e'Portfolio Lifelong Career Development Document ! Dr. Mark E. Bender, CSU Stanislaus Ag Studies Central Valley Consortium Ag Ed Tech Prep Tech Prep 2009 MB

Let’s define a Portfolio: An accumulation of student work, collected over time, that exhibits the skills and abilities he/she possesses. LM

An accumulation of student work, collected over time,

that exhibits the skills and abilities he/she possesses.

Why Use a Portfolio? Potential employers are better able to evaluate the students’ abilities. They are cumulative and therefore include only the student’s best work. They require students to take an active, responsible role in their education. They focus on what the student can do. LM

Potential employers are better able to evaluate the students’ abilities.

They are cumulative and therefore include only the student’s best work.

They require students to take an active, responsible role in their education.

They focus on what the student can do.

Components of a Portfolio: Career Development Package Work Samples Writing Samples Work Experience Evaluation and Skill List LM

Career Development Package

Work Samples

Writing Samples

Work Experience Evaluation and Skill List

Career Development Package: Individual Career Plan Letter of Introduction/Application Ex*1 Ex*2 Ex*3 Resume Ex*1 Ex*2 Job or College application Letter(s) of recommendation Ex* Interview Preparation (new for 2009) Activities, Honors, Achievements MB

Individual Career Plan

Letter of Introduction/Application Ex*1 Ex*2 Ex*3

Resume Ex*1 Ex*2

Job or College application

Letter(s) of recommendation Ex*

Interview Preparation (new for 2009)

Activities, Honors, Achievements

Work Samples A very important part of the portfolio!! work samples document skills and abilities that your students possess! each work sample should contain a descriptive summary and its importance to the student Work samples can take many forms.... MB

A very important part of the portfolio!!

work samples document skills and abilities that your students possess!

each work sample should contain a descriptive summary and its importance to the student

Work samples can take many forms....

Typical work samples!! Schematics of electronic circuits developed by the student Pictures of a student vaccinating livestock A video of a sales presentation Links to Actual Work Samples 1* 2* MB

Schematics of electronic circuits developed by the student

Pictures of a student vaccinating livestock

A video of a sales presentation

Links to Actual Work Samples 1* 2*

Writing Samples The student exhibits effective writing skills on a technical subject: Communication skills Subject matter knowledge LM

The student exhibits effective writing skills on a technical subject:

Communication skills

Subject matter knowledge

Work Experience documentation: School to Work Profile Skill list SCANS Competencies Employer evaluation Documentation of work experience Complete Work Experience Book on CD (Documentation ) MB

School to Work Profile

Skill list

SCANS Competencies

Employer evaluation

Documentation of work experience

Complete Work Experience Book on CD (Documentation )

The Portfolio Presentation: What should the final portfolio look like? depends upon the student computer disk binder or other type of folder Internet???? All should require: Table of Contents Professional appearance LM

What should the final portfolio look like?

depends upon the student

computer disk

binder or other type of folder

Internet????

All should require:

Table of Contents

Professional appearance

The Electronic Portfolio: Benefits: Easier to transport Facilitates storage and grading Students can easily update and modify portfolio entries Hard copies can be downloaded and used upon demand More economical for the school LM

Benefits:

Easier to transport

Facilitates storage and grading

Students can easily update and modify portfolio entries

Hard copies can be downloaded and used upon demand

More economical for the school

Questions? Are portfolios graded? Where are they stored? Aren’t portfolios more work for the instructor? Copyright considerations Plagiarism MB

Are portfolios graded?

Where are they stored?

Aren’t portfolios more work for the instructor?

Copyright considerations

Plagiarism

Remember....... Trying something new isn’t always easy nor is it always successful.… But your guidance in developing a portfolio can give your students the advantage in a hiring situation! LM

Trying something new isn’t always easy nor is it always successful.…

But your guidance in developing a portfolio can give your students the advantage in a hiring situation!

Good luck with those portfolios! I Got the Job! ? Great Portfolio ! LM

The Workplace Learning Disk What’s on the CD? Let’s now look at the actual E’Portfolio in its entirety… MB

What’s on the CD?

Let’s now look at the actual E’Portfolio in its entirety…

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