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Portfolio Showcase: Cumulative Portfolio (Jessica Reed/Atrium School)

Overview

Jessica’s portfolio gives an extensive narrative of the journey that led her to take on the position of Music Specialist at the Atrium school, and the triumphs and challenges she met when she got there. It his heavily narrative-based, the information unfolding in the manner of a story. This narrative is supported by many lesson plans, observations, and written and pictorial reflections by the students. Together, the narrative and artifacts expose the rich and expansive curriculum established at the Atrium School that includes singing/solfege, rhythmic activities, instrumental music, opera outreach, composition, and creating opera.

Note that the first fifteen pages of the portfolio chronicle Jessica’s experiences before even arriving at the Atrium School. This provides valuable insight into the elements of the teacher’s persona that are carried into her curriculum and teaching methods. Note also, starting on page 40, the attention given to multiple entry points, and on 47, the extent to which the children embraced lessons taught from this standpoint and the types of musical problems they were able to solve.

Read about Jessica’s Guided Internship Portfolio

View the Atrium School LLSN Project Portfolio for 2007-2008

One Response to “Portfolio Showcase: Cumulative Portfolio (Jessica Reed/Atrium School)”

  1. Jessica Reed said:

    Hello everyone! I notice my cumulative portfolio is not uploaded on here…it is just a guided intern portfolio from one semester and then the Atrium online portfolio. If you would like a copy of my cumulative portfolio as a pdf, please let me know and I can direct you to obtaining it! (it comes in three pieces because it is so large!) Thank you for your interest and support!

    Jess

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