College of Education Graduate Programs

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College of EducationGraduate Programs

• Portfolio Workshop

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Why a Portfolio?

• Desire for meaningful and authentic assessment of
  graduate students
• Allows students to present information about
  themselves as learners and to document growth
  over time
• Invites the reader to gain insights about
  learning and the learner

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Portfolio Objectives

• Students take an active role in shaping their
  learning process
• Student reflect on their learning process and
  become evaluators of their own work and
  performance
• Students set goals for their progress and feel
  comfortable in taking risks in achieving those
  goals

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Portfolio Objectives continued

• Students have the opportunity to actively engage
  in an exchange of ideas and feedback with their
  peers and advisors as a collaborative team
• The student takes a role in setting the standards
  for accountability

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Portfolio Process

• Attend review sessions
• Continually collect artifacts and accompanying
  reflections
• Review and revise portfolio
• Present portfolio to the Educator Preparation
  Board

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Philosophy of Education

• 3 page paper describing Who are you as a
  professional educator?
• Include
• What you think is important
• Beliefs and/or theories which guide your
  professional practice
• Goals for what you want to accomplish
• On-going piece of work

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Portfolio Development

• Initial Advising Session--portfolio manual will
  be given portfolio components and video
  guidelines will be discussed.
• Workshop Session (offered during Fall and Spring
  semesters)--includes an overview of portfolio
  development.
• Ongoing Evaluation--students are responsible for
  making an appointment with the Program Director
  to discuss about portfolio progress.
• Pre-presentation Evaluation--completion of
  pre-presentation evaluation student is
  responsible for arranging a meeting with the
  Program Director two weeks before the final
  presentation to turn in video(if applicable) and
  review the completed portfolio.
• Final Portfolio Evaluation--student will present
  the completed portfolio to the Educator
  Preparation Board for final approval during their
  last semester of program of study.

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What is an artifact?

• Tangible evidence of knowledge that is gained,
  skills that are mastered, values that are
  clarified, or dispositions and attitudes that are
  characteristic of you.

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Artifacts

• Anecdotal records
• Article summaries
• Assessments
• Awards
• Bulletin Board Ideas
• Case Studies
• Classroom Management Philosophy

• Essays
• Evaluations
• Floor Plans
• Goal Statements
• Individualized Plans
• Conferences
• Journals
• Letters

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Artifacts

• Professional Organizations
• Projects
• Research Papers
• Rules and Procedures
• Schedules
• Self-Assessment Instruments
• Developed materials

• Management Strategies
• Media Experiences
• Workshop Agendas
• Observation Reports
• Pictures
• Planning Documents
• Professional Development Plans

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What are reflections?

• Artifacts, that reflect the modeling of the
  individuals Personal Philosophy of Education
  throughout their graduate program. This can be
  in the form of a Reflective Journal or
  Reflections within the portfolio.

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Portfolio Assembly

• Organized thematic portfolio
• Three ring binder
• Show originality
• Resume
• Self-evaluation instrument
• Philosophy
• Record of professional involvement
• Collections
• Reflections
• Closing statement

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Portfolio Organization

• Table of Contents--separate sections with tabs
• Portfolio Components
• Artifacts with Explanations and Reflections
• Closing Statement

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Required Components

• Example of Technology Utilization
• Videotaped Segment and Evaluation
• Record of Professional/ Community Involvement
• Collections
• Self Evaluation
• Reflections
• Closing Statement

• Notification of Admission
• Personal Philosophy of Education
• Current Transcript
• Professional Resume
• Degree Plan
• Samples of projects from your area of
  specialization

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Optional Components

• Personal Evaluations of Courses
• Journal of Experiences
• Research/Project Examples
• Photographs
• Copies of Certification
• Syllabi

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Videotape Component

• Videotape guidelines based on requirements of
  each graduate program
• Evaluation

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Closing Statement

• Short reflective essay
• Describes growth
• Self-assessment
• Draws conclusions
• Makes inferences
• Analyzes learning

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Portfolio Presentation

• Present to a selected committee of members of the
  Educator Preparation Board
• Allow 30 minutes (presentation-20-25 minutes,
  questions-5 minutes)
• Be familiar and comfortable with your portfolio -
  this is your story
• Dress professionally

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Evaluative Criteria

• Completeness
• Personal Philosophy of Education (focus, ideas,
  organization)
• Artifacts with explanations and reflections
• Effectiveness in explaining contents
• Quality and design
• Effective use of technology
• Closing Statement

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College of EducationGraduate Programs

• Portfolio Workshop