Staff Development Plan: Electronic Portfolios

Staff Development

TE 875 Staff Development Project

Lori Applegate

April 1, 2012

Topic Selection: Introduction to Electronic Portfolios

Objective: Participants will be able to use a downloaded digital photo, a scanned in

material/drawing to create a beginning level electronic portfolio.

Survey:

This topic was chosen because the teachers at Paxton received new upgraded laptops, and the school purchased more digital cameras this year. Teachers have used, and downloaded photos from the digital cameras extensively in the creation and maintanence of their classroom websites. Since many of the teachers had expressed an interest, during lunch breaks about electronic portfolios, I decided to include this in my survey. After sending out an e-mail questionaire/survey about what teachers would like most to learn about, with consideration to staff development, creating electronic portfolios was the most selected item on the survey.

Many teachers at Paxton have been using i-movie, and other recording laptop features in projects with their students. Most of the staff will be ready for other E-Portfolio Workshops, that will occur after this introductory staff development workshop, and will include adding digital stories, and audio recordings to their students e-portfolios.

Particpation Encouragement:

Listening to the teachers on a daily basis to determine their needs.
The workshops will be held on a mandatory staff development day.
A survey to gauge what the teachers want for staff development. (SLMS)
The administration will give encouragement in an e-mail about the staff development day coming up.
A breakfast, of fruit, rolls, and juice will be provided beforehand. (SLMS)
Lunch will be provided by the administration during break.
Invitations, with an RSVP, will be placed into their boxes. (SLMS & Art Teacher)
Flyers, and posters, will be placed in the hallways. (Art Teacher)
Reminders will be sent out through the e-mail system. (SLMS)

Format: (Full day workshop - During the full day staff development.

Advance Notice of Materials to Bring:

A least one digital photo, and one scanned in drawing or document saved on their laptop.
If they are new and do not know how to scan in a document, or download a digital photo, to see (SLMS) as soon as possible, and we will do this together on a day before or after school, beforehand.
Their laptop.
SLMS will provide rewritable computer storage discs.
Readiness to have a great day.
An index card with a question about e-portfolio development on it.

(If you do not have a question, you can develop a card in class.)

Electronic Portfolio Staff Development Workshop Activities:

(7:30 A.M. – 12:45 P.M.) Part 1

(12:45 P.M -

Breakfast: This will be held in the media center, and will be held during the

Introductions and video presentation.

Introductions: Media specialist, art teacher, technology director, and those

(10 minutes) attending the workshop.

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

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

(3 Minutes)

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

(25 minutes) (Discussing what electronic Portfolios are, the different types of

portfolios, why we should use them, and how they relate to 21^st

Century Skills.) (http://vimeo.com/23513397). (SLMS will present.)

Handout 1: Electronic Portfolios – A Chapter in

Educational Technology; An Encyclopedia to be

Published by the ABC-CLIO, 2001. (8 read. pages)

(For Jig Saw)

http://electronicportfolios.com/portfolios/encyclopediaentry.htm

(All handouts will be provided by the SLMS)

Jigsaw: Break into two four groups, of four people, and read the assigned

(40 minutes) 2 page sections of the handout 1article, “Electronic Portfolios; A chapter in Educational Technology; An Encyclopedia to be published by the abc-clio, 2001.” They will devise one or two ideas on how e-portfolios may be used in the district, our school, and in the classrooms. Each group will give a 3 to 5 minute presentation to summarize what they read, and give one or two Ideas on how e- portfolios could be used in our district, school, or in the classroom. (SLMS will direct traffic, present and discuss.)

E-portfolios Lecture & Discussion: (Items 1 – 12) (SLMS will present unless other wise specified.)

(35 minutes Lecture topics 1-5 and covering handouts 3 and 4).

Most of these topics will be a review of what is in the video above.)

1. Why E-Portfolios: Two major purposes for developing

e-portfolios.

2. Possible Issues with e-portfolios.

Handout 2 : Electronic Portfolios - The Conceptual Framework (Flow

Chart), by Helen C. Barrett, Ph.D.

(http://electronicportfolios.com).

3. Types and Purposes of Portfolios:

Types of Portfolios:

Working Portfolios.
Display, Showcase, or Best Work Portfolios.
Assessment Portfolios.

Purposes of e-portfolios in education:

1. Learning- Process-Planning

2. Marketing-Showcase

3. Assessment-Accountability

4. Two Approaches-Formal Education:

1. Learning (Formative)

2. Assessment (Summative)

5. Portfolios as Assessment or to Tell a Story of Learning:

Handout 3: “Balancing the Two Faces of E-

Portfolios by Helen C. Barrett, P.h.D.

(2009) p. 1-17.

Handout 4: “Balancing “ePortfolio as Test” with “ePortfolio as

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

Handout 5: Assessment Systems and Electronic Portfolios:Balancing Accountability with Learning. (Wilkerson , D., Barrett, H. C. (2004)).

(SLMS provides all handouts).

