Capstone Seminar: Day 2

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Capstone SeminarDay 2

• Creating a Portfolio Using Deliberative Thinking

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Todays Goals

• Critique sample portfolios
• Conceptual issues
• Demonstration of standards
• Reflections of artifacts
• Layout and design issues
• Introduction to TaskStream
• Demonstration of other available technology

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To refresh your memories

• Why do we have standards for teachers?
• Quality teachers are necessary for student
  learning. (NBPTS)
• Shared viewsof what constitutes professional
  teaching (INTASC)

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To refresh your memories

• What do the standards mean?

• Content
• Learning
• Diversity
• Instruction
• Learning Environment

6 Communication 7 Planning 8 Assessment 9
Reflection 10 Community
For more info, www.ccsso.org/content/pdfs/corestr
d.pdf
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To refresh your memories

• How do teaching standards relate to electronic
  portfolios?
• Portfolio is vehicle to demonstrate deliberative
  thinking on achievements and professional
  development related to INTASC standards.

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To refresh your memories

• What is the purpose of doing a portfolio?
• Opportunity to reflect
• Deliberative thinking on achievements and
  professional development
• Cognitive
• Pedagogical
• Moral
• Job searching

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Portfolio Requirements

• Teaching philosophy
• Artifacts and Reflections for 10 INTASC
  principles
• Video or audio clip
• Achievement and growth cognitive, pedagogical,
  moral
• Social justice
• Resume
• Alignment

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Some Cautions

• Avoid the allure of technological bells and
  whistles that lack substance.
• Importance of reflections.
• Show achievement and growth.
• Importance of alignment.

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Lets Pause

• Think about the last 6 months.
• What are some of your achievements as a beginning
  educator?
• How are you continuing to grow as a beginning
  educator?
• How do these ideas tie into your achievements and
  growth in the following areas cognitive,
  pedagogical, moral?

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Samples

• http//www36.homepage.villanova.edu/kimberly.dalla
  s/
• (Adam Maureen)
• http//www.homepage.villanova.edu/erica.rauchut
• (Frank Dan)
• http//www.taskstream.com/main/?/ackley3/AbigailAc
  kleysEducationalPortfolio.html
• (Laura, Liz, Mike)
• http//www.taskstream.com/main/?/iatesta/portfolio
  .html
• (Joe Briana)
• http//www.taskstream.com/main/?/white202/ShannonW
  hiteElectronicPortfolio.html
• (Gary, Conor, Lauren)

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Samples

• 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?

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Where to Begin

• Finesse your teaching philosophy
• Check out portfolio resources at
• http//www10.homepage.villanova.edu/deborah.schuss
  ler/EDU207321/Edu_7321.htm
• http//www10.homepage.villanova.edu/deborah.schuss
  ler/portfolio_links.htm

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Where to Begin

• Start collecting artifacts
• See Campbell, et al.
• Chapters 4 6, Appendix B
• See planning chart at
• http//www10.homepage.villanova.edu/deborah.schus
  sler/EDU207321/Artifact20Planning20Chart.htm
• Start playing with TaskStream templates

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TaskStream Portfolio Types

• 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.

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Some TaskStream Features

• Students have 100 MB of storage space on
  TaskStreams 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 TaskStreams Pack-it-Up 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.

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Creating Your TaskStream Account

• Go to
• http//www.taskstream.com

Click Subscribe Today
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Activate Your Subscription
Click the radio button to Create. Enter the
Student Key Code GTTXHE-RSWYK7
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Join Your Group
Click the drop-down menus to select your College,
Department, and Group.
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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.
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Lets Build Our Portfolios!
After signing into TaskStream, locate click on
the Web Folio Builder link under Web
Publications.
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Add Title Creation
In the Presentation Portfolio section, add a
title and then click Create It
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Select Template
Click the radio button to select Showcase
Portfolio.
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Select Style
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Editing Content
Click on the Basic Tool Pack Showcase
Portfolio MT to begin.
Next, click Edit.
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Add/Edit Web page Content

Rename title.
Add your own Introductory text here then click
Save.
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Add/Edit Web page Content (Continued)

Add your photo.
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Add/Edit Web page Content (Continued)

Add an attachment.
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Add/Edit Web page Content (Continued)

Click on Resume from the Edit Structure pane.
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Preview Your Webfolio
Click on the Preview button to view your page.
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Publish/Share Your Folio
Click on Step 4, to view and set options
(e-mail or web publish) your folio.
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TaskStream Support

• TaskStreams Mentoring Services is available to
  all subscribers to support the use of
  TaskStreams tools and resources. You can contact
  mentoring services by phone, email, or by filling
  out a support request form. Hours M-F 800am -
  700pm (EST)Email help_at_taskstream.comPhone
  1-800-311-5656

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For More Assistance

• Consult resources at
• http//www10.homepage.villanova.edu/deborah.schuss
  ler/EDU207321/Edu_7321.htm
• http//www03.homepage.villanova.edu/catherine.kolo
  ngowski/portfolio/index.htm
• Contact
• deborah.schussler_at_villanova.edu
• catherine.kolongowski_at_villanova.edu

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Next Sessions

• June 9th 100-330
• Tolentine lab
• Critiquing portfolio drafts
• June 16th 1000-300
• SAC 300 (DeLeon Room)
• Presentation to Education faculty

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For Next Session

• Critique/ Work session
• Bring a draft of your portfolio. The more you
  have completed, the more helpful the session will
  be.
• Teaching Philosophy
• Address at least 3 standards with artifacts and
  reflections.
• Make it YOURS! Make it unique.