Collecting and sharing classroom artifacts is an important part of teacher professional learning. Artifacts, like samples of student work, offer teachers evidence of student thinking and instructional practice. The systematic collection and contextualization of artifacts into portfolios or notebooks has proved a pivotal tool for opening teachers' classrooms for reflection and feedback. The development of digital versions streamline previous pen-and-paper ones, so teachers can easily digitize artifacts in photos, capture conversations on video, and make these accessible anywhere.
The project created the digital portfolio app Spiral Notebook that was designed specifically for teachers to collaborate productively in professional learning community (PLC) teams using student artifacts, both within and across grade levels.
Check out the six notebooks related to each of the project's storylines, organized by their focal core ideas -- related to water or waves -- and submitted by the project's participating teachers.