Jigsaw: We will break off into two elementary groups, and two 7-12 teacher (50 Minutes) groups. Each group will read five pages of the handout 4 article above, and prepare a short informal outline, and present a summary of what they read to the class. Three index cards will be given to each group to write down any questions that they have. Then each group will give a 5 minute presentation to summarize what they read. (SLMS will direct traffic here, and the art teacher and technical director will help field questions.

Lecture and Discussion Continued:

(25 minutes for lecture topics 6 – 8)

6. Content and National Technology Standards that Work With E- Portfolios: (SLMS will present) The standards below will be listed on

the front of the learners handout folder.

National Educational Technology Standards

                        1) Basic operations and concepts
                        2) Social, ethical, and human issues
                        3) Technology productivity tools
                        4) Technology communications tools
                        5) Technology research tools

State Standards and Benchmarks - Language Arts

                        1) Students will understand and use language arts for communication
                        3) Students will listen and read for a variety of purposes
                        4) Students will use a variety of listening and reading strategies appropriately
                        5) Students will speak clearly and write effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes
                        6) Students will speak and write clearly. Effectively, and correctly
                        7) Students will respond personally, analytically, and critically to written and spoken language, and other media.
                        9) Students will use language and literature to gain insight into their own and other's lives, and to build understanding of the moral and aesthetic dimensions of human experience.
10) Students will use state-of-the-art computer and technology to gather, use and synthesize and to create and communicate knowledge.

http://reta.nmsu.edu/Lessons/digital/standards.html

7. The 5 by 5 model of e-portfolio development, which includes the following five stages of portfolio development aligned with the levels of electronic portfolio development. (The SLMS will go over these handouts, and discuss highlights of handout 7 article briefly. The teachers can take the article for reading later.)

Handout 6 : “5 by 5” Model of Portfolio Development by Helen

C. Barrett P.h.D. (2000).

1. Defining the Portfolio; Context & Goals.

2. The Working Portfolio.

3. The Reflective Portfolio.

4. The Connected Portfolio.

5. The Presentation Portfolio.

(http://electronicportfolios.org/portfolios/howto/model.html)

Handout 7 : Electronic Portfolio – A chapter in educational technology. An encyclopedia to be published by ABC- CLIO, 2001, by Helen C. Barrett P.h.D.

(http://electronicportfolios.com/portfolios/encyclopediaentry.htm)

8. Promoting Reflection and Deep Learning with E-Portfolios: (The art teacher will present.)

Handout 8 : “Linking Two Dynamic Processes to Promote Deep

Learning,” by Helen C. Barrett, Ph.D. (2004). (http://electronicportfolios.org/digistory/ePortfolioStory.pdf)

12:45 P.M Lunch

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

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

True or False Game: This is a collaborative acitivity that will stimulate involvement from

(35 minutes) the learners. The SLMS, and art teacher will provide 20 index cards with true and false statements about the learning material that we have covered so far in the workshop. We will break the learners up into two elementary teacher, and two highschool level groups, with four people in each group. We will hand 4 cards out to each group and tell them it is their 15 minute mission to determine whether the statement on their card is true or false. They are free to use any method to determine whether the statement is true or false. We will explain that they will need to work as a team to answer all the questions, and that they should appoint a team captain to direct them quickly to a strategy. When they are finished validating their questions we will have each group come up and present their questions, and their team strategies for answering their questions in a five minute length of time. (The SLMS will give instructions.)

Video: “E-Portfolio as a Story of Deep Learning,” by Helen C. Barrett (Provided and introduced by the SLMS).

(21 Minutes)

Discussion of video: At this time the SLMS, art teacher, and technical director will

(5 minutes) host an open discussion of the video presentation, and any

ideas, questions, from learners will be appreciated and

answered by any one of the hosts that opts to answer.

Lecture and Discussion Continued: (SLMS will present each topic, unless otherwise

(25 minutes for lecture topics 9 - 12) specified under each topic).

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

will go over, and discuss, each of the stages of portfolio development.)

1. Portfolio as Storage.

2. Portfolio as Workspace/process

3. Portfolio as Showcase/Product

10. Stages of Portfolio Development Process: (The art teacher here will give ideas on archiving and digital storytelling, the technical director will present selecting, and posting, and the SLMS will take the other topics.)

“Portfolio

Social Networking

Technology

Collecting

Selecting

Reflecting

Directing/Goals

Presenting

Connecting (“Friending”)
Sharing(posting/linking/tagging)
Listening (Reading)
Responding (Commenting)
Interactivity&Collaboration

Archiving
Linking/Thinking
Digital Storytelling
Collaborating
Publishing”

(http://electronicportfolios.org/balance/)

11. How each stage of portfolio development contributes to professional development for teachers (The SLMS will present):

“Collection – teachers learn to save artifacts that represent the successes (and “growth opportunities” ) in their day to day teaching.

Selection - teachers review and evaluate the artifacts that they have saved, and identify those that demonstrate achievement of specific teaching standards.

Reflection - teachers become reflective practitioners, evaluating their own growth over time and their achievement of the teaching standards, as well as the gaps in their development.

