Institute of Science and Mathematics (ISM) Senior Portfolio Guidelines

Institute of Science and Mathematics (ISM) Senior Portfolio Guidelines
ISM Senior Portfolio
This is a checklist for you to use to put your portfolio together. Information in bold is an item to
include. The information in italics is included to help clarify each requirement. Your portfolio can be
submitted bound like a book or in a binder, as a Powerpoint presentation, or as an online portfolio. If
you have questions as to how the final product should look please visit room 120 and look at some
examples.
Title Page
Table of Contents
 ISM Basic Statement of Understanding (On file in the ISM office)
 Personal Statement (pg.3) (This is an anchor for your portfolio. Your Personal
Statement should be thoughtful and detailed writing addressing the three R’s)
 Resume (pgs. 4 & 5)(Make sure it is current and error free!)
 Journals (pg. 6) (10 entries)
 Career Exploration
o CIS Portfolio Printout (pgs. 8-34)
(Step-by-step directions are provided. You do not need to repeat any CIS activity you
have already completed. After you complete the activities, print your portfolio and Ms.
Osterhagen will verify completion. )
 Career Related Learning Standards (CRLS) (pgs. 35-38)
o Personal Management
o Problem Solving
o Communications
o Teamwork
 Career Related Learning Experience (CRLE) #1 (pg. 39 )
o ISM Internship with reflection about CRLE and CRLS
o Artifacts for CRLE (Artifacts should include your ISM reflection, thank you note,
evaluation, time log and any other documentation you choose to include.)
 Career Related Learning Experience (CRLE) #2 (pg. 39)
o ISM Job Shadow with reflection about CRLE and CRLS
o Artifacts for CRLE (Artifacts should include your ISM reflection, thank you note,
evaluation, and any other documentation you choose to include.)
 Career Related Learning Experience (CRLE) #3 and any additional (pg. 39)
o Include any special experiences during high school, which have helped you grow
personally or academically. These may include in chool or out of school activities.
What are you proud of that you want to highlight?
o Include reflection about the CRLE and the CRLS
o Artifacts for CRLE
 Additional artifacts or experiences of your choice with reflection. (You may include
things like SAT Preparation, college tour reflections, career speakers, various
experiences you have had at school you are proud of and that have helped you become
more confident, extend your learning academically or experientially, or clarify your post-
high school plans.)
 Summary Reflection (pg. 40)
 Evaluation of Process (You will receive the evaluation once you have submitted the
rough draft of your portfolio.)
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Senior Portfolio Scoring Guides
These are the guiding themes for your Senior Portfolio:

1. Relevance – Demonstrates evidence of personal relevance.
2. Rigor – Applies and extends academic and specialized knowledge and skills
to new situations.
3. Reflection – Reflects on learning and connection to goals
Guiding Questions:
Relevance:
1. Does your work sufficiently represent the extended application standard?
2. Is there evidence of personal relevance?
3. Have you shown a clear connection between their work and their post-high school goals and
plans?
4. Have you shown evidence of new learning, ideas, results or conclusions?
Rigor:
1. Is there a clear description of academic and specialized knowledge and skills appropriate to
context?
2. Have you explicitly described the academic and specialized knowledge and skills used?
3. Have you demonstrated an understanding of how these knowledge and skills are appropriate
to your education plans and post-high school goals?
4. Have you demonstrated an application of learning to new contexts?
5. Have you applied and extended academic and specialized knowledge and skills in complex
or non-routine situations?
6. Have you exhibited individual responsibility and autonomy?
Reflection:
1. Have you reflected upon the applied learning and connection to goals?
2. Have you reflected upon how you applied academic and specialized knowledge and skills in
complex or non-routine situations?
3. Have you described how your work relates to your post-high school goals?
Documentation:
1. Is there sufficient documentation of the your work?
2. Is there documentation of the process?
3. Have you explained the steps involved and types of activities, communications or research
used when putting together your collection of evidence?
4. Have you provided tangible evidence of your work through photos, video, written pieces
etc.?
5. Have you included some form of written and/or verbal record of reflection?
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Personal Statement
Your Personal Statement should:
• Describe your overall goal
• Explain your educational and career goals
• Identify your career development activities
• Describe the Career Related Learning Standards you have met including:
o Personal Management, Problem Solving, Communication, Teamwork,

