Digital Portfolios as a Window into the Learners’Mind

This session will address how to best assess and teach all students K-16 using e-portfolios, including those who are bilingual and have special education needs to combine formal and informal assessments. First, it will briefly summarize what research says about how to best assess students with diverse language and learning needs (Stefanakis, 1999). Then it present six case studies of students digital portfolios from NY city public schools showing their use as an alternate assessment for English language learners and students with disabilities. Finally it will present case studies of undergraduate students in education who have compiled their academic training with professional experience as educators.

eP HK 2007 Abstract E Stefanakis.doc — Microsoft Word Document, 28Kb