Portfolios

Karen Palmerini, a third grade teacher at Holbrook Road Elementary in Centereach, New York

I use portfolios in my classroom. I keep my students' papers organized by having both a working and a showcase portfolio in clearly labeled folders. If a student has a piece of work he/she wants to keep, it gets filed in the working portfolio. I file their extraordinary works in their showcase portfolio so that they'll have an abundance of work to pick from when it comes time to showcase!