I used to keep samples of student work in a drawer of my file
cabinet. I regularly would just add work that was typical of the
students, or things that were either outstanding or puzzling....
anything that would show the students' ability, potential, or needs.
All these portfolios were not "standard" in that they did not all
contain the same work samples, but one thing I did for those simple
portfolios was a monthly short writing sample and a monthly drawing
sample (draw yourself, usually), and I made sure that there was an
assortment of math work included. I did not use these for grading....
frankly, my grading came right out of my head, as I knew my students
very well from conferencing and reading with them, as well as
informal and ongoing math chatting, but I used them during student/
parent conferences (students attended and took an active part in
conversations about their work).
This was very easy to do, took no extra time, and gave a good
overview of students' growth.
Renee
On Dec 25, 2011, at 8:42 PM, Phil wrote:
I wholeheartedly agree! Portfolios! A fantastic collection of the
children's work which will give you an excellent idea of how they
are doing and what kind of grade to assign, (something
we,unfortunately, have to do.)
-----Original Message----- From: Mena
Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 5:34 PM
To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Question...formative and summative in second
grade?
portfolios
Philomena Marinaccio-Eckel, Ph.D.
Florida Atlantic University
Dept. of Teaching and Learning
College of Education
2912 College Ave. ES 214
Davie, FL 33314
Phone: 954-236-1070
Fax: 954-236-1050
-----Original Message-----
From: Licette Morales <licet...@gmail.com>
To: mosaic <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org>
Sent: Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:47 pm
Subject: [MOSAIC] Question...formative and summative in second grade?
Hello,
We are having a debate at work and I need help from those that
know more
than me, which is everyone on this list.
My colleagues and I were discussing summatives and how second graders
shouldn't have any summatives, but a lot of formatives that address
different skills.
My question is if this is true, then where do you get a grade from,
especially if you don't have standardized tests?
Any help will be very beneficial.
Thanks
LIz
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