fairfax county public schools mountain view alternative high school electronic portfolio project
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Fairfax County Public Schools
MOUNTAIN VIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL
ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO PROJECT
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PRESENTERS• Sharon DeBragga, Career Development Coordinator
• Mary Donini, School Based Technology [email protected]
• Susan Guarino, Career Center [email protected]
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ABOUT MOUNTAIN VIEW
• Located in Centreville, Virginia approximately 25 miles from Washington, DC
• Average 325 students• Rolling enrollment • Block Scheduling• Median age 18.5• 54% ESOL – 65% Ethnicity other than White• Open Campus• Courses are offered from 8:00 am to 8:30 pm• Small classes • Accredited through the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools
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Student Population
• Life circumstances resulted in interrupted schooling • May be pregnant or parenting (10%)• English Language Learners (54%-over 18 languages
spoken)• Older who are returning to finish their high school
graduation requirements (77% over 18)• Need a flexible or extended program to accommodate their
work or family situations • Based at another school and wish to accelerate their
educational program • Administratively placed (severe discipline problems are not
a target population )• Special Needs (12%)
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Portfolio Advantages. . . • Performance Assessment• Program Assessment• Encourages revision• Student ownership of learning• Student pride and accomplishment
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In the Beginning…• Paper-based Portfolio Initiative• Folders stored in Media Center file
cabinet• Seen by only a few• Usually left in behind after graduation
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The Process Now. . .
• A Microsoft Publisher portfolio template is placed in each student’s home directory
• Each student is given a set of written instructions
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The Process continued. . .• All students are introduced to the
portfolio project during orientation and expected to work on their portfolios for the duration of their time at Mountain View
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The Process continued. . .
• Technology staff visits each English Class for further instruction
• Students begin work on their Introduction and resume
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The Process continued. . .
• Teachers encourage students to include academic samples from their disciplines
• Students work on portfolios during ‘down time’ in class
• Special Completion Days
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SOFTWARE USED
•Microsoft Publisher•Winway Resume
•Typhoon AutoRun Assistant•MediaFACE Label Maker
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The Resource Team• 3 Career Specialists• Media Specialist• Technology Specialist• Technology Coordinator
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• Each member of the Resource Team takes responsibility for tracking the progress of a group of graduating seniors
• Students are given individual help as needed
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Portfolio Samples
• Our Template
• Alice
• Cassie
• Elise
• Kevin
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Special Days• Portfolio Reflection Day each semester• Portfolio Completion Week each
semester• Professional Etiquette Day • Professional Portfolio Review Day
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LESSONS LEARNED
• Technology should not be the main emphasis• Motivate students by displaying good completed
portfolios• Begin the project with templates created• Train teachers to use the software. This is a
TEAM EFFORT!!• Start as soon as students enroll and emphasis
that this is a work in progress until they graduate.
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• Students design CD labels
The Final Step. . .
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QUESTIONS ????