Participants who attend this training will... assess and identify authentic, high quality, portfolio samples; assemble samples that create a picture of growth or development over time; develop time-saving strategies for collection and organization of portfolio samples; practice writing objective narrative for portfolio items; use insights drawn from interpretation of portfolio items to Individualize instruction; review relationships between IELDS and portfolio items; discover potential of portfolio samples to inform the IEP process, and include families in the process of collecting and learning from their child’s portfolio.