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 Don't Panic! A portfolio isn't scary, and it doesn't have to be formal. Merriam-Webster defines the portfolio as "a selection of a student's work (as papers and tests) compiled over a period of time and used for assessing performance or progress." A portfolio can be a notebook, folio, folder or box filled with materials such as: Art projects, Awards, Essays, Lesson Plans, Photographs of projects or field trips, Programs from activities or events, Reading Assessments, Report Cards, Lap Books, Scrapbook Pages, Student Journals, Tests, Workbook pages, Writing samples, and Yearly Summaries. Check out my portfolio handout for more ideas. I can not stress strongly enough that these are only ideas.
Remember that the goal of your portfolio is to demonstrate appropriate progress over the course of a year. You will want to have samples of work that actually show progress: For example, twenty math pages showing mastery of different topics throughout a school year would show significant progress, whereas twenty math pages showing that your child completed pages 6-25 in a workbook would not show much learning over the course of an entire year. Some subjects are best quantified by a reading list or written narratives, and that's fine too.New Hampshire law does not dictate the exact content of your portfolio, and every family has a different style. If your selections are separated by student, dated, and arranged chronologically by subject area, that would be great. But I've also evaluated crazy boxes worth of "stuff." Please remember that I am evaluating your child’s progress, not your organizational ability! |
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