Staff Development - Electronic Portfolios

                                                     Agenda

Electronic Portfolio Staff Development Workshop

7:30A.M. – 12:45 P.M.

Breakfast:                 In the media center.

Introductions:          Media specialist, art teacher, technology director, and those attending the workshop.

Video Introduction:  Short biography given on the video creator Helen C. Barrett,

                                   Ph.D. (http://electronicportfolios.com/bio.html.)

Video presentation:  Digital Stories of Deep Learning, by Helen C. Barrett, Ph.D.

                                   (http://vimeo.com/23513397).

Jigsaw Activity:  Article, “Electronic Portfolios; A chapter in Educational Technology; An Encyclopedia to be published by the                                      ABC-CLIO, 2001.” 

E-portfolios Lecture & Discussion:  Purpose & Approaches of E-Portfolios

Jigsaw Activity:      Article:  “Balancing “ePortfolio as Test” with “ePortfolio as

                                               Story” by Helen Barrett P.h.D. (Pages 1-20).

Lecture and Discussion Continued:

                        6.  Content and National Technology Standards that Work With E- Portfolios.

                               7.  The 5 by 5 model of e-portfolio development.

                               8.  Promoting Reflection and Deep Learning with E-Portfolios:

Break for Lunch:

12:45 P.M Lunch

Lunch (30 Min.):  (In Cafeteria.  Provided by the administration.)

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1:15 P.M.  -  5:15 P.M. Second Half of Workshop:

True or False Game/Activity:

Video:  “E-Portfolio as a Story of Deep Learning,” by Helen C. Barrett  (21 Minutes)        

Discussion of video

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Lecture  and Discussion Continued:

             9.   Levels of E-Portfolio Development in grades K-12

            10.  Stages of Portfolio Development Process:

                11.   How each stage of portfolio development contributes to professional

                   development for teachers.

                12.   Implementing portfolios and assessment with technology.

Presentation of Example Portfolios:

                                     http://reta.nmsu.edu/Lessons/digital/elem/elemen.html

Portfolio Web site Exploration:

                                     http://www.uvm.edu/~jmorris/ep/electronicportfolio.html  (Home page)

                                     http://www.uvm.edu/~jmorris/ep/k12portfolios.html  (Portfolio Example address)

E-Portfolio Tools:                                                   .

Step by Step Creation of the E-Portfolio: 

Portfolio Show n’ Tell Activity:

Closure: 

Future Staff Development Day Workshops:

• Downloading digital stories, and  other i-movie projects into student e-portfolios.

• Using blogging and wikis in the development of e-portfolios.

• Connecting e-portfolios to the web.