Employment Foundations, Career Development
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Resume Requirements
Resumes are much like the way someone dresses—everyone has their own style and preferences.
There are some common guidelines for resume development, which we will abide by for consistency
in our program. Please follow the guidelines listed below.
Your resume will:

• Be ONE page in length
• Include the following information:
• Name, address, phone number, email address
• Education
• Employment/Volunteer History
• Activities/Interests/Accomplishments
• References
• Be easy to read and in a professional, standard font
• Omit salary expectation and personal data such as age, religion, etc…
• Be ERROR FREE!!!
Options for your resume:

• You can vary your heading to reflect your own style
• Use bold, underline, and/or italics to show emphasis
Choose to highlight your most positive accomplishments. Your resume is a place to shine, not a place
to be modest.
Resume Creation Tips and Guidelines
Using the CIS System to create your resume
The CIS System is a great place for you record lots of details you may later use in your resume.
Complete each section in as much detail as possible. Then just use the most appropriate information
on the resume itself. The other information will be saved, so you won’t have to go back and look
things up if an employer requires more specific information.
Below are step-by-step instructions for creating your resume using CIS:
1. Go to http://oregoncis.uoregon.edu and log in using your username and password. Please see
the ISM or Career Pathways coordinator if you have difficulty logging in.
2. Click on My Career Planning Portfolio
3. Click on My Education and Work History
4. Enter information within each of the 8 Resume Data Entry Tabs. See notes below.
A. Personal Information
• Complete all of this information fully, please note that there is no need to include
your age on your resume and your graduation year is optional.
B. Education History
• Include only High Schools attended. There is no need to go further back.
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• School address is optional

• Leave Major blank for HS
• Degree is High School Diploma
• Activities—you can list activities here OR include them in Skills and
Achievements
• You may chose to highlight specific courses especially if they are connected to
skills needed in the job you are applying for.
C. Work History
• You can include paid jobs as well as volunteer work if it was done over a longer
period of time
• Include “jobs” that reflect your skills, employability, and work ethic
• You must include the company, job title, start and end dates, and duties
• Other information is optional for your resume, but may be needed on application
forms. Go ahead and record it here so you don’t have to look it up later.
D. Skills and Achievements
• Include information about special training or courses you have taken to gain
specific skills and knowledge
E. Workshops and Training
• Include pertinent information regarding your knowledge of equipment, special
skills, interests, licenses, languages, software
F. Employment Objective
• The objective is optional at this time
G. References
• List 3 references who are NOT family members and who can talk about your
work skills. Make sure to ask them if they are willing to provide a POSITIVE
reference and include their accurate contact information
• References may be listed on the bottom of your resume or attached as an
additional page.
5. After you have entered your information, click on Format and Print Resume
6. Select your preferences for style and sections to include
7. Select to convert it to an .rtf file (allows you to make changes)
8. Click Create Resume
You may want to use a different software to create your resume—that is fine, but the data will all be
available for you quickly now through CIS.
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Journals
You are required to have ten journal entries. You may write about whatever you want, but following
are some sample questions. Remember your project should demonstrate personal relevance,
academic rigor, and reflection. The journal is a great place to show all three. Refer to the Career
Related Learning Standards (CRLS) in your packets for explanations of each.
Topic Ideas
1. Think about the CRLS. In which of the areas are you the strongest? Why do you consider it
your strongest? How have you demonstrated that standard?
2. Think about the CRLS. In which of the areas are you the weakest? How do you think you
could develop that area? What activities could you participate in to practice it more?
3. What experiences have you participated in that you believe have helped you the most to
develop skills related to the CRLS? Think about both in school and out of school activities.
4. Where are you with your project right now? Do you feel like you are keeping up? Falling
behind? What have you done well? What do you need to focus on more?
5. What do you plan to do after high school? What have you done to prepare yourself for that
next step? What can you do between now and graduation to work toward that goal?
6. What do you want your life to look like as an adult? What is important to you?
7. Choose one of the CRLS. (You can respond to this several times.) Provide an example of a
situation when you witnessed someone demonstrate a skill related to that standard well and a
time when you witnessed it poorly demonstrated. What makes the difference? How did
people react to each?
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ISM guide for Career Information System (CIS)
Student Directions: Complete each of the components listed below. If you have already
completed a section, you DO NOT have to do it again. Review your portfolio and check to
be sure you have saved everything required.
CIS Component Minimum Standard

