Type of Portfolio	Purpose	Examples	
Collection Portfolio
- consists of a great deal of
miscellaneous work
- criteria setting related to curriculum
expectations not evident
- includes a minimum amount of reflective responses
- can be subject specific or unit
specific in nature	to accumulate a large amount
of student work to be used at a later
date for a specific purpose and
involving criteria-based selection
- often forms the basis for a Growth
or Showcase Portfolio	This portfolio can be used to keep students organized in HFA
students keep all there work in a folder to build on later	
Growth Portfolio
- includes work in progress, best
pieces and significant pieces as
determined by the student and/or
teacher
- includes dated contents to monitor over time
- uses criteria set in relation to
curriculum expectations	shows student progress in
understanding content and skill
development over a longer period of
time
- used as a resource for planning
future instruction to assist student
progress
-supports conferences and reporting
to parents	Students write reflection on lab work and store them in this portfolio
It should show a progression of improvement in culinary skills throughout the term	
Unit Portfolio
- includes work related to a unit
which can be subject specific or
cross-curricular
- can include work in progress,
process work and best pieces or be culled to the level of a Showcase Portfolio	- demonstrates acquired knowledge
and skills related to a specific unit
within a course/subject/grade	A business project, specific to HFA4M, and incorporated with a High Skills Major
This portfolio will hold a work related to a final ISU that students build on throughout the term	
Skills Portfolio
- includes work related to skill
development in a specific
unit/course/subject/grade (i.e. writing portfolio, research portfolio, fashion
sketching portfolio)
- can include work in progress,
process work and best pieces, or be culled to the level of a Showcase Portfolio	- used to demonstrate the student's
skill development over a period of
time	This portfolio could hold student self evaluations as well as weekly teacher evaluations for lab work. 

It would demonstrate the progression of skill the student has developed over the term,	
Showcase Portfolio
- contains the student's best work over a period of time
- can be subject specific, skills or unit based	unit
based
- used to highlight the student's best
work in a given
subject/course/unit/grade
- pieces can form the basis of a
Comprehensive Portfolio or Exit
Portfolio	Students make up this portfolio with their best recipe performances and reflections of how and why these activities were successful	
Comprehensive Portfolio
- contains selected pieces as evidence of the degree to which a student has mastered a particular sets of expectations
- contains pieces from all subject
areas and/or personal learning skills	supports student progress toward
mastery and can be passed on to the next grade	Teachers should keep students' work progress from the grade 10 course in order to evaluate and assess students learning skills if these students continue with advanced course selection	
Graduation Portfolio
- contains selected pieces to
demonstrate the student's
achievement of the curriculum
expectations and performance
standards
- contains pieces from a variety of subject areas and several guides	supports student progress towards
mastery and can be passed to the
next panel (i.e. elementary to
secondary to college)
- can form the basis for part of the
entrance requirement to a postsecondary
institution	This portfolio would include all the students best work from the course and be presented in a professional manner to present  as required for post secondary consideration	
Professional Career Portfolio
- contains an individual's best work that highlights skills and knowledge required for a particular job or
profession	- demonstrates specific skills and
knowledge in relation to a particular
job or profession
- used as a basis for professional
goal setting and reflection
- is often required for entrance to
post-secondary institution	Students can build on a cross curricular portfolio at any time in Secondary School. Students should be encouraged to select material on an on going basis to show case their transferable skills