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Portfolio Requirements
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
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
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 .
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
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)
Resume - Create and Link to this PDF in your page Or include as a web page. Use templates or refer to this page to get started, which includes the Resume Starter Kit: https://www.elmira.edu/cms_assets/pdfs/Campus_Life/Internship/ResumeWorksheet.pdf
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
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?
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