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bulb vs. Xello: The Clear Choice for Digital Portfolios

Equip your students with the most professional, flexible, and lasting digital portfolio solution: bulb.

 

As digital portfolios gain recognition for their role in curating, reflecting, and showcasing learning, education leaders must ask: Which platform truly delivers the best portfolio experience for students?

 

In the evolving landscape of educational technology, while Xello is known for career exploration and academic planning, bulb emerges as the superior choice for digital portfolios for all students. bulb’s comprehensive approach to showcasing learning and achievements offers clear advantages for both students and educators.

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In the evolving landscape of educational technology, while Xello is known for career exploration and academic planning, bulb emerges as the superior choice for digital portfolios for all students. bulb’s comprehensive approach to showcasing learning and achievements offers clear advantages for both students and educators.

 

Why Choose bulb?

1. A Dedicated Digital Portfolio Solution

Unlike Xello, which prioritizes career readiness management tools, bulb is built specifically for creating, showcasing, and sharing portfolios. It empowers students to organize their work creatively, integrate multimedia, and maintain ownership of their content for life. bulb’s robust features support all subjects and learning styles, making it the clear choice for lifelong portfolios.

2. Affordable Professional Portfolio for All Learning Experiences

Districts often change curriculum and technology platforms year-to-year, seeking the best balance of quality and affordability. With bulb, students’ portfolios remain consistent and independent of shifting solutions. bulb empowers students to document their learning and achievements—from academic projects to career readiness activities—ensuring they continuously build a professional digital presence. As a standalone portfolio solution, bulb supports any curriculum or platform, providing students with a cohesive, lasting showcase of their growth and success.

 

3. Career Ready Bundles

Through partnerships with providers like Certiport and GMetrix, bulb becomes the ultimate portfolio companion. Students can document their learning, practice skills, and showcase certifications—creating a comprehensive, career-ready profile. Contact Certriport (certiportlearning@pearson.com) to learn more about their bundle offerings. 

The Bottom Line

When choosing a digital portfolio platform, bulb stands out as the clear and compelling choice. With its superior design, professional features, and lifelong accessibility, bulb empowers students to own their learning journeys—both in school and beyond.

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Making the Most of Your Free Classroom Pilot with bulb Portfolios

Welcome to your free classroom pilot with bulb portfolios! This guide will help you maximize the experience and ensure both you and your students get the most value from this powerful digital tool.

bulb is your ultimate digital showcase- a dynamic portfolio and resume platform tailored for students and educators to show your value and land new opportunities. Here, you can effortlessly exhibit your best work, highlight your certifications and skills, and share your invaluable experiences throughout your journey.

1. Get Started with Confidence

🔹 Set Up Student Accounts

  • If using GMetrix, add bulb access for students through the GMetrix platform. (Instructions)
  • Not using GMetrix? Follow the sign-up instructions provided by your bulb Customer Success Team.
  • Questions? Email help@bulbapp.com

🔹 Use a Starter Template (Recommended)

  • Have students copy a starter template to guide their portfolio journey.
  • Templates can be customized or removed as needed.
  • Curious about the student templates? View them here.

🔹 Answer the Question: Why Do I Need a Portfolio?

  • Partner Activity: Have students brainstorm reasons why portfolios matter.
  • A digital portfolio helps students showcase their skills, making them stand out for college admissions, internships, and careers.
  • Explore Real Examples: Inspire students by reviewing High School CTE Portfolios & Resumes
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2. Engage Students with Meaningful Activities

🔹 Personalize the Portfolio

  • Students should complete one of the two “About Me” page templates to practice using the platform and introduce themselves.

🔹 Create an “About Me” Page (Essential!)

  • Showcase your best curriculum work. Include examples that demonstrate innovative teaching strategies, differentiation techniques, and integration of technology.

🔹 Incorporate Multimedia

  • Encourage students to use text, images, videos, and links to enhance their portfolios.

 

3. Make the Portfolio Impactful

🔹 Use Templates to Save Time

  • Students can use templates from their Academic Collection for projects, reflections, and work examples. Teachers can also create and share templates for specific assignments.

🔹 Showcase an Important Project or Skill

  • Have students add one significant project from this semester/year. Encourage them to provide details such as; What was the project about? What obstacles did they overcome? What did they learn? This helps them take ownership of their portfolio while building a strong digital footprint.
 

4. Build a Dynamic Resume

🔹 Create a Digital Resume

  • Have students enter key information from their resumes into bulb.

🔹 Attach Supporting Evidence

  • Students can link portfolio pages (projects, certifications, reflections) to sections of their resume for added credibility.

🔹 Participate in the Upcoming bulb Resume Challenge (Get Recognized!)

  • Encourage students to showcase their resumes by participating in the bulb Resume Challenge for a chance to be featured and receive valuable feedback.

🔹 Expand Connections

  • Encourage students to share their portfolios with educators, mentors, and potential employers.
 
 

5. Keep Your Portfolio Beyond School 

🔹 Your work. Your Portfolio

  • Continue making the most of your bulb classroom and empower your students to showcase their learning! To keep the momentum going and continue your great work with bulb next year you can purchase the bulbEd plan which offers you unlimited storage, unlimited shared pages, share resume, templates, assignments and more. Find out more here.
  • Students can keep their bulb portfolio even after they graduate from your school. To ensure continued access, add a personal email under Settings before the school email expires.
 
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6. Access Helpful Resources

🔹 Connect with Other Educators

  • Join bulbHeads to exchange ideas and best practices with fellow teachers.

🔹 Invite Your Colleagues (Every student benefits from a portfolio!)