Projection - teachers compare their reflections to the standards and performance indicatiors, and set learning goals for the future. This is the stage where portfolio development becomes professional development.

Presentation - teachers share their portfolios with their supervisor and peers. This is the stage where appropriate “public" commitments can be made to encourage collaboration and commitment to professional development.

Handout 9: Article: Assessment with Technology (Contains a student rubric) from: The Science Teacher, October, 1998.

12. Implementing portfolios and assessment with technology for (The SLMS will present K-8, and the art teacher will present 9-12):

Grades K-3

Grades 4-8

Grades 9-12

Door Prize Drawing: Gift Certificate for $20.00 to Scholastic Inc. (Technical director will draw and present) (5 minutes)

White Board (Smart Board) Demonstration of Example Portfolios: (The technical director will present the 1^st example site below, and the learners will be given time to explore the 2^nd set of examples on the second web site listed below:

(20 minutes for both the presentation of the first and exploration of the 2^nd websites).

1^st: Example of a sixth grade classes portfolio- Will go to the web page and click on “Example Mrs. Ashby’s Sixth Grade Class (A PowerPoint Presentation). (10 minutes)

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

Web site Exploration:

2^nd: Will look at more examples on the website: Electronic Portfolios by Joyce L. Morris University of Vermont. (10 minutes)

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

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

Announcement: To have laptops, down loaded digital photos, scanned in document or ( by SLMS) drawing for the creation of an e-portfolio ready to go for after lunch.

E-Portfolio Tools: Microsoft Word

(Presented by technical director.) Microsoft Power Point

(10 minutes) Rewritable DVDs

Laptop Computer

Scanners (At least 3) (Learners should have documents scanned in already.)

Scanned in documents

Digital photos stored in computer.

Creating the E-Portfolio: (The SLMS will demonstrate the process one step at a (75 minutes – steps 1-18) time, using the white board, and then will have the group complete each step after it has been demonstrated. The SLMS, art teacher, and technology director will assist the learners as they complete each step.)

Handout 10: Developing E-Portfolios with Microsoft Power Point by Helen Barrett Ph.D., 2001.

Stage 1 Steps: (Creation of the e-portfolio):

Create powerpoint slides.
Create a table of contents, and links to each section.
Insert reflections by each artifact.
Use power point’s outlining capabilities to create the outline view.
Create links to each the artifacts.
Write your overall reflection, and title it “Introduction.”

Stage 2 Steps: Working Portfolio (Collecting the artifacts):

7. Create personality by using clip art, fonts etc…

8. Write a reflection by each artifact, if have not done so already.

9. Set up an electronic folder, on your rewrittable disk to store your portfolio.

10. Down load any digitized images into your portfolio.

Stage 3 Steps: The Relective Portfolio (Set up your portfolio and use chosen Standards:

11. Open a new “Word” document and select the “View Menu_>Online

layout.”

12. Put a footer on the document that will show up on each page. (It will

include the Name of the portfolio’s owner)

Extra Technical Process Ideas to Teach: (Technology Director will teach 1-15, and the SLMS will teach16-18.)

13. Creating new slides (Press the command, control, and “m” keys simultaneously)

14. Create a Title slide.

15. Create a bulleted list slide.

16. Creating new slides from the “Outline window” – Press “Return” and

type in slide’s title.

17. To enter items into bulleted list – Press the “Option” and “Return” keys.

18. Will go over - scanning directly into a powerpoint procedures.

Door Prize Drawing: Prize: $20.00 gift certificate to Scholastic Inc. (Presented by the art teacher.)

Portfolio Show n’ Tell:

(10 minutes)

Learners will have their e-portfolios ready to show on their laptops, if they wish to do so. The learners will move around in a group to see learners portfolio at their laptop. (Technical director will assist teachers here as needed.)

Closure: The SLMS will invite teachers to ask questions, and will ask them to

(5 min) e-mail with any further questions. Also, the SLMS will let them know

that she, the art teacher, and the technology director will be dropping

in from time to time, or teachers can see us, to answer any further questions,

or provide help on their e-portfolio development. Also, we will ask for

imput on future staff workshops, and ask the teachers to feel free to

e-mail, or see us with any further suggestions for topics).

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.

Time: 8. 5 hour workshop - Times listed above total: 8 hours 13 min.

We will need to watch the time, and if we run behind will have to eliminate the show and tell activity.

Thank You Notes: (The SLMS and the art teacher will send the thank you cards)

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 EducationalTechnology; 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.)

_____________________________________________________________________

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

.

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.

Staff Development Evaluation

Introduction to E-Portfolios

Please put a check by the response for the questions below.

1. The workshop was:

Helpful_____________

Interesting__________

Informative__________

2. The workshop was well organized.

Yes__________

Somewhat_____

No___________

3. Did you find the instruction on e-portfolios useful?

Yes__________

Somewhat_____

No___________

4. I will use the information and techniques I learned in my classroom?

Yes__________

No___________

5. I would be interested in other workshops to continue my e-portfolio learning?

Yes__________

No___________

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