 My Career Planning Portfolio (page ) Portfolio exists
 Assessments Three assessments have been completed at least once. No
 IDEAS Assessment (page ) further requirement.
 SKILLS Assessment (page )
 Interest Profiler (page )
 Saved 6 Occupations (page ) Six Occupations appear in the student’s folder. No further
requirement.
 Reflections (page ) Reflections must be a minimum of four (4) to five (5)
 My strengths, talents, and interests sentences using complete sentences and paragraph
 Careers using my skills and talents structure. The paragraph should be relevant to the questions
 My personal goals posed to students, although the response may not address
 My career goals each question separately.
 Preparation requirements for my goals
 High school courses to consider
 My education plans after high school
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Creating a Career Planning Portfolio in CIS
Attention: If you have used CIS in the past, you probably already have a career Planning
Portfolio. Do not create a new one. If you have forgotten your User name and Password, ask
your school’s Career Pathways contact (teacher, counselor, or advisor) to look it up for you. If
you don’t have a Career Planning Portfolio, follow these steps to create one.
Step 1 Go to the CIS website:

http://oregoncis.uoregon.edu
Click on Sign in for CIS
Step 2 Enter the User name and Password for

the school/program. Both are case
sensitive.
School’s User name:

School’s Password:
(This information will be provided).
Step 3 Click on My Career Planning Portfolio.
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Step 4 You are a new user.

Click on Create My Career Planning
Portfolio.
Step 5 Enter the required information.
Be sure to use capital and lower case

letters where appropriate. This
information will be used in your résumé.
Graduation Year: Use 4 digits.

(Example: 2009)
User name: Use your first and last initial

and ID number.
(Example: jy123456)
Password: Use the same as your User

name.
(Example: jy123456)
Step 6 CIS Privacy Policy.

Click Yes. Click Submit.
Step 7 Click Start.
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Step 8 Back to the CIS home page.
Click on My Career Planning Portfolio.
Step 9 If your name appears here,

CONGRATULATIONS!
You have created your own portfolio!
If your name does not appear here, return

to step 3 and try again.
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IDEAS Assessment
Click on Sign In CIS for Internet
Step 2 Enter your individual User name and

Password. These would be the User
name and Password used to set up My
Career Planning Portfolio in CIS.
User name:
Student’s first and last initial and ID
number (example: JY123456)
Password:
Same as your User name
number (example: jy123456)
If you can’t remember your User name

and Password click on Forgot your
password for your “My Career Planning
Portfolio” account? or ask your school’s
Career Pathways contact (teacher,
counselor, or advisor) to look it up for
you.
Step 3 Click on IDEAS Assessment under the

Exploration Tools.
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Step 4 Click on IDEAS Profile.
Note: IDEAS is also available in

Spanish. Click on Espanol to access the
Spanish version.
Step 5 Answer all 129 questions by clicking on

the box corresponding to your answer.
You can do it!
If you must stop before you are finished

click Save in the upper right hand
corner. (Go to step 8 to finish your
questions)
When you are finished, click on Get

Results.
Step 6 Click on appropriate grade level. Click

Submit.
Step 7 Look carefully at the chart.
Your interest range is on the left side.
Your interest areas are across the top

and as pictures across the bottom.
Click Save in the upper right corner to
save the IDEAS Assessment in My
Career Planning Portfolio.
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Step 8 You answers will be saved in My

Favorites in My Career Planning
Portfolio so you can return to the chart
at any time.
Click on My Favorites.
Then click on Ideas Assessment.
Click on Restore Answers to complete

questions you didn’t finish or view your
completed chart and investigate career
areas.
Step 9 To learn more about your interests from

the chart look carefully at the Interest
Areas across the top.
Then see where you scored High,

