Practical Portfolios: Reading, Writing, Math, and Life Skills, Grades 3-6

Contents......Page 6
Traditional Assessment......Page 10
Portfolio Assessment......Page 11
Whole-Child Portfolios and the Seven Intelligences......Page 13
Life Skills Training......Page 14
Student-Led Parent Conferences......Page 15
How to Use This Book......Page 16
Portfolio Components......Page 17
Overview of the Portfolio Lessons......Page 18
Student-Led Parent Conference Components......Page 20
Conclusion......Page 21
Questions About Portfolios......Page 22
Questions About Student-Led Parent Conferences......Page 23
Suggested Timelines......Page 24
Full School Year Timeline......Page 25
Modified Timeline......Page 26
Classroom Setup......Page 28
Lesson 1—Introducing the Portfolio and Choosing Covers......Page 29
Lesson 3—Assembling the Portfolios......Page 37
Lesson 4—Student Exit Outcomes......Page 45
Lesson 5—Student Illustrations of Exit Outcomes......Page 47
Lesson 6—Writing an Autobiographical Letter......Page 49
Lesson 7—Cooperative Learning......Page 50
Lesson 8—Creating a Classroom Rubric for Behavior Expectations......Page 52
Lesson 9—Self-Monitoring......Page 59
Lesson 10—Sharing Page......Page 62
Lesson 11—Learning Styles......Page 66
Lesson 12—Applications for Classroom Jobs......Page 67
Lesson 13—Interview Skills......Page 69
Lesson 14—Reading Survey......Page 71
Lesson 15—Writing Survey......Page 73
Lesson 16—Math Skills Demonstration......Page 75
Lesson 17—Computer Demonstration......Page 77
Lesson 18—Organizing First-of-the-Year Work into Portfolios and Making First VIP Entries......Page 78
Lesson 19—Creating a Classroom Rubric for Student Portfolios......Page 81
Lesson 20—First Writing Sample......Page 83
Lesson 21—Composing Reading and Writing Goals......Page 91
Lesson 22—Student Summary Writing for Life Skills and Math......Page 96
Lesson 23—Composing Life Skills and Math Goals......Page 101
Lesson 24—Reaching Your Goals......Page 104
Lesson 25—Introduction to Student-Led Parent Conferences......Page 106
Lesson 26—Introduction to the Fall Conference Agenda......Page 109
Lesson 27—Creating a Rubric for Student-Led Parent Conferences......Page 111
Lesson 28—Fall Conference Agenda Rehearsal......Page 113
Lesson 30—Practicing the Complete Agenda......Page 115
Lesson 31—Student Invitations to Parents......Page 118
Lesson 33—Student Evaluation of Fall Conferences and Portfolios......Page 119
Life Skills......Page 121
Science and Social Studies......Page 122
Lesson 34—Completing the Exit Outcome Page......Page 123
Lesson 35—Sending the Portfolios Home......Page 126
Lesson 36—End-of-the-Year Writing Sample......Page 129
Lesson 38—Writing Self-Reflections......Page 130
Lesson 40—Adding Journal Entries and Reading Logs to the Portfolios......Page 133
Lesson 41—Reading Self-Reflections......Page 134
Lesson 42—Miscellaneous Activities......Page 137
Lesson 44—Completion of Exit Outcome Page for Second Semester......Page 138
Lesson 45—Introduction to the Spring Conference Agenda......Page 141
Lesson 46—Choosing a Math Manipulative......Page 143
Lesson 48—Spring Conference Agenda Rehearsal......Page 144
Lesson 49—Student Evaluation of Spring Conferences and Portfolios......Page 146
References......Page 150
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L......Page 153
R......Page 154
S......Page 155
T......Page 156
Y......Page 157
About the Authors......Page 158