Our first reading tonight must have been a student is Dr. Christie’s boot camp. The pressure of making a portfolio perfect is a major concern of many of us. Not only to please ourselves but as we post our work to the web we must keep in mind the world audience we are creating for. As we design and work we want to show our best work as any portfolio should. As I build my portfolio and refine my techniques I will be proud to display my work as a beginning. However, as this is the only showcase I have for my work to be displayed I do want to do a good job.
I found the “Five Stages and Five Levels of a Portfolio Building” to be a very helpful piece of reading. I have bookmarked the readings for further reflection as time goes on. I find doing a student portfolio a troublesome task because I am usually the one that has to organize and maintain the work. However reading the passages gave me a refreshed desire to give it another try. This time, not in folders on paper, but in folders electronically. Having the students, maintain the work as part of their grade. I do not know how this will work or even look with my 4th graders but I think it is worth a try.
2 comments:
You know...I had these same feelings when I was in boot camp 4 years ago. I wanted everything to be perfect before it went up on the web for viewing by the world. I have since gone back and redone some of my WebQuests and upgraded my website. Some of my stuff did have to go up unfinished since I couldn't meet the deadlines in time...I spent time after class ended playing catch-up. :O)
I have always wanted to do something with electronic portfolios for my students too. It's so much easier to manage stuff electronically...doesn't take up so much space! ;O)
I'm impressed to here that you have already implimented portfoilis in your classroom. I think that is a real evidence of characher that despite the adversity you have faced you are willing to keep it going. I think that part of what makes portfolios so overwhelming is that the work is never done. I suppose that if we accept this we will be a little more sane.
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