Average, or Low.
You will see numbers that indicate you

level of interest in various occupational
areas.
You can click on the check marks or a

picture across the bottom to see a list of
careers relating to your interests.
Step After you click on a check mark or

10 picture at the bottom, you will see a list
of occupations corresponding to your
interest areas.
Click on one of the occupations to learn

more.
You may explore as many occupations

as you like by clicking back to the list, or
going back to the IDEAS chart by
clicking My IDEAS Profile (upper right
corner).
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Step Click on the various menu choices on

11 the left to learn more about any
occupation you choose.
Click Save in the upper right corner if

you want to save this occupation in My
Portfolio. You may record notes about
why you are saving an occupation in My
Thoughts.
Step You must eventually have six (6)

12 Occupations saved in My
Favorites/Occupations.
The IDEAS Assessment should help you think about occupations matching your interests and how they match
your goals.
You are must write reflections about your strengths, research, and goals in My Plan.
If you’d like to do that now, turn to page 27 for instructions about completing your required reflections. Or, you
may complete the reflections after doing some more investigation.
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Interest Profiler

name and Password used to set up your
My Career Planning Portfolio in CIS
User name:
Password:

you.
Step 3 Click on Interest Profiler.
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Step 4 Click on Find your work related interests.
Read the directions and then click on

Answer the Questions.
Step 5 Answer the 180 questions by clicking on

Like, Unsure, or Dislike. Remember to
answer just on how much you think you
would like something, not based on your
education or experiences.
If you must stop before you are finished

click on Save in the upper right corner.
(Step 7 will explain how to return and
complete your questions.)
When you finish answering all of the

questions click on Get Results.
Step 6 Look carefully at your results. Based on

your answers you get a score for each of
the six interest areas.
Based on your interests, you may be

more interested in certain types of
careers.
Click on Save in the upper right corner

to save your Interest Profiler in My
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Step 7 Your results will be saved in My

Portfolio so you can return to the results
at any time
Then click on Interest Profiler.

questions you didn’t finish or view your
completed results.
Then click on view your scores to

investigate possible career areas.
Step 8 To learn more about your results, look at

your scores and the categories to which
they correspond.
Click on any of the categories to view a

list of occupations related to that interest
area.
Step 9 Click on one of the occupations to learn

more.
You may explore as many occupations

as you like by clicking the back arrow to
return to the Interest Profiler Scores.
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Favorites/Occupations in My Career
Planning Portfolio. You may record notes
about why you are saving an occupation
in My Thoughts.

The Interest Profiler should help you think about your areas of interest and how they match your goals.
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User name:
Password:

you.
Step 3 Click on SKILLS Assessment under the

Exploration Tools.
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Step 4 The SKILLS Assessment helps you

identify the skills you like to use and are
good at and transfer those skills to
possible occupations.
Read the directions then click on Select

Skills.
Step 5 Read the list of 72 skills.
Think about those skills you like to use

and are good at. Select your top five (5)
one at a time and click on Very
Satisfying.
Step 6 Your top five (5) will move under the top
category.
Now choose the next 10 skills you enjoy

or are good at. Select each and click on
Moderately Satisfying.
Last choose 20 skills you may be less

interested in or not quite as good at.
Select each and click on Somewhat
Satisfying.
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Step 7 You will not use all of the skills listed.
After you have selected all of the skills,

click on Rate Skills.
Step 8 Click on Save in the upper right corner

to save your SKILLS Assessment in My
Step 9 Your results will be saved in My

Portfolio so you can return to the results
at any time
Then click on SKILLS Assessment.

the assessment or view your completed
results.
Then click on view your scores to

investigate possible career areas.
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Step Investigate the results of your SKILLS

10 Assessment by various classifications
across the top.
Step Each selection will provide a list of

11 occupations or groups of occupations
with scores relating to your selected skill
set.
Click on the occupations or groups to

research more about how your skills can
be used in various occupations.
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Favorites/Occupations in My Career
Planning Portfolio. You may record notes
about why you are saving an occupation
in My Thoughts.

