North Carolina Honors Level Course Portfolio

LEA Name:

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LEA Code:

School:

Course Name:

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Course Code:

Teacher’s Name:

Electronic submission of this portfolio certifies that honors level course portfolios for each teacher within the LEA have been reviewed using the North Carolina Honors Level Course Implementation Guide and Rubricand that this portfolio has been selected to represent the level of teaching and learning for this honors course across the LEA.

As part of the NCDPI Honors Course Portfolio Review, if you are submitting copyrighted material or material that has a user license, ensure that you have obtained the appropriate permissions to share this information.

I. Curriculum Content

1. Teacher rationale for curriculum content considering vertical alignment for advanced learners (intentional reflection & philosophy)
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2. Standards and objectives - how will the required standards and clarifying objectives be taught with extensions beyond the standard level for advanced learners?
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3. Curriculum Plan (pacing guides, course syllabus, scope & sequence, curriculum maps, etc.)
[Insert text here to briefly identify file attachments (i.e. Pacing Guide, Course Syllabus, etc.).]
[Insert the name of a file attachment with the following naming convention:
“LEACode_CourseCode_TeacherLastName_Section#.file#” where the section indicates the component of the Honors Portfolio.]
Examples:
1. For Mr. Smith’s Biology Portfolio in Pitt County, the course syllabus would be named “740_33205_Smith_I.3.1”
2. Mrs. Mitchell’s English IV Portfolio pacing guide in Buncombe County would be named “110_10245_Mitchell_I.3.1”

II. Instructional Materials and Methods

1. Teacher rationale for instructional materials and methods for advanced learners
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2. Instructional materials and methods (instructional resources, methods, strategies, equipment, and technology)
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3. Sample units, lesson(s), and assignments indicating connections to real-world skills, context and use of higher level critical thinking skills and creativity for advanced learners
[Insert text here to briefly identify file attachments (i.e. Sample Lesson 1, 2, 3, etc.).]
[Insert names of file attachments with the following naming convention:LEACode_CourseCode_TeacherLastName_Section#.file# where the section indicates the component of the Honors Portfolio.]
Examples:
1. For Mr. Smith’s Biology Portfolio in Pitt County, Sample lesson #1 the file would be named “740_33205_Smith_II.3.1”
2. Mrs. Mitchell’s English IV Portfolio Sample lesson #2 in Buncombe County would be named “110_10245_Mitchell_II.3.2”
4. Student work samples
[Insert text here to briefly identify file attachments (i.e. Student work samples 1, 2, 3, etc.).]
[Insert names of file attachments with the following naming convention: “LEACode_CourseCode_TeacherLastName_Section#.file#”where the section indicates the component of the Honors Portfolio.]
Examples:
1. For Mr. Smith’s Biology Honors Portfolio in Pitt County, student work sample #1 the file would be named “740_33205_Smith_II.4.1”
2. Mrs. Mitchell’s English IV Honors Portfolio student work sample #2 in Buncombe County would be named “110_10245_Mitchell_II.4.2”

III. Assessment

1. Teacher rationale for assessment practices for advanced learners
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2. Assessment practices (grading practices, use of rubrics and/or scoring guides, use of formative and summative assessment)
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3. Assessment samples (pre-assessment, description of formative assessment, andsummative assessment)
[Insert text here to briefly identify file attachments (i.e. Pre-assessment samples 1, Formative Assessment sample 2, Summative Assessment sample 3, etc.).]
[Insert names of file attachments with the following naming convention: “LEACode_CourseCode_TeacherLastName_Section#.file#”where the section indicates the component of the Honors Portfolio.]
Examples:
1. For Mr. Smith’s Biology Honors Portfolio in Pitt County, assessment sample #1 the file would be named “740_33205_Smith_III.3.1”
2. Mrs. Mitchell’s English IV Honors Portfolio assessment sample #2 in Buncombe County would be named “110_10245_Mitchell_III.3.2”
4. Student work assessment samples
[Insert text here to briefly identify file attachments (i.e. Pre-assessment work sample 1, Formative Assessment work sample 2, Summative Assessment work sample 3, etc.).]
[Insert names of file attachments with the following naming convention: “LEACode_CourseCode_TeacherLastName_Section#.file#”where the section indicates the component of the Honors Portfolio.]
Examples:
1. For Mr. Smith’s Biology Honors Portfolio in Pitt County, student work assessment sample #1 the file would be named “740_33205_Smith_III.4.1”
2. Mrs. Mitchell’s English IV Honors Portfolio student work assessment sample #2 in Buncombe County would be named “110_10245_Mitchell_III.4.2”

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