Student Portfolio

Webpage Design

Portfolio Requirements

Students have the opportunity to select their own tool to collect, select and reflect on learning. With this option, we hope to empower and engage students in real world problem solving and promote independent learning.

This portfolio must reflect on academic ability, maturity, motivation to learn and preparedness for the future. This must showcase accomplishments in academic, extra-curricular, community service and personal interests.

It must include future goals with an action plan that gives a visual outlook and planning toward your future. Your portfolio should be a creative collection of carefully selected work samples you are proud to share with family, teachers, employers and college admissions boards.

PRESENTATION

  • Creative & Innovative

  • Easy to navigate

  • Original

  • Table of Contents

  • Cannot be powerpoint, google slide or other presentation tools. This must be a website. Choose from Google Sites or Wix (other website builder must be cleared by instructor)

Mandatory Pages in Your E-Portfolio

Pages make up the content of you e-portfolio and can be organized to meet your specific needs. Page names and topics will vary depending on your major, interests, how you organize materials, and the overall theme of your e-portfolio.

1. Home Page - Your homepage is the landing page that viewers will see first when they go to your site's address .

PROFILE ESSAY/PERSONAL STATEMENT

Your essay should be a thoughtful, reflective essay that effectively captures your growth and learning over time. It should also demonstrate your ability to recognize your strengths and how you plan to apply what you know beyond high school.

                  • Your essay must be a minimum of three paragraphs. There is no maximum limit. This should demonstrate your best writing.

                  • Proof read and spell check for grammatical errors, typos and texting acronyms and/or symbols, which are not allowed.

SUGGESTED PROFILE TOPICS

      • A profile writer's main goal is to inform the reader about his/ her attributes.

      • Introduction

      • Strengths and things you are most proud of

      • Areas you are targeting for improvement

      • Short and/or long term goals

      • Personal Characteristics

      • Future plans-Where do you see yourself in five or ten years? This should be based on your knowledge, skills, abilities and personal characteristics.

      • What steps should you be taking to be sure you get there?


  • Adding images is always a plus! We suggest inserting a photograph of yourself in a professional working environment (e.g. working on a lab experiment, assisting a student troubleshoot their PC). Add hyperlinks and gadgets - IF they relate and have meaning.

  • Contact Information - Includes only information that you wish to share with the community (e.g. name and e-mail address). Although you may want to include other public presences (e.g. your Twitter), we suggest not including personal phone numbers and addresses.

2. POST SECONDARY PREP

  • Personal Essay / Common App Essay (If not done, add it as a Jr/Sr.

  • Resume - be sure this includes work, club and any extra curricular activities (Attach Awards & Achievements)

  • Brag Sheet - Available in Guidance

  • List of references

  • Future Goals & Action Plan- College List with reflections on each school and an intended major in mind. Fill out Blue Cards for each school. See your guidance for further explanation.

3. ARTIFACTS

    • Best Work with reflections (Use the Artifact Reflection Description Below.)

    • Community Service Learning with Reflections

    • Extra-Curricular Participation with reflections on learning


Artifact Title :__________

Date of Reflection:

Artifact Link:

1. Describe the assignment, including the tools/technology, process, and the teacher’s lesson objectives.

2. Write about what you specifically learned from this assignment. Describe the specific knowledge/skills you acquired. What prior knowledge/skills did you need to complete the assignment?

3. Evaluate your performance: Why did you choose this artifact above others? Identify what you did well and what you could improve. What are you going to do with this knowledge/skill; how might you transfer this knowledge/skill to other academic and/or personal situations?