The SKILLS Assessment should help you think about your areas of interest and how they match your goals.
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Occupations
You must have six (6) occupations that interest you saved in My Career
Planning Portfolio in My Favorites under Occupations. If you have explored
occupations and saved them as you completed the IDEAS Assessment, Interest
Profiler, and SKILLS Assessment, you may already have met this requirement.
This is how to double-check to be sure they are saved.


User name:
Password:

you.
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Step 4 Click on My Favorites.
Step 5 Click on Occupations.
Any Occupations you have saved will

appear in a list. If you have six (6)
saved, you have met the requirement.
If you do not have six saved, continue to

research and save Occupations.
Step 6 You can research specific occupations

by clicking on Occupation Index.
OR
You can research more Occupations by

returning to the results on your IDEAS
Assessment, Interest Profiler, or SKILLS
Assessment through My Career Planning
Portfolio and then clicking on My
Favorites. Restore your
Step 7 When you find an occupation of

interest, click Save in the upper right
corner. That occupation will then be
saved in Occupations. You may record
notes about why you are saving an
occupation in My Thoughts.
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Step 8 Go back to My Career Planning Portfolio.

Click on Favorites, then on Occupations
and make sure you have six (6)
occupations saved.
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My Plan Reflections
Now that you have completed all of these assessments and research in CIS, it is time to reflect
on your learning and record your goals. You will do this in My Plan, which is a part of My
Career Planning Portfolio. Your reflections will be evaluated, so be sure to meet each of the
requirements listed for the reflections. You can look at the rubric that will be used to score
your


User name:
Password:

you.
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Step 4 You will be using the first three sections

on My Plan.
 Self-Knowledge
 Research and Goals
 Education Goals
Click on Self-Knowledge.
Step 5 Click to move your cursor into the box

below My strengths, talents, interests, and
preferences…
Click on the button Insert Today’s Date.
Write a paragraph reflection answering

these questions:
 What are your strengths?
 What are your talents?
 What are your interests?
 What are your preferences for
what you want your life to be?
You must:
 Have a minimum of four (4) to
five (5) sentences
 Use complete sentences and
paragraph structure.
Step 6 After you have typed your reflection and

checked it for errors, click on Save
Information.
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Step 7 Now move your cursor to the box below

Careers that might use my talents,
interests, and skills...

these questions:
 What careers use my talents?
 What careers use my skills?
 What careers reflect my
interests?
You must:
five (5) sentences
Step 8 After you have typed your reflection and

Information.
You have completed the required

reflections for Self Knowledge.
Step 9 Click on Research and Goals under My

Plan.
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Step Click to move your cursor into the box

10 below My personal goals…

these questions:
 What are your current personal
goals?
 How have the goals changed
over four years of high school?
 What is your next step after
high school?
 What has caused a change on
these goals, OR why have your
goals remained the same?
You must:
five (5) sentences
Step After you have typed your reflection and

11 checked it for errors, click on Save
Information.
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Step Now move your cursor to the box below

12 My career goals...

these questions:
 What are your current career
goals?
 How have the goals changed
high school?
 What has caused the change in
goals, or why have they not
changed?
You must:
five (5) sentences
After you have typed your reflection and
Information.
You have completed the required

reflections for Research and Goals.

Step Click on Education Plans under My Plan.
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14 below Preparation requirements for my
goals …

these questions:
 What are the requirements for
you to meet your goals?
 How has that preparation
changed over four years of high
school?
 What have you done to prepare
yourself to meet your goals?
 What caused the change in the
way you have prepared to meet
your goals or why has it
remained the same?
You must:
five (5) sentences

Information.
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16 below High school courses to consider…

these questions:
 What high school courses will
help you reach your goals? You
may write about courses you
have already taken or that you
are planning to take in the
future.
 What are the high school
course requirements for you to
meet your goals?
 What courses have been the
most meaningful to you and
why?
 What would you do differently
when planning your high
school courses?
You must:
five (5) sentences

Information.
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Step Now move your cursor to the box below