🔹 Join a Free Webinar or Schedule a Demo

🔹 Explore Our Getting Started Resources

  • Start Here – A collection of essential guides for teachers.
  • Resource Center Library – Find templates, examples, and inspiration for showcasing work and supporting students.

🔹 Have questions or need support?

  • The expert bulb team is here to help you succeed! Reach out to us at help@bulbapp.com, and we’ll be happy to assist you. 
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]]> https://my.bulbapp.com/making-the-most-of-your-free-classroom-pilot-with-bulb-portfolios/feed/ 0 35612 Empowering Educators: The Imperative of Professional Learning in Digital Portfolio Initiatives https://my.bulbapp.com/empowering-educators-professional-learning-in-digital-portfolios/ https://my.bulbapp.com/empowering-educators-professional-learning-in-digital-portfolios/#respond Tue, 12 Sep 2023 16:42:06 +0000 https://my.bulbapp.com/?p=35263 Photo by Julia M Cameron on Pexels. Edited. In this rapidly evolving digital era, education is continuously undergoing a profound transformation. As classrooms embrace technology and innovative teaching methodologies, educators must adapt to effectively prepare students for the future. One powerful tool gaining momentum in modern education is the implementation of digital portfolios. However, launching […]

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Empowering Educators: The Imperative of Professional Learning in Digital Portfolio Initiatives

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In this rapidly evolving digital era, education is continuously undergoing a profound transformation. As classrooms embrace technology and innovative teaching methodologies, educators must adapt to effectively prepare students for the future. One powerful tool gaining momentum in modern education is the implementation of digital portfolios. However, launching a digital portfolio initiative requires more than just adopting new technology. To ensure its success, schools must prioritize investing in professional learning and provide continuous communication and learning opportunities to their teachers. Let’s explore the vital role of professional development in the context of digital portfolios and how it empowers educators to foster creativity, critical thinking, and personalized learning experiences for their students.

Embracing the power of digital portfolios

Digital portfolios are a collection of students’ work, reflections, and progress, presented in a multimedia format. By leveraging technology, educators can move beyond traditional assessment methods and encourage students to demonstrate their learning in diverse ways. Digital portfolios encourage metacognition, self-assessment, and self-expression, enabling students to take ownership of their learning journey.

However, to fully realize the potential of digital portfolios, teachers need adequate training and support, and no one knows that better than San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District. Since adopting bulb Digital Portfolios in 2021, San Marcos’s Director of College and Career Readiness Eileen Fowler has paved the way for portfolios in SMCISD. Not only does Eileen play a vital role in bringing bulb to SMCISD, she has coordinated more than 12 ongoing professional learning opportunities for San Marcos educators to learn about bulb and how to implement it in their classrooms and programs.

Professional Learning: An Investment in Success

Launching a digital portfolio initiative is not just about integrating new tools; it’s about reshaping pedagogy and teaching strategies. Educators must be equipped with the knowledge and skills to effectively implement digital portfolios and align them with educational objectives. Professional learning opportunities empower teachers with the confidence to navigate the digital landscape and inspire their students.

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Eileen and the Innovation Team at San Marcos work together to coordinate and facilitate various learning opportunities to ensure all educators have a strong foundation using digital portfolios for themselves and their students. Sometimes these sessions focus on getting started with portfolios in any classroom, while other sessions focus on a particular content area like ELA or STEM; still others offer opportunities to dive deeper into bulb for experienced users. This mix of learning opportunities helps ensure there is something for everyone.

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Building a supportive learning community

Communication and collaboration are key ingredients in the success of any educational initiative. Launching a digital portfolio program demands constant communication between teachers, administrators, and other stakeholders. Open channels of communication facilitate the sharing of best practices, success stories, and challenges. It also creates a sense of collective responsibility towards the success of the program.

Digital Portfolios programs open channels of communication and create a space where you can share success stories, challenges, and best practices with teachers, your class, or other admin.

Beyond communication, schools must foster a learning community that encourages the exchange of ideas and experiences. Collaborative platforms and workshops provide a space for teachers to learn from one another, building a culture of mentorship and shared learning. One way San Marcos’s exemplary AVID program does this is through bulb Groups. AVID educators are all members of a private bulb Group where they can share their learning, resources, and personal portfolio artifacts.

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Adapting to Technological Advancements

Technology is constantly evolving, and digital portfolio platforms are no exception. Continuous professional learning ensures that teachers remain up-to-date with the latest tools, features, and updates. It allows educators to leverage new functionalities effectively and stay ahead of the curve. By embracing technology, teachers can create vibrant, multimedia portfolios that showcase the diverse talents and achievements of their students.

Since their initial launch of bulb in 2021, San Marcos educators have had opportunities to learn about the latest platform updates from the redesigned page editor to resume enhancements to bulb’s newest Assign feature. With each upgrade, educators work with the bulb team to ensure they are up to speed on the latest and greatest portfolio features.

“The partnership between San Marcos CISD and bulb highlights the district's commitment to valuing and prioritizing professional learning for its educators. By leveraging bulb's online portfolio platform, the district has created a robust and accessible framework for educators to enhance their skills, collaborate, and reflect on their practice. This partnership ultimately benefits not only the educators but also the students, as improved teaching practices lead to better learning outcomes. San Marcos CISD's embrace of bulb's online portfolio platform is a shining example of how technology can be harnessed to elevate professional development in education.”

Integrating digital portfolios into educational settings presents a wealth of opportunities for both students and educators. However, their successful implementation hinges on the commitment to invest in professional learning and continuous communication. By empowering teachers with the necessary knowledge and support, schools can build a thriving community of educators who embrace innovation, inspire creativity, and create reflective learning environments. As we prepare our students for an ever-changing world, investing in professional learning is not merely an option — it’s a necessity for educational excellence.

