Welcome to your class portfolio!! The purpose of this site is to show CAPE the development of your arts integration partnership, as guided by your big idea and inquiry question. 

Make sure you have the following:

1. Planning Form: You must fill out the planning form by October 15th

2. Reflection Questions: Make sure you have your reflection questions filled out for each semester

3. Class Documentation: Include your best documentation with captions. Note about videos: upload videos to your designated folder (click on link here), and then embed the video on this page by clicking "Drive" (under "Insert") on the right-hand side menu, then selecting your video from that folder under "Shared with me." 

IMPORTANT: 

• Please do not edit any other pages other than this, your class' page!

• Please make sure that all media that you upload only displays students whose parents have given consent to their documentation through the signed Media Release Form. Should you upload images of a student who has not given their consent to be documented, please make sure to blur their face.

Reflection Questions

How do you understand the concept of sensemaking in relation to your teachig practice?

understand sensemaking as the process through which students make meaning of their experiences by connecting new learning to their identities, emotions, and relationships. In my teaching practice, especially during the morning arts and crafts program, sensemaking happens when students use creative materials as a way to understand themselves and their place within a community.

What is something that you’ve learned about your students (and their funds of knowledge) that has influenced your class projects or class structures?

One important thing I have learned about my students is that they bring a deep well of cultural knowledge, family stories, music, language, and lived experiences into the classroom, even when they do not always have conventional academic language to express it

How have you investigated your teacher inquiry questions thus far? 

So far, I have investigated my teacher inquiry questions by observing and documenting student engagement during our morning arts and crafts program. I have paid close attention to how students draw on their funds of knowledge—including cultural experiences, family traditions, and personal interests.

Class documentation: 

**IMPORTANT: Make sure to describe all photos in detail-- What are students doing?  What are they learning? How are they engaging in sensemaking? How are they exploring their inquiries?**

Reflection Questions

Class documentation