Total Talent Portfolio

1. Wendy Gifford2. Mike Kopp

3. Dylan Marshall4. Mike Oomens

5. Todd Wyks6. Jon Cooling

Grade Level: HS

Instruments to be used purpose, timetableWhat Instrument When / by whom Why this instrument?Business Card Card is produced in

homeroom, but they can carry this around with them for the first week of the semester

To gather information about how students perceive themselves, which then allows other teachers and students to take this into account

BGFL Questionnaire (MI & learning styles)http://www.bgfl.org/index.cfm?s=1&m=3170&p=1920,index

Coordinated by HS guidance, and distributed to homeroom teachers for discussion and reflection – first week of semester

Provides a controlled, reliable valid profile of each student, which allows students to reflect on their learning style, opening up discussion and self reflection

Paper tower building/ observation (other group challenge activities also possible)

Carried out in homeroom, with students as observers – first week of semester

To observe how students work together in groups in terms of engagement, creativity, leadership and problem solving. Also a team building activity for homeroom

Classroom / ProfileWhat did we learn?

• Who will you Display Results to:The results would be collated as the basis for the ‘total talent

portfolio’ for HS faculty, the student & their parents• How will you share results:Results would be stored electronically and accessible to all HS

faculty, the student & their parents. • Sample Uses for this information:Used for grouping students for projects and assignments,

college guidance, planning of UbD units/ performance tasks, course selection, enables teachers to get to know students better

Parent Debriefing• When:During Open House• How:Introduce parents to the ‘total talent portfolio’• Specific Ideas:Parent workshop also requiredInformation needs to be accessed onlineReported on in semester reports in the ‘Advisory

Section’ in PowerSchool

Name

Little Jimmy

Abilities

Fine arts, crafts, PE, drama

Interests

Learning games, Arts and crafts, Role playing, dramatization

Style Preferences

Instructional Style Preferences:Kinesthetic and visual spatial

Student Specific Summary

Business Cards Activity Instructions

1. Take a piece of A4 paper and fold three times2. Write your name clearly on the front3. One the back of the paper, illustrate 5 aspects of

your personality that are important to you and that you are willing to share publicly

4. Pair up with someone who you don’t know5. Go through your card with them6. Pair up with another group and introduce your

partner to your new group

Business Card Example

Name on frontDraw interests on the back

BGFL Questionnaire (MI & learning styleshttp://www.bgfl.org/index.cfm?s=1&m=3170&p=1920,index

This isresults of completingthe onlineSurvey –Results giveInsights intoYour MI’s

Observation: The Paper Tower

Observation: The Paper Tower

Student /Teacher Observation Checklist

Behaviors

Engaged

Creative

Spatial Design

Perseverance

Leadership

Other(information seeker/givercoordinator/recorder)

Student Name

Jimmy