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]]> https://my.bulbapp.com/empowering-educators-professional-learning-in-digital-portfolios/feed/ 0 35263 8 Expert Tips for Introducing Portfolios in the Classroom https://my.bulbapp.com/8-tips-for-introducing-portfolios-in-the-classroom/ https://my.bulbapp.com/8-tips-for-introducing-portfolios-in-the-classroom/#respond Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:52:54 +0000 https://my.bulbapp.com/?p=34929 Photo by Roberto Nickson on Pexels. Edited. Are you considering incorporating portfolios into your classroom this year? ePortfolios are the most recent addition to the list of high-impact practices (HIPs). In fact, the ePortfolio has been referred to as a ‘meta high impact practice’ because of the multiplying effect of an ePortfolio when used in […]

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8 Expert Tips for Introducing Portfolios in the Classroom

How can you introduce the eportfolio to your classroom? And what can students do with an eportfolio? We’ll answer all your eportfolio questions here.

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Are you considering incorporating portfolios into your classroom this year? ePortfolios are the most recent addition to the list of high-impact practices (HIPs). In fact, the ePortfolio has been referred to as a ‘meta high impact practice’ because of the multiplying effect of an ePortfolio when used in conjunction with other HIPS. High Impact Practices are active learning practices that promote deep learning by promoting student engagement. HIPs represent enriching educational opportunities that can be transformative to students.

Now you understand the transformative effect portfolios can have on student engagement and learning. Here are 8 expert tips to help you successfully start using portfolios in your classroom.

1. Start with the purpose and benefits

Students need to understand and believe in the purpose and benefits of a portfolio.

A digital portfolio is a personal place to create, document and reflect on your learning experiences.

At its core, a portfolio is about intentionally creating a positive professional digital presence. It is deeper than social media, allowing you to share your unique interests and stories without the noise of others’ comments and irrelevant content. You can also use it as an archive – think LinkedIn, but with a focus on the person rather than professional connections. A digital portfolio helps students make their experience, accomplishments, and skills visible to any audience they choose, including family, employers, schools, peers, and teachers.

An ePortfolio is more than just a placeholder for all student assignments. It is a purposeful place to help you tell your story.

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  • Help you develop a better sense of yourself as a student and individual.
  • Deepen learning by helping you connect coursework with life, community, and goals which results in higher grades.
  • Showcase your achievements and soft skills.
  • Can be private or shared with friends, family, and professional networks and employers.
  • Should be taken with you for your next class, experience, and for life.
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  • What words come to mind when you think about the word portfolio?
  • What do you put in a portfolio?
  • How do you currently make connections between your school work and life outside of school?
  • How is a portfolio different from your social media accounts?
  • Where do you currently showcase your favorite work?
  • How do you think we should use portfolios for this class?

Explore some ready-made student introduction to portfolio bulb lessons here.

2. Provide examples created by students

Students will be inspired and better understand what they are trying to accomplish by exploring other students’ portfolios.

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This collection houses student portfolios from all levels and subject areas.

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3. Set expectations

Set specific and regular times for students to work on their portfolios. A regular pattern of working on a portfolio (after a project, monthly, at the end of a unit or term) can help students build reflective habits and feel comfortable with a new platform. Creating a template is a great way to help students understand how they should be building their portfolios and what content to include. At first, learners may have difficulty understanding how to reflect on their work and how to make connections. This is why portfolios are great to start at younger ages, so they can practice reflection. Guiding reflective questions can also help. Check out the bulb library for great templates to help you get started.

4. Lead by example

“My number one tip for any educator trying to get their students on board with a digital portfolio is if you want kids to buy into the concept of portfolios, you’ve got to keep one yourself.” Whitney Turner, Teacher of the Year, Magnolia ISD.

Create your own portfolio based on your teaching practice and experiences and share it with your students, colleagues, and supervisors. This will encourage you to incorporate portfolios throughout the year and better understand the challenges and benefits of maintaining a portfolio. It will also convince students that it is not just a tool for class, but a lifelong tool. 

Hear more from Teacher of the Year, Whitney Turner, on how to introduce portfolios into your classroom.

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5. Build a digital resume

At the end of the day, you are more than just what’s on your resume. That’s why bulb has built an innovative digital resume + portfolio solution, giving our users a platform that finally allows them to show who they are, their way. 

83% of employers find digital portfolios to be useful when evaluating a candidate and 93% agree that demonstrated skills are more important than a degree.

Use bulb’s resume builder to create your resume that you can easily edit and share at a moment’s notice. You can also attach evidence from your portfolio to showcase your skills and unique story.

6. Encourage feedback

Feedback helps us all grow. Students can share parts of their portfolio with a bulb group and get peer feedback and new ideas, just like a digital gallery walk. Create a gallery of student portfolio works to share with parents or the community. Or use the portfolio during student-led conferences. Feedback loops create accountability and motivate students to put in more effort.

7. To assess or not assess

Creating a portfolio requires significant time and can be very personal. Instructors can struggle with knowing how to create motivation and accountability if there is not an assessment component to the portfolio work. It is important to carefully consider the evaluation process. If the purpose of the portfolio work is to provide an authentic way to demonstrate the mastery of a skill or standard, the use of a rubric to assess the learning can be very beneficial. If the purpose of the portfolio is more student-centered, then the practice of adding artifacts to the portfolio should provide opportunities for learning to occur during the process (such as incorporating reflective questions or receiving feedback). This is considered more of an assessment for learning. Another purpose may be a career-ready portfolio where the goal is to provide students with the skills and platform to showcase achievements and their uniqueness to future employers or other pursuits.