18 My education plans after high school...

these questions:
 What are your current
education plans?
 How have the plans changed
high school?
 What has caused the change in
your plans, or why have the
remained the same?
You must:
five (5) sentences

Information.
The reflections required for My Plan are complete. You may always continue to return to CIS nad record your
thoughts in other areas, or add to the work you have done.
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Student Name: Student ID Number: Date:
Personal Management
(Exhibit appropriate work ethic and behaviors in school and community)
Activity/Project: Date Completed: Supervisor:
Student Section: Check off the elements of personal

management you have
1. Describe the activity or project showing personal management:
demonstrated.
Have you:
Identified tasks that need to
be done and gone on to
complete those tasks?
2. Describe how your work on this activity or project shows personal management. Interacted appropriately
Write three (3) to four (4) sentences explaining how you used the elements of personal with others (teachers,
management you checked in the box to the right. (Continue on back if necessary.)
community people, peers)?
Maintained regular
attendance and been on
Supervisor Section:
1. Do you verify the student listed above completed this activity/project to satisfaction?
2. Did the student demonstrate the elements of personal management as described in the box above? YesNoYesNo
3. Comments:
Supervising Adult Signature Date
PPS Verification:
This student:
Exceeds
Meets
Does Not Meet
Insufficient Evidence
the Career Related Learning Standard for Personal Management..Exceeds: Evidence is through, in-depth,
insightful, or exceptional in some way.
Meets: Evidence is sufficient.
Does Not Meet: Evidence is weak, inappropriate or limited in some way.
Insufficient Evidence: Documentation is incomplete.
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Problem Solving
(Apply problem solving and decision making techniques in school and community)
Student Section:
Check off the elements of problem
1. Describe the activity or project showing problem solving: solving you have demonstrated.
Have you:
Identified problems or issues?
Used problem solving and
decision making skills to identify
alternatives and develop
2. Describe how your work on this activity or project shows problem solving. Write solutions?
three (3) to four (4) sentences explaining how you used the elements of problem Develop a plan to implement the
solving you checked in the box to the right. (Continue on back if necessary.) solutions?
Supervisor Section:
2. Did the student demonstrate the elements of problem solving as described in the box above? YesNoYesNo
3. Comments:
PPS Verification:
This student:
Exceeds
Meets
Does Not Meet
the Career Related Learning Standard for Problem Solving.Exceeds: Evidence is through, in-depth, insightful, or
exceptional in some way.
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Communication
(Demonstrate effective speaking, listening, written and non-verbal skills)
Student Section:
Check off the elements of
1. Describe the activity or project showing communication:
communication you have
demonstrated.
Have you:
Spoken clearly, listened attentively
and/or written clearly and
accurately?
2. Describe how your work on this activity or project shows communication. Write
Given and received feedback in a
three (3) to four (4) sentences explaining how you used the elements of
positive manner?
communication you checked in the box to the right. (Continue on back if necessary.)
Read technical or instructional or
professional materials/journals for
information?
Supervisor Section:
2. Did the student demonstrate the elements of communication as described in the box above? YesNoYesNo
3. Comments:
PPS Verification:
This student:
Exceeds
Meets
Does Not Meet
the Career Related Learning Standard for Communication..Exceeds: Evidence is through, in-depth, insightful, or
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Teamwork
(Demonstrate effective teamwork in school, community, and/or workplace)
Student Section:
1. Describe the activity or project showing teamwork: Check off the elements of teamwork
you have demonstrated.
Have you:
Demonstrated respect and flexibility
in team situations?
Worked effectively as a member of
2. Describe how your work on this activity or project shows teamwork. Write a team?
three (3) to four (4) sentences explaining how you used the elements of teamwork Demonstrated skills that improved
you checked in the box to the right. (Continue on back if necessary.) team effectiveness – for example
compromise, consensus building,
conflict management and goal
setting?
Supervisor Section:
2. Did the student demonstrate the elements of teamwork as described in the box above? YesNoYesNo
3. Comments:
PPS Verification:
This student:
Exceeds
Meets
Does Not Meet
the Career Related Learning Standard for Teamwork.Exceeds: Evidence is through, in-depth, insightful, or
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Career Related Learning Experiences (CRLEs)
For your portfolio you MUST include your ISM Internship and Job Shadow, as well as one additional
experience. Following those experiences you may include as many additional experiences as you
would like. Each experience you document should follow this order:
1. Responses to “Reflection on my CRLE” (see below)

