EDUC 200:  Professional Portfolio Development

Fall, 2005

                                                                          

Wednesday, September 7 – 7:00 a.m.

Wednesday, September. 7 – 8:00 a.m.

Wednesday, September 14 – 7:00 a.m.

Wednesday, September 14 – 8:00 a.m.

                                                             

CPS 116

(Each session to be followed by an optional 2-hour computer workshop in CPS 105)

                                                                                                                                               

Dr. Larry Riggs

446 CPS

715/346-4436 work

715/341-2425 home

lriggs@uwsp.edu

 

                                                                                                                                                

Course Description:  EDUC 200 is the first of a series of classes that teach students how to develop an effective electronic professional portfolio.  This course includes principles on the development of an effective portfolio to support graduation requirements, job hunting and professional teacher development.  Principles of web page construction and software use are included.  Privacy issues, Performance Tasks, Wisconsin Teacher Standards, content area standards, and WI Department of Public Instruction teacher licensing and certification will also be discussed.

 

Text:  (purchase is optional for EDUC 200 but text is a required purchase in EDUC 300 and EDUC 400) – Bullock, A. A. & Hawk, P. P.  (2005). Developing a teaching portfolio:  A guide for preservice and practicing teachers (2nd ed.).  Columbus, OH:  Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall.

 

Course Objectives:

1   Students will understand the concept and purpose of an electronic professional portfolio.

2   Students will understand the basic software and design processes of creating an electronic professional portfolio.

3   Students’ portfolios will reflect understanding of the above through fulfilling the course requirements.

 

Course Requirements:

Students are required to attend one (1) of the four organizational meeting times (see above).  Failure to attend could result in your being dropped from the course.

1   Students will create a “Welcome” page that includes a background, appropriate lettering size style and colors, a table, at least two pictures, and a link to the School of Education (SOE) portfolio, and other links or added background / philosophy information appropriate to their professional academic programs.

2   Students will successfully download the SOE templates for the electronic portfolio.

3   Students will add personal information to the “Introduction” page of the SOE portfolio, including a picture.

4   Students will create links to the three pages listed below and located them on the “Subject Knowledge” page of the SOE portfolio

a    A chart showing the Performance Tasks for their respective majors and minors

b   A list of the 10 Wisconsin Teacher Standards

c    A list of the content area standards for their respective majors      

If you plan to use the UWSP logo on any of your web pages you must use this link for required usage  http://www.uwsp.edu/publications/download.html

 

When all requirements have been completed, send a working link to your "Welcome" page to Dr. Riggs. 

 

Due Date for all requirements is as follows: Students who complete and submit the assignments by October 22 or before will receive an A; by November 5 will receive a B: by November 19 will receive a C; a grade of Incomplete will be issued to all later submissions.

 

The following sites are examples of  “Welcome” and introduction pages they may be closer to a “finished product” than your pages, but are met as idea examples:

 

 http://students.uwsp.edu/mwebe067/

 

 http://students.uwsp.edu/shrub986/

 

 http://students.uwsp.edu/kprzy191/

 

 http://students.uwsp.edu/jkirc759/

 

 http://students.uwsp.edu/jknut254/SOEportfolio/1Introduction.htm

 

Some resources:  Click below for the index to performance tasks, for the Wisconsin general standards and for an index to the DPI content standards for most fields and ages:

 

 http://www.uwsp.edu/education/reference/performancetasks.asp

 

 http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsis/tel/stand10.html

 

http://www.uwsp.edu/education/block1/Content%20standard%20links/

 

 The 10 Standards:

1   Know CONTENT: Teachers know the subjects they are teaching.

2   Know and UNDERSTAND CHILDREN: Teachers know how children grow.

3   Know about and understand DIVERSITY: Teachers understand that children learn differently.

4   Know METHODS of teaching: Teachers know how to teach.

5   Know MANAGEMENT a class: Teachers know how to manage a classroom.

6   COMMUNICATE well: Teachers communicate well.

7   Know how to PLAN well: Teachers are able to plan different kinds of lessons.

8   Know how to ASSESS: Teachers know how to test for student progress.

9   Know how to be REFLECTIVE: Teachers are able to evaluate themselves.

10        Know how to engage in PROFESSIONAL GROWTH opportunities: Teachers are connected with other teachers and the community.

 

Below are the standards in a single word summary:

 

1. Content

6. Communications

2. Methods / Understand Children

7. Curriculum/ Planning

3. Diversity

8. Assessment

4. Instruction/ Methods

9. Reflection

5. Management

10.Professionalism