TELL ME A STORY

TELL ME A STORY
"Tell your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation." Joel 1:3

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

STUDENT PORTFOLIOS

Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking


http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/

STUDENT PORTFOLIOS
TELL STORIES 
OF  STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

I spent 12 years in Kindergarten and Preschool 



       at Independence Christian School,



            and Timothy Lutheran Early Childhood Center...
                 as a teacher,
              
                 and I had just as much fun as the children.       

It was a labor of LOVE 
to create student portfolios.  
I saved papers and art work  
from each student to  add to their portfolio, 
and took hundreds of candid photos of my students 
to include in their portfolio.
I  also staged photo shoots each month and brought 
props for my students to dress up in.   
I emailed  some photos to  parents; 
and printed and then framed some photos as gifts for the 
students and their  families.

December Photo Shoot.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Photos from December Photo Shoot made wonderful Christmas gifts for my students.  I found the cute frames at Dollar General.   Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood


 
 Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

LOVE hands-on activities - like writing and drawing in shaving cream and whip cream.   Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Everyday Miracles of creation.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

December Photo Shoot.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

October/Costume Photo Shoot.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood


Student Art Work

Never ask a child:  "What is that?"

Try this:

"Tell me about your drawing." 

Then LISTEN to what they have to say.

Write the story of their drawing.

 CLICK on each image to ENLARGE.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Drawings children created
on the white board in our class were easily erased,
so I photographed many of the children's drawings.

 CLICK on each image to ENLARGE.  Student Drawing on White Board.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood
 
Their drawings and stories are precious.

Student Drawing on White Board.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

I taught the children a simple ballet for our school talent show.  It was a great opportunity to take photos.  I made tu-tus for all the girls in my class, and the girls in my friend, Tammy's class.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood.


Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

 Copyright 2007 Marcia Norwood

Celebrate Ordinary Days with Photographs.   Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

 Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

December Photo Shoot with ANGEL props.  Copyright 2007 Marcia Norwood

December Photo Shoot with ANGEL props.  Copyright 2007 Marcia Norwood

Winter Photo Shoot.  Copyright 2007 Marcia Norwood

A student portfolio is a systematic collection of 
student work and related material that depicts a student's 
activities, accomplishments, and achievements in one or 
more school subjects. The goal is to tell their stories of 
school achievement.
http://www.unm.edu/~devalenz/handouts/portfolio.html

PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN
 STUDENT PORTFOLIOS 

I had ten preschool students, 
and made the scrapbooks for their
 student portfolios  
before class began each year,
using large construction paper.

(It's easier to have the portfolio made before class begins,
and add a few things each month.)

I laminated the design on the cover page
with our school's laminating machine.

Laminating Machine
 CLICK on the link or COPY & PASTE the link in your browser:
https://www.schooloutfitters.com/catalog/default/cPath/CAT1902_CAT1905_CAT1919?kw_cid=laminating%20machine&sc_cid=laminating%20machine-PPCSEARCH-e-3302781496-SOM2005830-%28Laminators%29%20Laminating%20Machines-Facility%20Essentials-MSN

bound the book 
with our school's spiral binding machine.

Note:  
I didn't use more expensive scrapbook paper.
It  would have been cost prohibitive on my teacher's salary.   

I glued in student's papers and art work, class calendars,
stickers, alphabet letter cards each month to the portfolio.

I let the children choose what to add to their portfolio,
and shared the work-in-progress portfolio  
with parents at parent-teacher conferences  
throughout the year.

Students took their portfolios home at the end of the year.

  CLICK on each image to ENLARGE.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Spiral Binding Machine
CLICK on the link or COPY & PASTE the link in your browser:
http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A1064954%2Ck%3Aspiral%20coil%20binding%20machine


Construction Paper Portfolio.  Shapes and Letters cut  with Ellison Letter Machine.  I photocopied a ruler to use in the design.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood.

