The Portfolio Connection
Student Work Linked to Standards
Third Edition
Edited by:
June 2008 | 288 pages | Corwin
The third edition of The Portfolio Connection: Student Work Linked to Standards offers practical advice and reader-friendly strategies for using portfolios to assess students authentically, demonstrate student learning and growth, and help students celebrate their own achievement. With a focus on incorporating standards into the portfolio process, the authors show teachers how to help students collect portfolio pieces and how to develop checklists and rubrics to monitor student progress. This essential resource includes: Tips for integrating technology into the portfolio process Steps for conducting student-led conferences Reproducibles for immediate classroom use
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
1. Connect Portfolio Purpose to Audience
2. Connect Portfolio Design to Developmental Stages
3. Connect Portfolio Content to Local and State Standards and Curricula
4. Connect Portfolio Purpose Through Students' Collections, Reflections, and Selections
5. Connect Students' Reflections and Self-Assessments to Criteria, Rubrics, and Standards
6. Connect Students' Voices Through Web Conferences and Showcases
Conclusion
Appendix
References
Additional Reading
Index
"A good overview of the entire portfolio process, from its philosophical foundations to the celebration of student achievement."
Otter Valley Union High School, Brandon, VT
"I am very impressed with this book because as a new teacher, I am looking for ideas for the next year that will make me feel more confident. Using a portfolio will help me show evidence that the students are making progress toward meeting state standards."
Forrest City High School, AR