Class Act Handbook 2012-2013 - Pacific Symphony

Teacher Portfolios
For Level I only
Level I teachers prepare Teacher Portfolios instead of preparing and presenting a
Bravo Assembly. The objective of portfolios is to provide a record of each grade
level’s participation in Class Act and to document students’ and teachers’ arts
integration experience.
Portfolios require that teachers document at least three activities that they have
completed with their students. Portfolio preparation will be discussed in all Level I
Teacher Workshops, but teachers may find the Portfolio Guidelines below helpful as
they plan their year.
Portfolio Guidelines
1) Each Classroom or Grade Level is required to complete a Portfolio. You and
your fellow teachers, along with your principal, should decide how you would
like to approach the project using one of the approaches below
‣ Grade Level Approach: Each grade level completes a Portfolio
together, with each class in that grade level collaborating
together. Efforts may be lead by one or more teachers in the
group. All students should participate in all activities
documented in the Portfolio.
‣ Individual Classroom Approach: Each individual classroom
completes a Portfolio. Individual teachers work with their own
students, documenting activities completed by all students in
their class.
‣ Mixed Approach: The mixed approach allows some grade levels
to take the Individual Classroom Approach and other grade
levels to take the Grade Level Approach. Each grade level
follows their chosen approach, with all students participating in
all activities documented by their grade level or classroom
teacher/leader
2) A completed Portfolio documents the completion of at least three activities
‣ Activities should be taken from the Teacher Workshop packet
3) A completed Portfolio documents and assesses all activities (three minimum
required) by using an Activity Log Page for each activity
o Assessment of each activity should be included, using one of the
following methods: Narrative Description, Rating Scale, Checklist
(teacher and/or students), or Peer Rubric Assessment (students only)
o Accompanying examples of student work or photo/video record of
student work (documentation) should be included with each Activity
Log Page (see the Documentation and Assessment section of each
activity for more details on this)
o The name or number of the activity used should also be included (i.e.
Activity #1A from Teacher Workshop Packet)
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