Explore this rubric developed by the University of Wisconsin.

Or learn more with our reflective templates.

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8. Give students choice & voice

We are ending with the most important tip in driving student ownership in their work. Look for ways to help learners take ownership of their portfolio by balancing the requirements with giving them choices and opportunities to be creative and make this portfolio truly tell their unique story. Ask students to choose an artifact that shows growth or they are most proud of and explain why. When appropriate, allow them to organize their pages in a structure that they choose. Encourage them to create a theme and personalize their space. Give them time to add artifacts and experiences that happen outside of school. If the students believe this is their portfolio, not just another school assignment, they will put more effort into it and ultimately keep using it for more classes and into their next experience.

Allow students to showcase their growth and highlight experiences through their portfolio and telling their unique story

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7 Tips for Creating a High Impact Teacher Resume

Learn the best practices for creating a stand-out teacher resume.

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Whether you’re brand new to education, or a tenured educator looking for a change in pace, navigating the job market as a teacher can be very challenging. Education careers have a lot of similarities, how do you quantify your experience and stand out from other candidates?

Your resume is the optimal tool for opening the door to new opportunities in the current hiring landscape. In fact, most hiring funnels start with multiple rounds of vetting based on resumes alone. That means to even get an interview your resume likely has to stand out through consecutive phases of increasing scrutiny involving several different people and systems. Scary, right? But that can play to your advantage if you know how to build a better resume than your competition.

Here are our 7 tips for creating a high impact teacher resume.

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1. Document in Real Time

Have you ever found yourself working on your resume struggling to recall details from previous experiences? Get in the habit of documenting your successes as they happen so you have a personal catalog to pull from when the time comes to make or update your resume. When you record events while they’re fresh in your mind you’re able to provide more thorough and holistic information. It’s also easier to chronicle your personal journey while you’re undergoing it. What was your goal at the outset? What challenges did you overcome along the way? How did you reflect and grow after the fact?

Additionally, you can gather evidence of your success in the moment to bolster your portfolio down the line. Capture your process with photos, videos, and audio recordings. Collect materials like feedback from students, parents and peers, assignments, lesson plans, and presentations. Then, store, organize, and label what you collect, in a digital portfolio, so you can easily find what you need later on. When the time comes, you’ll have a cache of media to prove your proficiencies. Seeing is believing after all.

2. Gather Insight

Before you get into the proverbial weeds, it’s important to learn about the specific path or position you’re aiming for. The best place to start is a job listing or job description. Take note of the skills, areas of expertise, and other keywords included. Most online job application systems use an ATS (Applicant tracking system) to automatically scan resumes and filter them based on certain keywords and phrases, so you can be ruled out before a human being even looks at your resume if you don’t hit the right notes. This is also a great way to identify knowledge gaps so you can take action to gain the experience necessary with in-person classes, online courses, or certification programs.

Recruiters are just as concerned with fit as they are experience, so make sure to demonstrate that you're a good match for their culture.

Visit the website of the school, district, or company you’re applying for and see what values they advocate and what language they use. Then, incorporate those values and that language into your resume. It’s also worth finding the resumes and Linkedin profiles of teachers currently working for your prospective place of employment, or teachers working similar jobs. Examine what content they include and how they write about their skills and experiences. Recruiters are just as concerned with fit as they are experience, so make sure to demonstrate that you’re a good match for their culture.

3. Make Impact Statements

If you want to create a high impact resume, you have to make high impact statements. An impact statement, simply put, explains the real-world impact of something you did. Start with the problem you aimed to solve and/or the goal you sought to achieve. Next, explain the actions you took and/or the challenges you overcame. Lastly, describe your results and explain their significance in terms of real-world impact. Aim to tell a compelling story with the bullet points you included in your experience section – you’ll be competing with many others of similar experience so you need your resume to stand out at first glance. Make sure to condense this information as much as possible as to not bloat your resume.

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  • Designed lessons based on gamification, resulting in a 5% increase in middle school learner comprehension. 
  • As team lead, implemented 3 common assessments that led to the ability to better track student growth and curriculum gaps. 
Show some data and incorporate keywords from the insights you've gathered. It'll help set you apart from the crowd.

Show some numbers and data to support your impact statements. Did you increase test scores by an average of 10%? Include that. Did you deliver professional learning to 200 local educators? Drop that in. Did you see an improvement of sentiment in the comprehension of materials in post unit assessments? That’s great too. This is also a great opportunity to incorporate keywords from the insight you’ve gathered. As you’re writing your impact statements, consider where you can earnestly frame them in terms of certain keywords.

4. Provide Evidence

Seeing is believing, so be sure to include artifacts evidencing your skills and experiences. Don’t include any artifacts in your resume itself, rather, create a digital portfolio to host your artifacts and link to that from within your resume. bulb Digital Portfolios allows you to create multimedia pages and collections and then link them from within our native digital resume builder. Or, you can share your portfolio content publicly or to a select audience  on your PDF resume or Linkedin profile. Make sure you provide introductory context and personal reflection around your artifacts so the viewer understands the story you are trying to tell about why you included that artifact. People respond to visuals so be creative with your use of media- photos, screen capture, videos, embed presentations, PDFs, web pages, interactive content like Flipgrid, Quizlets and ThingLink, and more.

Pictures of a thank you cards from students, emails from a parent, or evaluations from administrators are great testimonials to add legitimacy to your resume and portfolio.

