Evaluation Station!

 "Cyber" or ONLINE

Evaluations

Cost:  $35.00

These types of evaluations can be very short for YOU because I review the portfolio ahead of time, so only a brief interview is necessary when we connect. (I hate having to make someone wait while I review a portfolio in person! This online option allows me to give you a more in-depth assessment, and doesn't waste your time.) Once you get used to pulling aside those work samples throughout the year and slapping them in a file on your computer, evaluation time becomes a breeze! But even if you aren't as prepared as you would like, this is still a great option.

These online portfolio evaluations are for those who are out of our area or ANYONE (registered in FL) who may just find this to be a more convenient option. ONCE I have completed the review, I will contact you (usually by email - so CHECK YOUR EMAIL!) then we can plan a time to meet online for the interview portion.

In order to accomplish this type of evaluation, you must have the ability to use ONE of these options: FaceTime, Skype, Facebook Messenger (video option).

You can use your iPhone or iPad or computer for the interview portion, or you can borrow any of those items from a family member or friend to use for this purpose. I'm sure they would be happy to be a part of the educational success of your family!

If your computer doesn't have a built in camera and you want to get one, you can purchase one very inexpensively at a store such as "Best Buy."  

This part is very important... If you have never used Skype or FaceTime, etc., do a trial run with someone prior to our scheduled interview time so you can be SURE you are comfortable using the system you chose.

It is best to contact request ME (Carleen Galiardo) and add me as a contact BEFORE our interview so that we can establish that connection easily when it's time. Don't wait until it is time for our interview to try to figure out how to use FaceTime, Skype, Facebook Messenger video, or we may have to reschedule. 

Now, for the portfolio...

I will need to see a variety of legible, GRADED and dated work samples for each subject taught. These samples need to be from the beginning, middle, and end of the year. (Please do not send more than 3 samples from each subject-TOTAL. This means one sample of math work from the beginning of the year, one from the middle of the year, and one from the end of the year.)

ALL work samples need to be ONLY from the current school year. We are evaluating a ONE YEAR period of homeschooling, no matter which month you began.  Jan ➔ Jan,   June ➔ June, etc.

"How do I send  my portfolio

to you?" 

Here are the options...

PDF File

POWER POINT

or US MAIL!

My favorite, and the EASIEST...

       (DO THIS ONE!)

Just use your copier to

scan the portfolio items

into a PDF file using

ACROBAT. This enables me

to scroll right through

without having to wait for

each page to load/ open.

AND I can enlarge the

pages as needed. :)

(Wait right there while I do

a cartwheel!) CLICK HERE

for a tutorial that will walk

you through this process

step by step.

You can also present

your portfolio using Power-

point. This is another great

option because I don't have

to open multiple files.

Once the power-point is

open, I just scroll to the

next page. It's the best!

Click on the tutorial below

to learn how to do this if

you are new at this...

              How to Make a Power-Point

You may email your power

point to me as a PDF.

(Go to your "FILE" menu

and "Save" it as a PDF file.

Drag it into an email and

send.) ONE email is okay-

DO NOT send your

power-point via

OneDrive.Com. I am no

longer accepting this

method. And do NOT 

send your portfolio as a

"ZIP FILE." My computer

will not be able to open

that.

I am no longer accepting portfolios via multiple emails. The problem with this method is that it seriously clogs up my email and ends up just bouncing those items back to you. If you can scan a document- then you certainly use one of the methods above. Give yourself a little pep talk and give it a try!

Other important items the evaluator will need to see, such as 3 samples of the Daily Log, are listed on our "Checklist" which can be found on the right side of this page and downloaded. (Send only 3 pages from the Daily Log, one each from the beginning, middle, and end of the current year.) -Check out our new "Daily Log Template" on our "Links and Resources" page under "Educational Tools."

All samples received will be handled in a professional manner with the utmost respect for your privacy. REMEMBER... Check that YOU can read the scanned copies that you are going to send me. Are they upside down? Blurry? Too tiny to read?

If you can't read it...

I can't read it!

The "Certificate of Review" will be emailed to the parent (when payment is received,) and will also be emailed directly to your Homeschool County Liaison, so you don't have to do a thing!

Please note that, by law, this evaluation process must include an interview with the student, so please make sure your student(s) is/are available to answer a few very simple questions and also read aloud to the evaluator a small sample of one of their favorite books (assuming they are old enough to read.) Encourage them to share with me anything they have accomplished this year that they are especially proud of. This may be a special project, an award, or a difficult goal that was met. I LOVE talking with students!

For more info, read my blog post on Online-Evals.

Prior to your evaluation...