1. Introduction to Academic Portfolios
What?
We are learning about academic portfolios – why
and how students create them.
Why?
We will begin creating our own academic portfolios
at this year.
How?
We will look at examples of students’ portfolios,
make observations, ask questions, and reflect on our
own learning.

2. What is a portfolio?

3. A special case

5. An artist’s portfolio

6. A
collection
of
artifacts

7. What is an
academic portfolio?

8. Sample 10th Grade Student Portfolios
I notice . . . I like . . . I wonder . . .
 Look at examples
 Click around
 Make notes

9. Process Product

10. Learning Over Time

11. The Portfolio Process
Collect Select Reflect Present Share

15. Present Share

16. Collect

17. Select

18. Reflect
• What do you want to remember about
this learning experience?
• What was challenging about this
learning experience?
• What was interesting about this learning
experience?
• How did this learning experience help you
grow as a learner?

19. We do not learn
from
experience.
We learn from
reflecting on
experience.
~John Dewey

20. All Images CC via Flickr
• Portfolio Case by Streetfly JZ
• Investment Portfolio by Iscan
• Abstract Photo collection by catchesthelight
• Puertas de Cartagena by Luz Adriana Villa
• pottery in the making by dave~
• 3 pots by cobalt 123
• guiding touch by pangalactic

21. All Images CC via Flickr
• Pottery Factory by user.c
• RFF Pass the Camera Project by Gene Wilburn
• One Done by Daniel 1977
• Digital Portfolio Reflection Points langwitches
• Soph Board Intro Ken Robinson by Talia
Howard
• OZ 318 by torres21
• Roof Reflection CC sharkbait