Student portfolios are used at Cascade Middle School to celebrate student achievement throughout the year. Portfolios allow students to keep a permanent record of their work and demonstrate mastery of learning goals. Students take ownership of their learning by setting goals, evaluating their own progress, and reflecting on what they have learned. In contrast to traditional grading, portfolios emphasize student self-assessment and show documentation that learning standards have been met.

1. Student Portfolios Year Long Celebration Of Achievement © Victor Bradley | Cascade Middle School | Sedro-Woolley [email_address]

2. Student Portfolios Show What You Know & Learn Throughout the Year! ! Learning is Personal & Ongoing: A Continuous Life Skill A Permanent Record of What You Have Done & Learned Evaluation Is Performance Based: Document Your Achievement Of 7 th Grade Learning Goals Create An Ongoing Record: The How & Why of What You Learn!! Meeting Learning Goals: Required Expectations For All 7 th Graders > > >

3. 1.1 Portfolios Include All Work Done In Each Quarter Show What You Know & Learn 2.2 How You Achieved Your Learning Goals 2.1 Serious Written Reflection on: >>>What Is Learned<<< 1.2 Document All Work Properly | Save to Proper Locations 1.3 Organize All Assignments: Subject>>LA/SS/Lit Task|Date|Learning Goal 2.3 Set Specific Goals For Future Learning! STAGE TWO! STAGE ONE!

6. Portfolios Change Grading & Evaluation Completely Students sets goals, evaluate meeting 7 th grade standards, and demonstrate achievements. Teachers Judge & Assign Grades Student Self-Evaluation Student Passively Earns Letter Grades Students only vaguely know what is achieved, what requirements are met, or standards achieved. Students actively compile permanent records, documenting competencies & achievements!

7. Creating Your Student Portfolio 2. ) You need to be especially careful to save your work every time to 1) student accounts and 2) the Corezone zip drive!! 3) your floppy. 1.) Your portfolio will be a permanent record saved to 4 locations: 1) student accounts on CMS server, 2) student Zip drive in Mr. B’s class, 3) personal floppy, 4) eventually a burned CD to take home. 3.) Each assignment records: 1) Date, 2) Assignment, 3) Learning Goal(s) Met 4) Subject Area Be sure to celebrate your achievements & set goals for future work! 4.) Each assignment must document the how and why of what you learned & achieved.