Make sure to include your accolades, microcredentials, certifications as well. If you include a certificate, provide some context around how/why you received that certificate and even add evidence of what you had to do or produce to receive it. Providing testimonials- such as a picture of a thank you card from a student or email from a parent or something written from an administrator on an evaluation will add a layer of legitimacy to your resume and portfolio.

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Feature any and all expertise in relevant technologies and software. Having a comprehensive understanding of a certain learning management system or academic software can be beneficial. 

Remember, recruiters and hiring managers may not delve into all this evidence in the first few rounds of their hiring funnel, but the further your resume takes you the more relevant your portfolio will become.

5. Be Concise 

On average, recruiters spend 7.4 seconds looking at an applicant’s resume, so you need to make the strongest impression you can in the fewest words possible. To start, ensure that your resume is well organized so it’s quick and easy to navigate. Typical sections include about me, work experience, education, and skills. You can also add additional sections such as volunteering, certifications, or awards, but be sure to only include sections that are relevant to the opportunity you’re seeking out and that you have sufficient content to fill out. Create a clear informational hierarchy within these sections – provide a distinct title, aim for 3-5 elements within each section, include a brief description of each element, and add a few bullet points explaining your roles, responsibilities, and accomplishments. Be selective in what you want to highlight. All teachers plan, prepare and teach lessons. Consider what makes you stand out when it comes to preparing, teaching or planning lessons. 

Be mindful of your word count when filling out your resume. Keep your titles and descriptions short, and aim to keep each bullet point to one sentence. Consider how hiring managers and recruiters will parse your resume in each consecutive round. What does a 7.4 second pass of your resume look like? What about a 30 second pass? What about an in-depth exploration in a later round of the hiring funnel? Does your resume stand out in each circumstance? If not, reconsider how you’re nesting your information.

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6. Make it Personal

60% of recruiters rate cultural fit of highest importance when making a hiring decision. That means proving that you’re a good fit for the culture of a certain school, district, or company is just as important as demonstrating your qualifications. Think back to the insight you gathered and look for areas where the values you noted overlap with your own values and personality traits. Then, explore how you can highlight those values and personality traits to make the best possible impression.

Consider how you can show that there’s a person behind your resume. You should keep things mostly professional, but you should also search for opportunities to let your personality shine through. Your about me section is a great place to introduce some personal flavor into your resume. What’s a hobby you have? What’s a fun anecdote about yourself? What’s your educational philosophy? If you have a digital portfolio, this will afford you the opportunity to create an about me page much more in depth than what you can communicate in your resume. You can even be creative and try doing an introductory audio or video to stand out.

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7. Feedback

Always keep in mind that your resume is meant to impress other people, not yourself. Have as many people look at your resume and provide feedback as possible, the more perspectives the better. Look for people adjacent to the opportunity you’re seeking or people involved in recruitment or hiring. Reach out to recruiters and hiring managers who turned you down and ask what you could have done better. Be open to criticism, but also recognize that you don’t need to apply every piece of feedback you get. Look for recurring suggestions and revise your resume accordingly.

More Teacher Resume Tips

Building a teacher resume is different than building a standard resume. As you create content for your teacher resume, consider what really makes a teacher resume. A teacher resume should explore in depth the details of your teaching experience.

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Looking to start the conversation about digital student resumes and portfolios with your class? Here are 4 tips to get you started.

4 Tips for Talking to Your Class about Digital Student Resumes and Portfolios

In our contemporary digital climate, a student’s online presence plays an integral role in the opportunities they have access to – for better or for worse. Whether they’re applying for colleges, searching for jobs, or seeking out internships, their digital footprint can make or break their chances. Employers do review candidates’ digital footprint during the hiring process. That’s why teaching students how to cultivate a positive professional online presence is essential. With the ubiquity of social media and the potentially harmful ramifications of its usage for children and teens, it’s important to have conversations with students about how to establish a healthy relationship with social networking platforms and how to take control of their representation online. Digital student resumes and portfolios are a great supplement or even an alternative to apps like Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok for students to craft their online identities. They encourage professionalism, promote a positive self-image, and become a place where students can tell their stories, demonstrate their skills, and showcase their work in a secure and curated environment. The bulb team has put together a list of our top tips to engage your students and get them thinking about ways a professional online presence can guide their future.

Teacher Guide

Tip 1: Use Your Digital Footprint to Your Advantage

Your students probably already have a digital footprint, whether they know it or not. They likely use social media apps, and their friends and family may have posted content about them online. Ask them to reflect on their current online presence and how it portrays them. Then, have them consider how they can revise their online presence and build upon it with a digital portfolio to better depict their authentic self. A conversation like this can be tricky; social media is known to negatively impact the self-image and mental health of children and teens. It’s important to avoid topics like competition or comparison and instead steer the conversation toward a positive self-image. Curating your digital footprint is about putting your best foot forward, not chasing clout or trying to be someone you’re not. Preparing your students to engage in healthy online self-promotion will play an integral role in their journeys. This way, when prospective employers or college recruiters Google their name, they’ll find content that highlights their abilities.

Tip 1 Activity

Tip 2: Create Your Own Future Impacting Moment!

The interview process looks different in today’s world. Digital resumes and portfolios are great ways for your students to create a 360° view of who they are. These documents allow prospective employers, colleges, and organizations to see their faces, successes, and celebrations firsthand. Ask your students to ideate about what content they’d like to include in their digital resumes and portfolios to bolster their professional online presence. Suggest subject matter such as employable skills, projects, and classwork, and experience with jobs, internships, and extracurriculars.  It’s important to consider what content should be included or excluded based on the opportunities they’re seeking out. Searching for a programming internship? You probably don’t need to include that project from your photography class. Too much content can create clutter and detract from the items you really want people looking at. With robust digital student resumes and portfolios, they can make a strong first impression and create a future-impacting moment, even in a digital landscape.

