SDF+Resources

=RESOURCES =

There are some excellent resources for SDFs for elementary school classrooms. Implementation resources for secondary education were not readily available. The schools working on SDFs adapted elementary resources or created their own. Note that there is a difference between SDFs and student portfolios. Portfolios are collections of student work over time to show competency, skills, learned knowledge, projects, problem-based activities or other work. SDFs are used to set goals, create action plans, show understanding of learning targets, behavior data, attendance data, self reflection on goals,etc.

We set up SDFs to "look" unique in our schools. See the picture in the upper left-hand corner. We used metal prongs and color-coded tabs. All sheets were two-hole punched to allow for easy insertion into the folders. Core subjects were assigned a color (Math-Blue; Reading-Red; Science-Green; Social Studies-Yellow). Students wrote their teachers' intitials on each tab. If two of more teachers had the same initial one was assigned an X or ST vs. SZ (first two letters of last name) were used instead. Obviously, a legend was created. Each teacher was also assigned a symbol from the webdings/wingdings and printed on labels. This indicated the student was in that teacher's homebase.

This system helped us with the basic organization at our schools - each school would be unique and folders should be created to meet the needs of your school. It is important to think through how to designate teachers so that the folders are easy to find. So make sure that there is a system to distribute the folders for lessons, tutoring, etc.

=Cedar Rapids Community Schools= This site has a lot of templates. Adapt as necessary.

[] =Nicholas County Resources=

[] =Mountain View Whisman School, California Resources=

[] =Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville Maryland Resources= []

=The Positive Source= created by Rene Steingraber http://tpspdsupport.wikispaces.com/

=Miscellaneous= This is a favorites web page created by L. Rea. Links are provided for ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, Grants and more. [] =Articles =

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