The end of the year is here!
I can't believe that I have neglected this blog so much this year...then again I can. It was a doozie of a year. Working with 7th grade RtI, 8th grade RtI, a plethora of classes with students needing Regents prep for mixed Regents exams, Algebra A and Algebra I Common Core... along with Student Council and all sorts of things that come along with being new to a district. I tried my best this year!
One thing I tried was student portfolios. I had students keep folders in the room and periodically throughout the year, we would add to the portfolio and keep a table of contents. The idea was to get students to not just take a test or quiz and throw it out or move on. Good idea, right?
I have a lot to improve on for next year with this... but this year worked out as well as it could. I kept the artifacts to just tests and quizzes, and they had to type a reflection that included some sentence starters I provided.
These are a few of my favorites:
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| Student example and my comments |
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| Student example and my comments |
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| Student example and my comments |
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| This is the rubric I used to grade them, the portfolios were a 4th quarter test grade. (double jeopardy, yes, but the reflection was the point. I figured an easy grade that teaches self reflection) |
Overall, I was proud of them. Next year I was hoping to have them pick out artifacts they are proud of. Perhaps include projects. I will be incorporating more student goals along the way, too, per unit, so I can ask questions like "did you meet your goals?" and "what standards are did you master and how?" etc.
How do you incorporate student reflection/portfolios??
