{"id":261,"date":"2017-11-17T02:58:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T02:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/larajensen\/?p=261"},"modified":"2017-11-17T14:55:26","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T14:55:26","slug":"follow-up-on-cohort21-2016-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/larajensen\/2017\/11\/17\/follow-up-on-cohort21-2016-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow-up on Cohort21 2016-17"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In Cohort21 Season 5 2016-17 I explored the question above and I couldn\u2019t be happier with the results so I thought an update was in order…<\/p>\n

It took me a long time to finally develop my “How Might We…” question and, in the true spirit of inquiry, it never felt like straightforward path while we were in the throes of figuring it all out. I certainly hadn’t planned how the year would look from the beginning. However, in hindsight, I must say, it has worked out better than I ever could have expected!<\/p>\n

The Early Adopters – 2014-16<\/strong><\/h4>\n

At my school we had used paper portfolios for years. In 2014 we substituted the Book Creator app<\/a> for paper portfolios with our youngest learners. The audio and video components allowed them to have more detailed reflections that both they and their parents could better understand and decipher months later. We continued this experiment in SK and grade 1 the following year. In large part, because of their success, we broached the idea of exploring the idea of digital portfolios.<\/p>\n

Reflect with Everyone – June 2016<\/strong><\/h4>\n

At an end of school meeting, we reviewed our Portfolio Statement that was written back in 2002 to ensure that it was still relevant. Kudos to the authors (Lisa Fleming and Kim Zemlack) that it still was!<\/p>\n

As a provocation, we watched a video from the Bullis Charter School that is no longer available online and considered how inquiry-based learning might best be assessed and shared with the learning community.<\/p>\n

In this same meeting, we shared our ideas and concerns regarding digital portfolios. I have often found that when we start with the \u201cAiring of Grievances\u201d it lets us move forward faster since the \u201cissues\u201d are not lurking somewhere below the surface.\u00a0Rather, we know what challenges need to be solved.<\/p>\n