: Spring ’10Second Grade

The Art Portion of the Digital Portfolio Followed

A sample portfolio page from a first grade student, Alexis.

The Art Portion of the Digital Portfolio Followed

Here is another student after the first round

(and after the second – shown on the next page)

Our Digital PortfoliosAfter One Year of Pilot Work

Drawn to Science

Working on rubrics in both art and science to assess student work

Drawn to Science

• Also creating student self assessments in art:

Drawn to Science

• …and in science:

The English Language Arts Portion of the

Digital Portfolio Followed

Here is a page from a first grade book that students made after their science unit that includes short examples of reflective student writing

21st Century Curriculum

Drawn to Science: Teaching Drawing to Illuminate Scientific Observation

Integration of Instruction(multiple lenses)

Science and ArtELA

Teacher Work:Curriculum Maps

(multiple delivery)

Student Work:Digital Portfolios(multiple measures)

Reflection,Collaboration,

Alignment

Next Steps:Port Washington

• Add ELA and Science artifacts

• Add Rubrics for teachers & students

• Add other disciplines (SS & Math)

• Work on school structures to support more time for tech and focus on student work

• Develop a parent Tech Committee

Digital Portfolios

QUESTIONS

dmeoli@portnet.k12.ny.us

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