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Student Portfolio

Student Portfolio Skill

A Claude Skill that creates curriculum-aligned PBL materials and assesses student portfolios using evidence-based rubrics.

Version: 2.0.0 Authors: PBL Future Labs (Phillip Alcock, Marcia Powell, Dan Thomas) Framework: Learning Mission Framework + Activity vs. Learning Evidence Audit


What It Does

Creation Mode — Upload a learning mission. The skill suggests materials ranked by the Artifact Hierarchy, biased toward Level 3-5 mastery work. Select the ones you want. It builds complete, classroom-ready documents with instructions, metacognitive components, teacher notes, answer keys, and differentiation options.

Assessment Mode — Upload a student portfolio. The skill runs a full Evidence Audit, classifies every artifact, checks for cognitive gaps, and generates a defensible grade recommendation with parent/admin response scripts.


How to Use It

  1. Create a Claude Project
  2. Add the Student Portfolio SKILL.md as a knowledge file
  3. Add your curriculum standards documents as additional knowledge files
  4. Start a conversation with: "Suggest materials for this learning mission" or "Assess this student portfolio"

The skill handles the rest.


Key Features

  • Artifact Hierarchy classification (Levels 1-5)
  • Trash Can Test (disposable vs. renewable work)
  • Cognitive Gap Assessment
  • Defensibility statements for parent/admin challenges
  • Automatic differentiation (simplified, extended, ELL accommodations)
  • AI ethics integration for projects involving AI tools

See the Full Blueprint

Want the complete packaged system including n8n automation? See the Student Portfolio Blueprint.