Tip 2 Activity

Tip 3: Craft Your Own Narrative Through Online Celebrations

Social media can be a great place to share achievements with friends and family, but it’s not always the best place to showcase professional accomplishments. Alternatively, a digital portfolio is an excellent platform for students to celebrate their achievements and control their own narratives. Every student has a story to tell, and they should be afforded the agency to tell that story their way. Demonstrating your authentic and unique self is the cornerstone of a strong online presence. Ask your students to consider what makes them special and what impression they’d like to make with their digital portfolio. What are their interests and passions? What are their positive personality traits? What’s an impactful anecdote that demonstrates who they are? Suggest that they include a thoughtful description in their digital student resumes and a more in-depth about me page in their digital student portfolios to help people get to know them. Then, encourage them to create portfolio content celebrating achievements that demonstrate the positive virtues they’ve shared. This way, they can showcase their successes in a professional way that begins building their personal brand.

Tip 3 Activity

Tip 4: Explore your Hidden Skills!

By asking your students to explore their hidden skills, you can help them discover their unique strengths and how to showcase them in a professional setting. This will help flesh out their digital resume and portfolio and increase their chances of success when applying for jobs, colleges, or internships. Encourage them to be creative about what content they include and how it’s depicted. Suggest that your students explore the skills they use daily in the classroom. Giving a presentation and creating a slideshow are employable skills. Group projects show that you’re a team player. A strong attendance record displays commitment and punctuality. Additionally, ask them how they can incorporate the skills they learn from extracurricular activities. Marching band demonstrates teamwork, work ethic, and time management. Debate club demonstrates public speaking, critical thinking, and adaptability. This principle can extend to areas like work experience as well. In addition to listing jobs and internships, they should include bullet points about their responsibilities and the skills they leveraged in those jobs.

Tip 4 Activity

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5 Ways bulb Can Help You Start the School Year Off Right

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bulb is a workspace where users can collect and store information, curate ideas and create knowledge and then share and showcase that work with an audience. So how can you use bulb to set you up for success this school year? Explore our best 5 tips for the start of school.

1. Use bulb to introduce yourself to your students and parents

bulb is a beautiful, organized, and easy-to-use platform that supports all types of multimedia. This makes it a great place to create a Meet the Teacher page and share important information with your students, parents, and team. You can share photos and videos to paint a picture of your personal and professional life, and even record a video or audio introduction just for the page.

Bulb supports over 1,900 types of media, from ThingLinks to Spotify playlists, so your creativity has no limits. Additionally, you can easily host and share informational content like a class syllabus, curriculum overview, or semester schedule, all in one central location.

Explore Template: Educator Profile Template

Explore Example: Educator Profile Example

Educator profile example

2. Use bulb as a communication tool

Newsletter example

Many educators use bulb as a place to house class newsletters. By keeping all your newsletters in a single collection, parents can quickly locate the current edition or browse previous editions to find the information they’re looking for. This method is much more organized than sending out newsletters as separate emails doomed to be buried in crowded inboxes, or attempting to hard-code a newsletter section onto the school website.

To create a new edition, you can simply copy the page from the previous edition, update the content, and voila! Not to mention bulb’s user-friendly formatting which allows you to effortlessly style your text and add media to create delightful pages in no time.

Explore Template: Newsletter Template

Explore Example: Newsletter Example

3. Capture your goals in bulb

bulb is an excellent space to track your professional journey and growth. Start by cataloging your professional development goals in a blub page or collection. Then, create a plan of action to progress towards these goals regularly. You might assign each goal to a certain day of the week and set aside time on those days to advance your knowledge and skills related to your goal of the day.

Once a month, document your progress with evidence and reflections to see how you’re progressing over time. This step is key, not only will it keep you on track, but reflecting on your growth will provide motivation to keep working towards your goals.

Explore Template: Goal Setting Template

Explore Example: Goal Setting Example

4. Organize your lessons & templates in bulb collections

Newsletter example

Users love how easy it is to organize their work in bulb. Use bulb’s collections to categorically organize your lessons and templates. bulb collections are drag & drop so arranging your pages and sub-collections is always a quick and simple process. This allows students, parents, and other educators, to effortlessly browse your content to find what they’re looking for. Keeping assignments and class information in one easily navigable central location makes finding information easy so you and your class can focus on what’s important.

Explore Template: Collection Template Explore Example: Collection Example

5. Connect with your students

Building relationships with your students and helping your students get to know their classmates is an essential part of the beginning of the school year. You can use bulb groups as a digital bulletin board where the class share vision boards or about me pages with each other.

Try encouraging students to leave one question on five classmates’ pages to create dialogs. Kids today are no strangers to socializing online; imagine if your students channeled the energy they spend on social media towards sharing their academic work and goals with their peers! Additionally, this is a great way to maintain the important social element of learning in a hybrid or remote learning environment.

Explore Template: Vision Board Template

Explore Example: Vision Board Example

Set yourself up for a year of success

With a bulb digital portfolio, your school year can be more memorable and more successful than ever before. Just follow these quick and easy steps to craft and curate a unique look at your personal and academic growth and then share it with the world.

