Do My Students ‘Own’ Their Digital Portfolios?

To answer this question, I believe you have to ask yourself, Can the students truly take their portfolio with them wherever they go? What if a student leaves a school district? Can they continue building that portfolio to show off their learning? What if they can't take it with them? Then what? All of these questions … Continue reading Do My Students ‘Own’ Their Digital Portfolios?

Why Am I Writing this Blog Post?

Why? That is the question I have asked myself A LOT in the last few weeks. It might be about, why did I teach it that way or why didn't think of that before I did it that way? This process of asking myself 'why' is not a new concept for me, but I feel … Continue reading Why Am I Writing this Blog Post?

How Do Digital Portfolios Help My Students?

I have reflected and contemplated many times about this questions and always wondered, how can I help my students create the right type of digital portfolio? Should I be doing more? According to Lee Watanabe-Crockett, one of the replies he received from an educator stated, 'Having a digital portfolio helps students to brand themselves based on … Continue reading How Do Digital Portfolios Help My Students?

What’s Next?

As my first class in the pursuit of my Master's degree comes to an end; I find myself wondering what's next? I started by being reintroduced to the growth mindset and realizing that I really did not know what it was truly about. So I began my first assignment after reading Dr. Dweck's book, Mindset: … Continue reading What’s Next?