Portrait of a Graduate: Student Artifacts

Overview

Our Portrait of a Graduate add-on allows students to document skill growth through evidence called artifacts, organize that evidence into portfolios, and share their work.  

This article is intended for teachers who are guiding students in uploading artifacts for their school's Portrait of a Graduate, or similar framework. 

Students must log in to Wayfinder to upload artifacts. To do so, they can open Google Chrome and go to app.withwayfinder.com. If your school uses Google, Clever, or ClassLink and your System Administrator has confirmed that students are rostered in Wayfinder, they can log in using the appropriate Single Sign-On (SSO) button on the login page. Otherwise, students may have received an email invitation at their school email address, which will allow them to create a password to log in.

To view our guide on creating student portfolios, click here. 

This article contains the following sections:

Video Guide

The video below is designed for teachers to see the student workflow for uploading artifacts and creating portfolios. Students can click on the Learn More button within the Collect Your Artifacts widget on their dashboard to access our student-facing instruction video. 

 

 

How To Add an Artifact

  1. Log in to app.withwayfinder.com

  2. Look for the "My Journey" widget at the top of the screen and click the "+ Add Artifact" button

  3. Complete the following fields:
    • Artifact Type (Academics, Life, or College + Career)
    • Core Skill
    • (Optional) Add Attachments
    • (Optional) Attach Wayfinder Workbook 
      • Select this option to attach a Wayfinder Workbook as part of the artifact. Use the dropdown that appears to select from completed Workbook lessons.
    • (Optional) Link
    • Title
    • Date
    • Description
    • How does this [TYPE] artifact demonstrate your progress in [SKILL]?
      • To view the rubric for each Core Skill, click on the View Rubrics button
  4. Click Submit

 

How to View + Edit Artifacts

Students can view uploaded artifacts in the "My Journey" section at the top of their dashboard. The chart below that will shows the student's progress towards each skill. This chart is based on all of the artifacts the student uploaded.

To view and/or edit artifact uploads: 

  1. Look for the "My Journey" widget at the top of the screen and click the "View All" button

  2. Click on an upload
  3. Click on the "Edit Artifact" button at the bottom right of the window to edit the artifact, or
  4. Use the "Delete Artifact" button at the bottom left of the window to delete the artifact

How To Respond to an Assigned Artifact

When an educator assigns an artifact to a student, it appears in the To-Do list on the student's dashboard.

  1. On the student dashboard, click the artifact assignment in the To-Do list.
  2. The Add Artifact screen will open with:
    • An "Assigned by [Educator Name]" callout showing directions from the educator.
    • Artifact Type, which may be pre-filled by the educator (a pre-filled type cannot be edited).
    • Core Skill, which may be pre-filled by the educator (a pre-filled skill cannot be edited).
  3. Students can proceed through the usual steps to upload their artifact

 

Portrait of a Graduate Chart (Student Dashboard)

Once students have begun uploading artifacts, they can track their progress in the Portrait of a Graduate widget on their dashboard. 

The Artifacts tab displays a chart of the student's progress in each Core Skill, based on all of the artifacts they have uploaded. 

The Skill Proficiency tab displays the student's proficiency levels based on evaluations from teachers. Students can hover over the proficiency bars to review the skill rubrics, and click on the View Feedback button to view feedback from educators. 

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