Somerville High School

SHS ePortfolio October 2010 - February 2011

We make the road by walking. . . Paulo Freire, Myles Horton. . . and

SHS ePortfolio October 2010 - February 2011

6 SHS Teachers Chris Glynn

Maureen Halpenny

Michelle Li

David Nwachuku ⌘ Sergio Resendes ⌘ Kamila Silva ⌘

Anandpreet Singh ⌘ Astrid Vasquez

people on the ePortfolio

journey

SHS ePortfolio October 2010 - February 2011

constructionism?

people learn best as they design and make things

people learn best as they design and make things

for the greatest learning to happen, people must

&

map for the ePortfolio

gentle direction

FLEXIBILIITY busy student &

teacher schedules

EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES

FLEXIBILIITY voluntary drop-in workshops 3X per week

only 3 full-participant meetings buddypress website at center

EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES

gentle direction

RELATIONSHIPS developing with oneville mentors mostly student-initiated consultation with teachers emerging peer mentoring & support

VERIFIED RESUME

responsibility teamwork listening

acquiring & evaluating information

interpreting information

range of making approaches

information technology

RANGE OF MAKING APPROACHES some attended 1-3 drop-in workshops every week some were able to be incredibly independent

RANGE OF MAKING APPROACHES some attended 1-3 drop-in workshops every week some were able to be incredibly independent

some focused on showcasing achievements some focused on documenting processes

show end achievement:

RANGE OF MAKING APPROACHES some attended 1-3 drop-in workshops every week some were able to be incredibly independent

some focused on showcasing achievements some focused on documenting processes

some used past achievements

RANGE OF MAKING APPROACHES some attended 1-3 drop-in workshops every week some were able to be incredibly independent

some focused on showcasing achievements some focused on documenting processes

some used past achievements

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES

network access: spent a lot of time getting access to the kinds of sites and applications that students

wanted to use

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES

central gathering place on buddypress: good, but comfort & regular use varied

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES

different labs: didn't meet the technical needs of

what’s your journey been like & where are you at?

1 INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS

what’s your journey been like & where are you at?

what do you want your final

1 INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS

what’s your journey been like & where are you at?

what do you want your final

1 INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS

1 INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS

get feedback and suggestions!

2 CHANGES IN PROCESS

what changes in ePortfolio project will help participants produce their final

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2 Douglas Rocky

Samantha