Transcript Capstone Seminar: Day 2

EDU 4292
Creating a Portfolio Using
Deliberative Thinking
Standards and Portfolios
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Why do we have standards for
teachers?
What do the standards mean?
How do teaching standards
relate to electronic portfolios?
What is the purpose of doing a
portfolio?
Standards and Portfolios
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Why do we have standards for
teachers?
“Quality teachers are necessary
for student learning.” (NBPTS)
 “Shared views…of what
constitutes professional teaching”
(INTASC)
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INTASC Standards
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3
4
5
Content
Learning
Diversity
Instruction
Learning
Environment
6 Communication
7 Planning
8 Assessment
9 Reflection
10 Community
Standards and Portfolios
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How do teaching standards
relate to electronic portfolios?
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Portfolio is vehicle to demonstrate
deliberative thinking on
achievements and professional
development related to INTASC
standards.
Portfolio Purpose
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Vehicle for you to demonstrate
deliberative thinking on:
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your achievements and professional
development related to INTASC
standards
Tool for employment!
Portfolio Requirements
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Teaching philosophy
Artifacts and Reflections for 10
INTASC principles
Achievement and growth
Social justice
Resume
Alignment
Some Cautions
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Avoid the allure of technological
bells and whistles that lack
substance.
Importance of reflections.
Show achievement and growth.
Importance of alignment.
Let’s Pause…
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Think about the last 3 years.
What are some of your
achievements as a beginning
educator?
How are you continuing to grow
as a beginning educator?
Samples
Go to
www10.homepage.villanova.edu/deb
orah.schussler/portfolio_links.htm
 Select a sample portfolio from your
content area. Choose 1 partner and
critique.
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Samples
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Is the teaching philosophy adequate
and is it evident throughout the
portfolio?
Does the portfolio demonstrate
achievement and growth?
Are the artifacts appropriate for the
standards they address?
Do the reflections provide an
adequate rationale for the artifact?
(For more info see p. 14)
Do the layout and design make the
portfolio appealing and accessible?
Where to Begin
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Finesse your teaching philosophy
Check out portfolio resources at
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http://www10.homepage.villanova.edu/de
borah.schussler/EDU%207321/Edu_7321
.htm
http://www10.homepage.villanova.edu/de
borah.schussler/portfolio_links.htm
Where to Begin
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Start collecting artifacts
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See Campbell, et al.
Chapters 4 & 6, Appendix B
Start playing with TaskStream
templates or Frontpage
TaskStream Portfolio Types
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Directed Response Folio (DRF) –
primarily used for
assessment/requirements or
certification.
Presentation Portfolio – multiple
page website used to showcase
skills. Could be thought of as an
employment portfolio.
Resource Folio – digital archive or
file cabinet which can be organized
in a variety of ways.
Some TaskStream Features
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Students have 100 MB of storage space on
TaskStream’s site. Additional space may
be purchased for a nominal fee.
Students have access to their site for
approximately 6 months after they
graduate.
Students may use TaskStream’s Pack-itUp feature 5 times (per year) to copy either
full or partial e-portfolio contents to a hard
drive and/or cd.
e-Portfolios may be accessed by potential
employers through a TaskStream
generated URL which students may setup.
Creating Your TaskStream
Account
Go to:
http://www.taskstream.com
Click ‘Subscribe
Today’
Activate Your Subscription
Click the radio
button to
‘Create’.
Enter the
Student Key
Code:
S7PYZ4W5TPF8
Join Your Group
Click the drop-down menus to select
your College, Department, and Group.
Enter Personal Information
Please be
sure to note your
User ID and
password. For
consistency, it
would be a good
idea to make
this your
Villanova e-mail
User ID &
password.
Step 4: Confirm registration info and continue.
Let’s Build Our Portfolios!
After signing into
TaskStream,
locate & click on
the ‘Web Folio
Builder’ link
under Web
Publications.
Add Title & Creation
In the ‘Presentation Portfolio’
section, add a title and then
click ‘Create It’
Select Template
Click the radio button to select
‘Showcase Portfolio’.
Select Style
Editing Content
Click on the ‘Basic Tool Pack –
Showcase Portfolio – MT’ to begin.
Next, click
‘Edit’.
Add/Edit Web page Content
Rename
title.
Add your own
Introductory text
here then click
‘Save’.
Add/Edit Web page Content
(Continued)
Add your photo.
Add/Edit Web page Content
(Continued)
Add an
attachment.
Add/Edit Web page Content
(Continued)
Click on Resume from the Edit
Structure pane.
Preview Your Webfolio
Click on the
‘Preview’
button to
view your
page.
Publish/Share Your Folio
Click on Step # 4, to view and set options
(e-mail or web publish) your folio.
TaskStream Support
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TaskStream’s Mentoring Services is
available to all subscribers to support
the use of TaskStream’s tools and
resources. You can contact
mentoring services by phone, email,
or by filling out a support request
form.
Hours: M-F 8:00am - 7:00pm (EST)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1-800-311-5656
For More Assistance
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Consult resources at
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http://www10.homepage.villanova.edu/d
eborah.schussler/EDU%207321/Edu_7
321.htm
http://www03.homepage.villanova.edu/c
atherine.kolongowski/portfolio/index.htm
Contact
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[email protected]
[email protected]
What to do Now
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Begin structuring your portfolio
design
Collect artifacts.