e-Portfolios

e-Portfolios 101

Dialogue is:

Collective, reciprocal, supportive, cumulative, and purposeful. A meeting of the minds and ideas as well as voices; and it is therefore mediated through text, internet and computer screen, as well as through face-to-face interaction (Alexander 2006 & Coffield 2008).

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Deliverables

Students/Teachers will use Wordpress or Google Sites to create a professional portfolio, which must include:

• Philosophy of Education

• Ethical Statement

• Resume

• Educational Journey

• Intersect theory with practice

• Relevant Educational Artifacts

• Technology Competence

• Lesson Plan with standards objectives and outcomes

• Collaborative efforts with peers/colleagues

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Janice Gamble & Esley Newton

http://www.taskstream.com/reflect/whitepaper.pdf

Additional References

http://productivewise.com/1232

http://www.csedweek.org "The Voice of K12 Computer Science Education and Its Educators Vol. 8 Issue 6 Nov. 2012

http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/199254/chapters/What -Are-Professional-Portfolios¢.aspx

http://www.theijep.com/pdf/IJEP33.pdf

http://www2.uwstout.edu/content/profdev/rubrics/eportfoliorubric.html

“In ways that no other assessment can, portfolios prove a connection to the contexts and personal histories that characterizes real teaching and make it possible to document

the unfolding of both teaching and learning over time.”

Lee Shulman

Clients

Wordpress

• Special Educators
• Early Childhood Educators

http://hbarrett.wordpress.com/how-to/

Google Sites

Learning Objectives

http://sites.helenbarrett.net/portfolio/Home

http://prezi.com/kbfqe-uzorqh/teacher-e-portfolios-using-wordpresscom/

Things to Include:

• Distinguish between different types of e-Portfolios
• Understand the importance of reflective practice in professional growth
• Collaborate with peers and colleagues to acquire different perspectives on portfolio design
• Recognize the importance of developing an educational philosophy and ethical standards
• Explore different Web 2.0 tools to select a format that best reflects how you present yourself to an audience

I. Background Information

• Resume
• Background information on teacher and teaching context
• Educational philosophy and teaching goals

II. Teaching Artifacts and Reflections Documenting an Extended Teaching Activity

• Units/instructional plans
• Curriculum resources
• Lesson plans
• Videos
• Student work samples
• Rubrics
• Reflective commentary by the teacher

III. Professional Information

• Professional activities
• Letters of recommendation
• Evaluations

What is an e-Portfolio?

Popular e-Portfolio Tools

1. Weebly

2. Google Sites

3. Wordpress

4. Webs

5. Wix

6. PBWorks

A digitized collection of an

educator's artifacts to

document their academic

and professional

growth over time.

Basic Types

of e-Portfolios

e-Portfolios

for Educators

Benefits

• Developmental
• Assessment
• Professional
• Hybrids

e-Portfolios as teaching

and Assessment tools

Gives educators the ability to look introspectively and self reflectively at their educational journey and professional practice.

• Easy to update and rectify
• Helps you become a better educator
• Proves your tech savvy
• Allows you to use multimedia
• ePortfolios save space
• Collaborative tool

A teaching portfolio is a coherent set

of material that represents teaching

practice as related to student learning. “Teaching practice” in its broadest

sense extends beyond the obvious

activities that go into teaching a

course to include all activities that

enrich student learning.

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