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How to Develop a Really Great e Portfolio Brown & Griffin

How to Develop a Really Great How to Develop a Really Great e- Portfolioe- PortfolioCarol A. Brown Carol A. Brown

[email protected]@mail.ecu.edu

LTDI, East Carolina UniversityLTDI, East Carolina University

Special thanks to Robin GriffinSpecial thanks to Robin Griffin

Technology Resource/Media Technology Resource/Media Specialist, M.B. Hubbard Elementary Specialist, M.B. Hubbard Elementary

School School


ProcessProcess

AssessmentAssessment

ShowcaseShowcase


ShowcaseShowcaseBest Practices

Perspective Employer

Career Advancement

Recruitment and Funding


ProcessProcessProfessional growth over time.

Evidence of new skills in your classroom.

Evidence of student achievements over time.Evidence of mastery in graduate program of study.


AssessmentAssessment•Artifacts as evidence•Written commentaries and reflections•Candidate’s understanding of criteria•Glimpse into what the candidate is thinking


Where to BeginWhere to Begin

I. Select your Standards.

These are your benchmarks, indictors of achievement, and criteria for mastery.


I. Select your I. Select your Standards….Standards….

•INTASCINTASC•National Board for National Board for Professional TeachingProfessional Teaching•ISTE Technology for all ISTE Technology for all TeachersTeachers•NCDPI Technology NCDPI Technology FacilitatorFacilitator

See core Standards


II. Plead Your CaseII. Plead Your Case•Artifacts linked to Artifacts linked to standardsstandards

•Reflective writingReflective writing

standard<>artifactstandard<>artifactStandard 4: Integrating Instruction. Accomplished library media specialists integrate information literacy through collaboration, planning, implementation, and assessment of learning.


Reflective Writing Cycle•Standard? Articulate in complete sentence.Describe: Who, What, When, and Where of your artifact.•Analyze: Look at the activity in basic parts.•Alignment: How closely does is it align with standard?•Transform:What would you change?

Adapted from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Performance Based Licensure Manual, p. 8. Available online: [http://www.ncpublicschools.org/pbl/]


The Purpose of the Reflection

“Without written Without written commentaries, commentaries, explanations and explanations and reflections, the portfolio is reflections, the portfolio is no more than a no more than a notebook..or scapbook of notebook..or scapbook of teaching momentos.”*teaching momentos.”**p. 293, NETS for Teachers-Preparing Teachers to Use Technology.

Eugene OR: ISTE


How to Match Artifacts to StandardsHow to Match Artifacts to StandardsDoes the artifact provide evidence that you Does the artifact provide evidence that you have mastered a skill or competency?have mastered a skill or competency?

Is it an example of your true professional Is it an example of your true professional “voice”?“voice”?

Is it clearly representative of your professional Is it clearly representative of your professional growth while providing a unique form of growth while providing a unique form of communication [written narrative, video clip, communication [written narrative, video clip, problem-solving log, etc.]problem-solving log, etc.]

Are you able to justify the selection of the Are you able to justify the selection of the artifact using reflective writing?artifact using reflective writing?


III. Select ArtifactsProcess PortfolioProcess Portfolio – select samples – select samples that show growth over time. that show growth over time. Identify levels of performance in Identify levels of performance in the reflective writing.the reflective writing.

Showcase or Professional Showcase or Professional PortfolioPortfolio – select artifacts that – select artifacts that represent the standards, represent the standards, competencies, and indicators for competencies, and indicators for mastery. Describe how the mastery. Describe how the sample reflects the standards sample reflects the standards when writing the reflection when writing the reflection statementstatement


III. Design ProcessIII. Design Process•Begin with story board•Enter titles and subtitles for each page•Enter graphics for each page•Determine the sequence or pattern of links


Developing your Developing your

PortfolioPortfolio •When selecting a web authoring tool, consider the following:

•Suitable for your plan?

•Will the program grow with you and your ever developing skills?

•Is it compatible for both school and home computers?

•Is the program easy to transfer to the web and does it transfer in the same format as it looks in the work stage?


Selecting a Selecting a ProgramProgram

•Netscape Composer•Microsoft Front Page•Microsoft Publisher•Macromedia Dreamweaver•MS Word web page


Technology Technology Considerations for Considerations for Portfolio ArtifactsPortfolio Artifacts

•PDF files •Word or Works files •.rtf files•Digital photos

•Scanned documents


Getting your work Getting your work to the Webto the Web

•FTP Process vs. Packaging and Publishing using Web

Development Software


Connection Connection ConsiderationsConsiderations

•Dial-up

•DSL

•Cable Connections

•Firewalls

•Filters

•Slowdowns and “glitches”


How Much Time Does It

Take?•ProcessPortfolio….Change ProcessPortfolio….Change overtimeovertime•Assessment Portfolio…Assessment Portfolio…Plenty of timePlenty of time•Showcase….End of timeShowcase….End of time


How to Develop a Really Great How to Develop a Really Great e- Portfolioe- PortfolioCarol A. Brown Carol A. Brown

[email protected]@mail.ecu.edu

LTDI, East Carolina UniversityLTDI, East Carolina University

Special thanks to Robin GriffinSpecial thanks to Robin Griffin

Technology Resource/Media Technology Resource/Media Specialist, M.B. Hubbard Elementary Specialist, M.B. Hubbard Elementary

School School


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