Note: All students in all sections of EDMT 330 are required to complete a portfolio which serves as a self-assessment of proficiency in terms of teaching and learning. The documents which are attached to this Web page are electronic versions of documents created by and agreed to by all EDMT instructors.
The portfolio you create in EDMT 330 serves as evidence that you have met the State of Michigan's educational technology requirements for new teachers. The work we do in the course is designed to help you to meet these requirements. Creating your portfolio should be simply a matter of keeping electronic copies of the products you create in the course and, over the course of the term, writing a narrative which explains how you have met the various parts of the requirements. If you consistantly add to your narrative and keep copies of the work you create, the portfolio shouldbe a representation of your work over the entire semester. To complete the portfolio, you should expect to spend an hour or two in the last week of the course to put your narrative in final form and link it to the files in your folder.
Michigan's seventh standard for new teachers is designed to assure that all new teachers in Michigan have achieved a basic proficiency in the use of technology for teaching and learning. The standard contains seven subpoints, addressing a variety of aspects of technology use, from activity planning to tool use to student data management. A rubric showing the seven parts of the standard, along with the evidence for attaing various levels of proficiency, can be found by clicking here.
As you reflect on ways in which your experiences to date have helped you to fulfill the seventh standard, keep in mind that you may use work created for this or other courses, as well as your own experiences in teaching and learning. For each portion of the standard, it is important that you reflect on the standard itself and that you show evidence that you have met the standard.
The items in your portfolio will be scored separately for having been turned in. The points below refer to the portfolio as a completed set which reflects your work for the semester. This gives you an opportunity to go back and complete work which may have been left incomplete during the semester.
Item Description Points
Web Activity Design Both your teacher lesson plan and your student handout should be in your portfolio folder. 2
Concept Map To be complete, your concept map needs to clearly illustrate the lesson youplanned in your Web Activity. It must have a central node and at least three sub-nodes, each of which must have at least two sub-nodes of their own. At least one concept must have an attached note. Note: To link your concept map to your narrative, you'll need to export it as a GIF file. See Jon for directions.
2
KidPix Illustration Your KidPix illustration must fulfill the initial assignment. When a person looks at it, it should stand on its own. Note: If you would like to link to your KidPix picture from your narrative, see Jon for directions on doing so.
2
Grading System Must include ten students and six assignments. Also needs to include a complete, realistic set of scores for those students, as well as context information (school name, teacher name, calendar year, etc.) 2
HyperStudio Stack Needs a "finished" feel. Buttons must be functional, text complete and formatted appropriately. Text fields should be read only. All sections must contribute to the topic being taught. 2
Newsletter Must contain a full, coherent page of text and graphics. Needs to have at least one digital photo. 2
Synthesis paper This should be the final draft of your synthesis paper. 2
Reflections Text Optional. In supporting your portfolio narrative, it may be helpful to be able to refer to a reflection you created. Paste your text into a word processing document and save the document to your folder; give it a name that indicates that it's a reflection. 0
Total:
14
There are seven sections in your portfolio narrative, corresponding to the seven lettered sections of the Michigan standard for new teachers. Each section should contain at least one example of work you've done this semester, either in terms of products you've created, conversations you've taken part in (as part of the reflections or in class), or reading you've done. At least three items should contain links to products in your portfolio. At least one item should link to a Web site. You will receive one point for each completed item, plus three overall quality points, assigned with the rubric below:
Excellent (3 points) Very Good (2.5 points) Fair (2 points) Concrete examples in each section of the portfolio narrative.Context given for each example to show a teaching and learning perspective. Concrete examples in each section of the portfolio narrative. Teaching and learning context given for most examples. Examples in each section of the portfolio narrative. No more than 2 non-concrete examples. Examples in the narrative refer to a wide variety of different activities from within the course. Fit of all examples to areas within the standard are clear. Examples in the narrative refer to a variety of different activities from within the course. Fit of most examples to areas within the standard are clear. Examples in the narrative refer to only a few different course activities. Fit of some examples to areas within the standard are unclear. At least three links to documents and one link to a Web site. All links work and are properly identified. At least three links to documents and one link to a Web site. No more than 1 non-working link and no more than 1 unclearly identified link. At least three links to documents and one link to a Web site. No more than 2 non-working links and no more than 2 unclearly identified links.