Your Educational

Portfolio

A Journey

What is a Portfolio?

““Electronic Portfolios are a creative means of organizing, summarizing, Electronic Portfolios are a creative means of organizing, summarizing, and sharing artifacts, information, and ideas about teaching and/or and sharing artifacts, information, and ideas about teaching and/or learning, along with personal and professional growth. The reflective learning, along with personal and professional growth. The reflective process of portfolio development can be as important as the final process of portfolio development can be as important as the final product. In many cases, they are used as part of faculty and student product. In many cases, they are used as part of faculty and student evaluation along with other assessment tools such as standardized evaluation along with other assessment tools such as standardized tests. A portfolio is a sampling of the breadth and depth of a person's tests. A portfolio is a sampling of the breadth and depth of a person's work conveying the range of abilities, attitudes, experiences, and work conveying the range of abilities, attitudes, experiences, and achievements.achievements.””

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National examples

Art Teacher: Art Teacher: http://www.tc.edu/ncrest/nancybeal/connect.htm

Example of creative format: Example of creative format: http://gallery.carnegiefoundation.org/collections/quest/collections/sites/wolk_emily/

Example of backgrounds: Example of backgrounds: http://gallery.carnegiefoundation.org/collections/quest/chttp://gallery.carnegiefoundation.org/collections/quest/collections/sites/franz_ellen/ ollections/sites/franz_ellen/

USD Student Examples

https://sites.google.com/site/https://sites.google.com/site/sethsnakenberg01eport/sethsnakenberg01eport/

https://sites.google.com/site/https://sites.google.com/site/samanthalauer01eport/samanthalauer01eport/

Google site example : Google site example : http://sites.google.com/site/usdeport/http://sites.google.com/site/usdeport/

Our journey…

Portfolio RequirementsRequired Elements for Level I Review (entrance to SOE):Required Elements for Level I Review (entrance to SOE):

Course List to show subject knowledgeCourse List to show subject knowledgeResumeResumeCommunity Service ActivitiesCommunity Service ActivitiesTechnology ArtifactsTechnology ArtifactsArtifacts attached & a completed self-reflection Artifacts attached & a completed self-reflection on current level of performance of Standards 1 on current level of performance of Standards 1 & 9& 9

USD Teacher Ed Programs Checklist (purple sheet)

Getting Started• Go to http://sites.google.com • Sign in to your account• Create Site>Browse for Template>Search for USD>you

should have two choices: one for Education majors & one for Education & Sped majors (CEC)

• Your site name: Sally Coyote’s Portfolio• URL: firstnamelastnameyearofgraduation

(example: https:sites.google.com/site/sallycoyote2012)

How to edit your site:

These three buttons are These three buttons are the “key” to everything the “key” to everything you will need to do. you will need to do.

More Actions Menu:More Actions Menu:

How to change your site appearance:

Go to More Go to More ActionsActions

Manage this Manage this sitesite

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