Tag Archives: Record Keeping

5 Elements Homeschoolers must have on their High School Transcripts

As a homeschooling parent, you are responsible for creating a high school transcript to use for college applications. This is no cause to panic.

Why? Because there is no such thing as a standard transcript form even among school districts.

Try this, do an image search on “high school transcripts samples” in Google. Take a look at the wide variety of fake transcripts offered for “novelty” purposes. There is no such thing as a “correct” transcript. Continue reading »

Portfolios for Assessment and Instruction

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Portfolios are scarcely a new concept, but renewed interest, fueled by the portfolio’s perceived promise for both improving assessment and motivating and involving students in their own learning, has recently increased their visibility and use. The definition of a portfolio varies some, but there seems to be a general consensus that a portfolio is a purposeful collection of student work that tells the story of student achievement or growth. Continue reading »