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]]> https://my.bulbapp.com/5-ways-bulb-can-help-you-start-the-school-year-off-right/feed/ 0 29007 How To: A District-Wide Rollout of Digital Portfolios with Coppell ISD https://my.bulbapp.com/how-to-a-district-wide-roll-out-of-digital-portfolios-with-coppell-isd/ https://my.bulbapp.com/how-to-a-district-wide-roll-out-of-digital-portfolios-with-coppell-isd/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2020 21:37:27 +0000 https://my.bulbapp.com/?p=22092 Photo by Daniel Halseth on Unsplash. Coppell ISD, a district with 17 campuses and 13,000 learners, models how to successfully roll out a digital portfolio program that captures the vertical growth of each student, district-wide (K-12). Behind Coppell ISD’s success with implementing digital portfolios are thousands of dedicated educators, and Nancy Garvey, the Director of Digital […]

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How To: A District-Wide Rollout of Digital Portfolios with Coppell ISD

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Coppell ISD, a district with 17 campuses and 13,000 learners, models how to successfully roll out a digital portfolio program that captures the vertical growth of each student, district-wide (K-12).

Behind Coppell ISD’s success with implementing digital portfolios are thousands of dedicated educators, and Nancy Garvey, the Director of Digital Learning at Coppell ISD. Because of her passion for digital learning and instructional technology, she was charged with the task to create the framework to carry out a digital portfolio program district-wide, K-12. This is her story of how she did it.

How it began 

Coppell’s digital portfolio journey started in 2011, when they realized they needed a system to communicate and showcase the learning between students and educators. They also wanted a system that would track the growth of each individual, and the district as a whole. After hearing about digital portfolios, Coppell decided to look into them. At this point they were still figuring out what exactly a digital portfolio could do, and how it would impact learning at Coppell. 

Over time, they uncovered additional reasons why they needed digital portfolios. 

In 2015, Coppell started using 1:1 devices, each learner was loaned an iPad for the school year. When each learners’ work turned digital, and they weren’t going home with worksheets, or projects with comments written in red pen, a new challenge surfaced. How can parents and guardians see what their child is learning? Coppell needed to find a way to encourage community-based communication, so parents and other teachers could see the students’ learning. 

"We really wanted to make sure that it was everybody's voice, not just the tech savvy or the not tech savvy. We got together and researched digital portfolios, then make educated decisions."

Nancy Garvey

The decision process

Between 2011 and 2017 Coppell determined one thing: digital portfolios would play a major part of achieving their goals, but how would they decide as a district what digital portfolio tool they were going to use? This wasn’t an easy decision. It took Coppell a while to decide on which platform to use, since they wanted to be sure the digital portfolio met all of their stakeholders’ needs, and the tool could be used by everyone to help meet their individual goals. For a major decision like this, Nancy wanted to involve and elevate everyone’s voices, so she created Coppell’s Digital Portfolio Committee.

The Digital Portfolio Committee is a group of educators from all different grade levels and content areas across Coppell ISD. Elementary, middle, and high school educators from core subject areas, extracurriculars, and beyond, came together to make the best decision for the district.

  • Their first task as a committee was to research digital portfolios to answer questions like:
  • Why are they important?
    What could they help us accomplish?
  • As a district, what are our specific goals in using digital portfolios?

 

After becoming clear about what they could achieve by using a digital portfolio, their next step was to create a purpose statement that resonated with all learners across all subject areas.

CISD Digital Portfolio Purpose Statement

A digital portfolio provides a personalized, living collection of artifacts that empowers all CISD learners to curate, document, and communicate beyond the classroom the progression of their authentic learning and passions through evidence of experiences, reflections, and actionable goals.

The purpose statement became the center of the entire initiative. Each of the reps took it to their campuses and used it to explain the why behind deciding to use digital portfolios.

After outlining their goals and defining their purpose, their next step was to select a specific digital portfolio.

During these discussions, educators throughout the district were using different EdTech tools to document their students’ learning—Google Sites, Seesaw, or bulb. One of Coppell’s goals was to have the district use one platform, with students using the same digital portfolio from K-12 to document their vertical growth.

Knowing everyone uses their digital portfolio in a different way to meet different needs, the Digital Portfolio Committee created their checklist of needs. This was the list they used to compare their options. Which platform would ultimately check off the most boxes?

  • Engaging with parents
  • Easy for kindergarteners to navigate
  • Documents growth
  • Educators can provide feedback

 

They compared six digital portfolio tools with this checklist. The district identified the top three and started having conversations with each of the companies. In the end, bulb Digital Portfolios checked off the most boxes.

"What is best for all of our kids?. Not just kindergarteners, not just high schoolers, but everybody."

Nancy Garvey

Once a tool is selected, what’s next?

Selecting the platform was only a third of their work. Now they needed to train everyone. They identified the most natural place for digital portfolio training to start was during their back-to-school trainings. Dr. Angie Applegate, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction, provides dynamic PD for all Coppell’s educators at the beginning of each year.

During these trainings, here are some of the ways Coppell used the time to train their district to use digital portfolios:

Train the trainer model – This was a 3-day learning experience with over 1,000 educators. The training spanned multiple days to ensure everyone was heard, and understood the why behind the initiative. Teachers, Librarians, and Digital Learning Coaches worked alongside other educators to train each other each day.

Group discussions – They formed groups by grade level and subject areas to talk about what the digital portfolios meant to each group. Getting the right people together to have these conversations was key to Coppell’s success.

Pre-built templates – They built templates for each grade level to help facilitate the learning and encourage the adoption of bulb. This was a way to get educators started with the digital portfolios right away and to easily distribute the information to their learners. Getting the educators and learners into the app from Day 1 is another reason Coppell believes they were successful in the district-wide adoption.

Measurement of success

After Year 1, what steps did Coppell install to measure success?

