E202: How Digital Portfolios Transform Library/Fab Lab Learning
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Susan Faust,
Librarian, Lower School,
Katherine Delmar Burke School San Francisco Chronicle
Jenny Howland,
Makery Facilitator, Lower School K-8,
Katherine Delmar Burke School Fablabs K-12 Google Group, BAISNET, NYCIST
At Burke School, feedback about student progress in the library and the “Makery” has been directed toward parents through report card comments. Flip the audience and transform learning. How? Burke’s librarian and maker facilitator assess work and write comments directly to students on digital portfolios. There, on Google Sites, third and fourth grade students curate their own projects, reflect on their process and product, and engage in online conversation with teachers. The result: a supportive ecosystem for students to learn about themselves as learners. Metacognition! Transformative learning!