Ellison Letter Machine
CLICK on the link or COPY & PASTE the link in your browser:
http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/599475/Ellison-Machine-Starter-Set-Prestige-Pro/
 
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DEVELOPMENT SEQUENCES 
IN CHILDREN'S ART

  CLICK on each image to ENLARGE.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

I taught the children a simple ballet for our school talent show.  It was a great opportunity to take photos.  I made tu-tus for all the girls in my class, and the girls in my friend, Tammy's class.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood.

I taught the children a simple ballet for our school talent show.  It was a great opportunity to take photos.  I made tu-tus for all the girls in my class, and the girls in my friend, Tammy's class.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood.


  
 Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood


"Draw yourself at school project" and "Stuffed Snowman project."  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

 Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

 First Day of School "Tree Hugger" Photo, and ABEKA BOOK Alphabet Cards.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

 Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

 Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

 Self-Portrait Puzzle Project.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

 October/Costume Photo Shoot.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

 Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

 Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

 Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

 Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

 Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

 Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

 Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

 Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

I taught the children a simple ballet for our school talent show.  It was a great opportunity to take photos.  I made tu-tus for all the girls in my class, and the girls in my friend, Tammy's class.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood.

I taught the children a simple ballet for our school talent show.  It was a great opportunity to take photos.  I made tu-tus for all the girls in my class, and the girls in my friend, Tammy's class.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood.

 Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

GRADUATION

Students added their own drawings 
to grad caps that we created from poster board.  

I designed a GRAD logo and took my design
to a local store and had T-shirts silk-screened.
Parents and teachers purchased T-shirts.
T-shirt purchases helped pay for
 the cost of graduation decorations and supplies.

 Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood
  
Students decorated their own GRAD caps.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Students decorated their own GRAD caps.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Students decorated their own GRAD caps.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Students decorated their own GRAD caps.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Students decorated their own GRAD caps.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Students decorated their own GRAD caps.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood



STUDENT COLLAGES

  •    I photographed my student's profile,
  • and printed the photo and cut it out.
  • Then I made ENLARGED copies 
using multiple colors of  photocopy paper.

  • I glued the color paper profile photos to poster board, 
  • and added a quote from each student, 
  • and also added stickers, and decorations.....
  • and finally laminated the poster/student collage.
to create a unique 
Andy-Warhol-like collage.

They were huge
(nearly life-size) 
and one of my most favorite 
(although labor-intensive) projects.

The children loved seeing their picture enlarged.

Most parents "got it" and were very appreciative.
 
I wish I could have had each one mounted and framed...
because one father rolled it up 
and squished it under his arm.  

The student was upset, 
and told me her parents threw it away when they got home.

 Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood
  
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  CLICK on each image to ENLARGE.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood


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 GRADUATION!  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Some parents threw away their children's
papers in the trash can in our room
 when they picked up their child.
Some didn't notice the look on their child's face.

That's one of the reasons I started saving
children's art work in the first place, 
and why I decided to make
a scrapbook/portfolio for each student.

I wanted the children to know that I valued their work.

I also taught  Core Competency III  
(classes for teachers)
 through the 
Christian Early Childhood Association
on how to create student portfolios.

CLICK on the link or COPY & PASTE the link in your browser:
www.cecakc.org

My class, 
SCRAPS,
stands for:
Save
Create
Remember
Accessorize
Personalize
Share.


Copyright 2007 Marcia Norwood



Copyright 2007 Marcia Norwood


A student portfolio is a systematic collection of 
student work and related material that depicts a student's 
activities, accomplishments, and achievements in one or 
more school subjects. The goal is to tell their stories of 
school achievement.


 Scrapbook/portfolios 
are something 
parents
grandparents,
public, private and homeschool 
teachers 
can do 
to help tell stories
of their children's achievements.

Have fun! 
Thanks for stopping by!
Come back often, and invite a friend!



Marcia and Students.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

 
Celebrate Ordinary Days with a photograph.  Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Copyright 2007 Marcia Norwood
Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood

Copyright 2008 Marcia Norwood


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