  • They set aside time in their administration meetings to showcase and have conversations around bulb exemplars across the district.
  • Educators documented what was happening in their classrooms with the bulb pages to show principals the meaningful and inspiring results. 
  • They identified exemplar users throughout the district to join their conversation about how to approach digital portfolios, new ways to use the tool, and to help with communication across the district. 
  • During site visits, they took notes and observed if the portfolios were being used in the classroom, and what conversations were happening around digital portfolios on the campuses.
  • They treated every and any “ah-ha” moment as an indicator of success. As long as they’re on the trajectory and feel good about where they’re headed, it all comes together.

 

And with each success, they threw parties to celebrate their progress.

Every Principal, Director, and Educator is on their own journey. It's okay if it takes them more time than others to figure out how to use a digital portfolio, as long as they see the shared value of how it impacts everyone.

Helpful tips & tricks

Throughout this implementation process, Coppell found the following five initiatives to be extremely helpful:

  • Getting the principals engaged in all of the training. Principals selected a specific grade level, and joined those educators to learn about digital portfolios.
  • Continuing to have the conversations about bulb in their meetings, checking on progress, wins, challenges, and sharing advice with each other
  • Showcasing the learner’s portfolios mid-year to the administrators and teachers throughout the district
  • Curriculum Directors, Principals, and Admin turned in their yearly professional development goals with bulb. Being in the app made them understand the hiccups, and built empathy and a model for learners.
  • Remembering every Principal, Director, and Educator is on their own journey. It’s okay if it takes them more time than others to figure out how to use a digital portfolio, as long as they see the shared value of how it impacts everyone

Two pieces of advice

If you talk with Nancy about this experience she’ll leave you with two pieces of advice:

  1. Focusing on the why is way more important than focusing on the how. Yes, you’ll need to learn how to use a new EdTech tool, but success happens when educators and everyone understand why.
  2. Make sure you’re talking to educators about how digital portfolios can lead to learner growth, showcase processes, and ensure best instructional practices, not solely what the final product is. It’s not only about putting something into a digital portfolio, it’s about the why, and having fun with it. Having conversations about their experiences, and sharing ideas and creativity is key

Looking ahead

Coppell is finishing up their second year of using bulb. As they figure out what their new learning environment looks like for 2020-21, due to COVID, they’re brainstorming ways to further the use of digital portfolios in their district.

Since the templates were extremely helpful for the educators, they want to create more templates and amplify them by adding help videos, along with other resources. As they continue to use digital portfolios, they will continue to use them for reflection. One way Coppell will encourage more reflection in the upcoming year is through exit ticket templates. They will also have parents and guardians create their own account to see their child’s learning.

Coppell has big plans with digital portfolios. And we’re excited to see what they continue to do to maximize the benefits with parents, teachers, and the community.

 

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How To Use Digital Portfolios in High Schools for Workforce Readiness

 

Principal Peter Harris of PTECH: Hudson Valley Pathways Academy (HVPA) join bulb to share his experience using bulb Digital Portfolios with his students. Located in the state of New York, HVPA is a six-year learning pathway where students earn both a high school diploma and an associate degree. Students also graduate workforce-ready, having skills that put them first in line for available positions with industry partners.

In this 60-minute webinar Principal Harris shared:

  • How HVPA is different from traditional high schools
  • The role partnerships with local businesses play for the students
  • Why HVPA chose to implement a digital portfolio program
  • How digital portfolios impact the work of students & educators
  • Two pieces of advice for educational professionals who are considering implementing digital portfolios into their 2020-’21 school plan:
    • Teach your students how to tell their story to a specific audience. How are They capturing their learning moments and how does this content speak to the audience?
    • Clearly defining & demonstrating to students how to curate beautiful work. What is beautiful work? How do you achieve it, revise it, and reflect on it? Create systems to give students feedback so they can personally and professionally grow.

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Students Use Digital Portfolios to Build Career Paths

 

Digital portfolios are one of the best places for career exploration and execution. It’s no wonder they’re required for all CTE students by the Federal Perkins guidelines. Though digital portfolios should be required for all students in general. 

It’s difficult to determine a career path, especially with an increasing amount of occupations. Starting a digital portfolio early in an academic career uncovers passions, talents, skills—and most importantly, direction. 

Take a look at a few bulb digital portfolio examples from CTE students, who successfully differentiate themselves to land a job in some of today’s most competitive industries.

Culinary Arts

Darrell Walker uses his bulb to plan his career. To have the best representation of himself, he’s added: 

  • A personalized voice introduction. 
  • Annotated maps to demonstrate detail and research abilities. 
  • Thoughtful and thorough answers to the frequently asked interview questions.
Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communication.

This student uses bulb to express their aesthetic and passion for art. You’ll find:

  • Compilations of art inspiration as a unique way to get to know the student.
  • Resources in one designated place to access for any project at anytime.
  • The evolution of their career as a creative.
Marketing & Sales.

Keith McBrayer uses a website and bulb to practice business. His website showcases his products. His bulb showcases his abilities, perhaps to an investor someday. He uses the platform to: 

  • Embed interactive presentations and spreadsheets. 
  • Practice the set up and structure of a business plan. 
  • Demonstrate both his creative and analytical side.
Trebuchet project

No matter the career field, we know the importance of process and outline for outcome. bulb acknowledges that in its design. And teachers are capable of mimicking practical job skills and applications when creating their projects.

Like this trebuchet example⁠—which shows every step of the process from the design to the final report.

But any project can follow the above outline. In fact, we already made the template for you. Get creative; build a project for the upcoming year.

With so many possibilities and opportunities on bulb, how will your students thrive with bulb digital portfolios? 

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