E+is+for+Electronic,+Educational,+Evaluative+and+Engaging

=E is for Electronic, Educational, Evaluative and Engaging = =Hi Joan=

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= = =The creation of a portfolio, paper or digital, both requires and inspires engagement.A true portfolio is not simply a folder of work, but a selection of pieces that reflect interaction with curriculum, =

[|Metacognition in the Classroom] [|Metacognition & Portfolios] = Ideally, portfolios contain a variety of evidence, some pieces stipulated by the teacher to evidence concept, skill, and/or standard attainment; some pieces identified by the student to record academic and personal growth. The more  control = = students have over the contents of their portfolios, the more potential that the creation of those collections can be used as vehicles to motivate = =student engagement in their own learning. =

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==Metacognition - best known as "thinking about thinking" - provides students with awareness about how they learn most effectively, powerful information that gives them control over their success as students. Consistent opportunities for self-reflection as part of the portfolio collection/selection process model and engrain in students the mechanisms to self-monitor and evaluate their own learning strategies. This autonomy allows students to recognize their learning as meaningful and connect it to the "real world." == = = = = = = = = ="We don't learn fron experience; = =we learn from reflecting on experience." =

= -John Dewey =

[|Using E Portolfios for Classroom Assessment] [|E Porfolios - Definitions and Rationale] [|Creating an E-Portfolio] (me) [|Digital Portfolios] = = =  You are currently engaged in the process of creating an electronic portfolio of your work for this class.As a last experiment with your student, try out at least a piece of the portfolio and/or metacognitive self reflection with your students . = = = =

= =This does not need to be completed by the end date of our class, but may be planned for implementation during the month of January. = = =

or at the end of first semester.
=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 1. Ask students to review their performance on a single assignment or perhaps multiple assignments. = =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 2. Design a self-reflection opportunity that prompts students top reflect on the strategies they used to complete the assignment(s). = =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 3. Ask students to evaluate the effectiveness of their strategy decisions. = =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 4. Ask students to consider effect (and potential motivation ) of this knowledge. What would they do differently ( or the same ) next time? = =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5. If you're feeling ambitious, the links below connect to three different FREE websites that create and archive digital portfolios. Feel free to experiment with your students or with your own portfolio for January 6th. =

[|Foliospaces Tutorial] [|Zunal Tutorial] [|Google Sites Tutorial]