The SAN Script The week of May 24 – 27
In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Theodore Roosevelt
St. Anthony This Week
Tuesday. May 24
Culture Shock Hip Hop Dance Lessons
PLC afternoon group to Rosemount Library: Geraldine & Teresa
Orkidstra Today
MakerEd for Teachers Richard L’Abbé Makerspace, 161 Louis Pasteur Prvt. Colonel By Building Room B109A, Ottawa, Ontario, CA, K1N6N5 5:30 – 8:30 PM
Wednesday, May 25
Wastefree Wednesday Today
Weeding Wednesday at lunch with the Green Club
EQAO begins block 1-O Canada and announcements at 11:10
Orkidstra Today – at Cambridge
Unit General Meeting OECTA 4:30 @ Hellenic Centre, 1315 Prince of Wales Drive.
Thursday, May 26
EQAO-O Canada and announcements at 11:10
Recycle Day at St. Anthony Catholic School- PLEASE recycle today – all material to be left inside near the parking lot door
Traffic study: with Catherine McKenney, city staff and residents to discuss the results of the city’s traffic survey and their plans to mitigate pedestrian safety concerns. 2:0 PM (Paul)
Orkidstra Today
Friday, May 27
Papa Jack Popcorn
According to the Office of Research Consumer Guide, portfolios are “a collection of student work representing a selection of performance.” While artists have kept them for hundreds of years, portfolios emerged in modern education (PDF) from college writing courses in the 1980s. Electronic portfolios are online versions of this tool.
If done well, portfolios can aid students in metacognition (PDF), reflection, and ownership of learning (PDF). If done poorly, students and teachers may feel like portfolios are a waste of time. While some see portfolios as excellent qualitative measures instead of standardized tests, we know that the subjective nature of portfolio assessment can make it an unreliable comparison between schools.
You’ll face 11 essential decisions in your pursuit of portfolio excellence.
Take a look at the 11 here