Children's Learning Institute - mCLASS:CIRCLE

Portfolio Building Tools

Phase II includes tools to allow the teacher to create a digital portfolio for each child in the classroom. Portfolio Building Tools can be found under Observe on the splashscreen when you open the mCLASS®:CIRCLE™ software on the handheld. Each of these tools is designed to help teachers:

Tailor classroom environment and activities to meet children's needs
Become thoughtful kid-watchers
Enhance parent conferences
Share information with supervisors, advisors and coaches
Remember the year our children spent with us

The tools include:

Anecdotal Notes
Anecdotal Notes can be entered at anytime on a child and can be categorized by topics specific to the observation. The date of the latest Anecdotal Note is recorded next to the child's name in the class list.
Social Assessment Checklist
The Social Assessment offers seven items to rate specific to a child's social and emotional development. Procedures for recording the assessment are given just prior to the items. An explanation of each item is provided when you tap on the individual underlined item within the assessment checklist. Tapping takes you back to the item. Once the assessment is completed, you may or the record entirely.
Book and Print Awareness Checklist
The Book and Print Awareness Checklist offers ten items to observe with regard to the child's engagement and awareness with books and print. The procedures for using the checklist are similar to the Social Assessment Checklist described above.
Early Writing Checklist
The Early Writing Checklist offers eleven items to observe with regard to the child's use of
writing in the classroom. The procedures for using the checklist are similar to the Social
Assessment Checklist described above.