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3rd semester Elementary
Follow Up on Survey and Eportfolio
At home At School of Ed
At a Coffee House
At a Friends with WiFi
Other
Was the survey helpful?
Answer A for YES
Answer B for Somewhat
Answer C for NO
Survey Follow Up
Observations
ePortfolio
The Power of the ePortfolio
Demonstrates technology sills
“Get” the interview
Helps you prepare for the interview questions
Connect with schools that are not local
Easy to update and edit
Can extend the interview
Model for your students (re: Research on How ePortfolios Help Students Learn)
Exampleshttp://sitemaker.umich.edu/lindseysmith/main_page
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/erinlemire/introduction
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/laurenstjohn/introduction
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/sarahweisman/introduction
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/lauraerdman/home
http://www.sitemaker.umich.edu/katharinebrown/introduction
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/arobinson/home
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/katemiller/introduction
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/katiehoeg/home
http://www.ryanmccarl.com
http://kellyrobbins.wordpress.com/psmt/
Sections/Pages
Teaching Philosophy/Goals
Keep it short and concise Less than 1000 words
Tell a story
Focus on where/who you want to teach Urban, suburban, type of demographics
BE HONEST!
Use videos, music, images to represent your teaching believes (they don’t have to be your own media)
Quotes, Poems…etc
Professional photo (nothing from FACEBOOK!)
Professional Credentials
CV
Test Scores (PRAXIS or other ones)
Fingerprints
Teaching certificate
Coaching certificates
CPR
Transcripts
Etc…
Achievements
Can be high school or other employment
Awards State swimming Chess club camp
Grants
Ran a marathon
Created a grieving support group
BEST lesson plans 3 to 4 lessons
Pictures You teaching Students working Final products The process
Videos (very short if you do)
Links to resources you used in developing the lesson.
Student Work
Evaluation (your mark up)
Feedback on the lesson
Create a Classroom Community
Student Teaching Placement Describe student make-up (special needs, % on free and
reduced lunch, ethnic and racial make-up, type of district, size of school, was it a team approach?, subjects taught, main unit).
Pictures of the classroom (bulletin boards, different areas you set up)
Images of you teaching in a variety of ways
Management Style Rules
Parent Communication
Newsletters
Emails
Parent Conference forms/products
Addressing Digital Literacy and Students with Exceptionalities
Describe your technology literacy skills
A lesson plan that integrated technology
How you use technology in your lesson planning and/or management
Examples of modifications you have made
Participation in IEP meetings
Examples of how you address students with a variety of learning and behavioral issues
Professional References
Solicited Evaluations (link to bios) Multiple teachers in the school Administrators Students Parents
Unsolicted (link to bios) Note from sub Students Teachers Parents…etc
Professional Development
Any workshops, seminars…etc you attended as a student teacher (include artifacts)
Conferences (include links or examples)
Online resources, lists, groups you use to communicate with other professional educators (include examples or links)
The blog you run about teaching
Education Podcasts you listen to
A unique feature
Select a unique feature of your teaching experience to document/highlight Virtual field trips Integrating current events into the daily curriculum Differentiated Instruction How you give homework After-school club Use of technology or special tools How you create a sense of community during center
time Your unique student teaching placement
DO NOT…
Include an entire unit
Have more than 10 pages
Have too much going on the pages (avoid graphics that are not related to your portfolio)
Have too much writing/text and not much media
Have poor navigation or broken links
Have video (or more than one or two short videos)
Have LONG lesson plans (2 pages tops!)
Checklist
Pictures of students working on lessons
Pictures of final products from lessons
Pictures of you teaching in a variety of ways and settings
Pictures of your classroom set up
3 or 4 lesson plans (each should be a different type of content area) ALL Resources associated with lessons
Teaching Philosophy
Sections
1. Teaching Philosophy
2. CV (or Resume)
3. Professional References
4. Teaching Credentials
5. Creating a Classroom Community (student teaching placement)
6. Teaching Students with Exceptionalities
7. Communicating with Parents
8. Addressing Digital Literacy and Students with Exceptionalities
9. Lesson Plans
10. Professional Development
11. “unique feature”
To Do…
Log in
http://google.com/sites
Add the sections
Delete OLD sections (you may keep if they are relevant)
Reminder!
Google Yourself
Clean up social networking
Keep Tweeting!
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