Slideshow for the Intro to ePortfolio workshop

2. Acknowledgement of Territories

3. What are your questions about
portfolios on the Richnet Portal?
https://todaysmeet.com/loat2

4. What is an ePortfolio?
Integral part of quality assessment as they
authentically document the student’s learning
through continual reflection, improvement, and
ultimately, celebration of student learning through
throughout the year.

5. What is an ePortfolio (continued…)
“Window” into our classrooms
Communicate Big ideas to students, parents and colleagues
Purposeful/intentional documentation
Show how students can KNOW / DO / UNDERSTAND
Videos, photos, scribing, whiteboard apps
Content and processes are shared by students/teachers/staff (admin, EAs,
resource, etc.)

6. Portfolio Guidelines
Who
-teacher(s) may select learning samples
-and/or student(s) may select based on pre-determined criteria
or reflection
-parents are encouraged to comment on their child’s learning

7. Portfolio Guidelines
What
-a sample of student learning with a description/title
-a reflection on the learning, experience, and/or product

8. Portfolio Guidelines
When
-minimum 3-5 per term
How
-e-portfolio on the Richnet Portal

9. Portfolio Guidelines
Why
-share ongoing learning (the process/formative
assessment) or share product (summative assessment)
-a reflection on the learning, experience, and/or product

10. Science Example:
Rube Goldberg Machines
Learning Intentions
Student Progress/
Learning
Student Reflection

11. Portfolio assessment….
….offer teachers, students, and parents a broad view of student learning by
providing
- a place to document processes in learning, as well as
students’ final product
In addition to offering benefits for all partners, portfolio assessment
promotes student insolvent in, and responsibility for, their own learning.
BC Ministry of Education, 2001

12. Quality Assessment (from Ministry of Education)
 is fair, transparent, meaningful and responsive to all
learners
 focuses on all three components of the curriculum model
– KDU
 provides ongoing descriptive feedback to students
 is ongoing, timely, specific, and embedded in day to day
instruction

13. Quality Assessment (from Ministry of Education)
provides varied and multiple opportunities for learners to
demonstrate their learning
 involves students in their learning
 promotes development of student self-assessment and
goal setting for next steps in learning

14. Creating Your Class Site
Go to portal.sd38.bc.ca and go to My Classes (lower left)
Make a class webpage – click on Create a Class
Select Features (click only Home Page, Calendar, Portfolios)
Add two students in Access tab
Select colour in Theme tab, then click ‘Create’

15. Managing Your Class Portfolio
Go to your class site and click on ‘Portfolios’
Click on student’s name and select grade
Add content by click on the images icon

16. Helpful Hints
Add a link to the Portal on the home screen of each iPad
Be selective as to what is added to a student portfolio
Document the process (Process is the new Product)
Parent notifications coming soon
ePortfolio entries should be student driven

17. Resources
Mt. Sentinel site
Art of Reflection (Holland)
Reflective Learning: What is it and
why it matters?
Influences and Effect Size Related to
Student Achievement (Hattie)
Digital Writing Portfolios
The Qualitative Formative
Assessment Toolkit (Richards)
40 Reflection Questions
35 Questions for Student Reflection
11 Essentials for Excellent ePortfolios
(Davis)