hive nyc meet-up with educational video center (evc)
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Portfolio Assessment and Youth Media Documentary Arts Programs at EVC
The Premiere ScreeningA Public Celebration of the Group’s Final Product
But assessing the final group product is not enough. What did each student learn through the process of creating it?
Portfolios – collections of student workBut they’re messy and time consuming. Why bother?
They give us a richer, more authentic picture of how and what students learn over time
Build students’ sense of ownership over their learning and habits of self-reflection
Provide important feedback on how to continually improve our media arts curriculum and teaching
Engage the broader community in public conversation about student learning and creative work
Portfolio Components
We ask students to collect a range of work as evidence of revision and growth over time, aligned to EVC’s 4 main Rubric Domains:
• Documentary Arts• Critical Literacy• Civic Engagement• Social Emotional
Development
Looking for Authentic Evidence in Youth Producer Artifacts
• Project Treatment• Camera Footage• Interview Questions and Logs • Research Notes and Emails• Edit Plan• Rough Cuts and Notes• Music Tracks• Journals, Blogs, Podcasts• Self-Assessment Rubrics• Portfolio Cover Letter
Portfolio Assessment RoundtablesWe Build A Reflective and Deliberative Community
• Drafts Over Time• Diverse Panel • Structured, In-Depth
Conversation About Student Work
• Ownership of their Learning
EVC’s Principles and Practices of Portfolio Assessment
• Assessment is for students• Puts focus on creative process –
revision, experimentation, and growth over time
• Is faithful to the work students actually do
• Makes standards and expectations of quality public
• Engages all students in a deliberative community
• Promotes ongoing self reflection, goal setting, and critical inquiry
Visit our website our the Impact page, to view an example of an EVC Portfolio Roundtable:
http://evc.org/impact/
For more information about Assessment and Youth Media Documentary Arts Programs at EVC, visit
www.EVC.org or contact:
Steve Goodman Executive Director
212.465.9366 [email protected]