Portfolios: A Practice, Not A Project

What if we stopped treating portfolios like a one-time project and started using them as a consistent practice for student growth? In this session, you’ll learn how to shift from traditional assessments to a student-led process that highlights leadership, entrepreneurship, and learning that lasts. Based on the ISTE book, Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow, the authors will guide attendees to explore how digital portfolios can help students receive feedback, reflect, and innovate, creating skills that go far beyond the classroom.

Rick Butterworth is a founder and founding member of multiple startup companies including Resources, RPB Designs, and Wakelet. At each company, he has been a key designer and developer, driving innovation and creating platforms and meaningful experiences for students and teachers of online applications.

Tisha Poncio received her M.S. in learning technologies from the University of North Texas in 2019 to expand her passion to inspire learners, educators, and leaders. With over two decades of dedicated service in the education and instructional design fields, Tisha's energy and enthusiasm have fueled her success as a teacher, digital learning coach, learner, and leader. Throughout her career, Tisha has left a lasting impact on her students, guiding them in subjects ranging from web design, graphic design, business computers, programming, English, broadcast journalism, and entrepreneurship.

In addition to her exceptional work as a classroom teacher, she served as an innovative digital learning specialist for over 12 years, leading and inspiring fellow educators and administrators with meaningful technology integration and instructional design that supports all learners. Tisha's commitment to staying at the forefront of educational and emerging technologies is evident throughout her journey. She was named TCEA (Texas Computer Education Association) finalist for the Instructional Technology Specialist of the Year award in 2018 and contributed a chapter to the EduMatch 2020 Snapshot in Education: Remote Learning Edition. She continues to seek opportunities that support and empower students, teachers, and leaders.