2. ISM Documentation (if it is an ISM experience)
3. Other artifacts associated with the experience.
Think of this section as a scrapbook of your experiences during high school, which have helped you
become the person you are today. What activities are you most proud of? What activities helped you
determine the direction you are planning to take after high school?
Career Related Learning Experience (CRLE)

Reflection
For each of the CRLEs included in your portfolio, complete a reflection addressing the answers to
each of the following questions. Remember the three R’s—Relevance, Rigor, and Reflection. Your
response should address each of the following questions and be thoughtful, detailed, and complete.
• How did you select this CRLE to include in your portfolio? Why is it important to you? How
did your experience fit with your education, occupation, and personal goals?
• What obstacles or challenges did you encounter and how did you overcome them?
• Which Career Related Learning Standards (CRLS) did you demonstrate? How? (Refer to the
CRLS Table.)
• What other skills and knowledge did you learn and develop?
• How did you apply academic skills (skills directly taught at school) during the experience?
How would you evaluate the experience overall? Did it meet the expectations you had when you
selected it? Could you have done something differently to improve the experience?
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Summary Reflection
It is important for students to reflect on their entire ISM Portfolio and they process of creating it.
Although it can be a cumbersome process, many students feel a sense of pride while reflecting upon
and sharing their many accomplishments. What did you learn about yourself while creating your
portfolio? Respond to the following questions as a reflection on the portfolio process.
• What did you learn?

• Of what are you most proud?
• What was the greatest challenge you overcame while completing your portfolio?
• What would you do differently if you had to do the project again?
• What advice do you have for students completing the portfolio next year?
• What suggestions do you have for the ISM department for next year?
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ISM Senior Portfolio

Senior Portfolio Scoring Guides

These are the guiding themes for your Senior Portfolio:

Your Personal Statement should:

• Describe your overall goal

• Explain your educational and career goals

• Identify your career development activities

o Personal Management, Problem Solving, Communication, Teamwork,

Your resume will:

Options for your resume:

Resume Creation Tips and Guidelines

Using the CIS System to create your resume

• School address is optional

ISM guide for Career Information System (CIS)

CIS Component Minimum Standard

Creating a Career Planning Portfolio in CIS

Step 1 Go to the CIS website:

Click on Sign in for CIS

Step 2 Enter the User name and Password for

School’s User name:

(This information will be provided).

Step 3 Click on My Career Planning Portfolio.

Step 4 You are a new user.

Step 5 Enter the required information.

Be sure to use capital and lower case

Graduation Year: Use 4 digits.

User name: Use your first and last initial

Password: Use the same as your User

Step 6 CIS Privacy Policy.

Step 7 Click Start.

Step 8 Back to the CIS home page.

Click on My Career Planning Portfolio.

Step 9 If your name appears here,

If your name does not appear here, return

Click on Sign In CIS for Internet

Step 2 Enter your individual User name and

If you can’t remember your User name

Step 3 Click on IDEAS Assessment under the

Step 4 Click on IDEAS Profile.

Note: IDEAS is also available in

Step 5 Answer all 129 questions by clicking on

If you must stop before you are finished

When you are finished, click on Get

Step 6 Click on appropriate grade level. Click

Step 7 Look carefully at the chart.

Your interest range is on the left side.

Your interest areas are across the top

Step 8 You answers will be saved in My

Then click on Ideas Assessment.

Click on Restore Answers to complete

Step 9 To learn more about your interests from

Then see where you scored High,

You will see numbers that indicate you

You can click on the check marks or a

Step After you click on a check mark or

Click on one of the occupations to learn

You may explore as many occupations

Step Click on the various menu choices on

Click Save in the upper right corner if

Step You must eventually have six (6)

Click on Sign In CIS for Internet