| Portfolio Evaluation
Posted by Irene Jensen, 5/11/04 at 8:36:38 AM.
During Seminar III I
learned a great deal. My best piece of work would have to be the
Webquest I developed for my interdisciplinary unit. I feel that
this is my best effort because I had to use careful planning and I had
to use all the information I learned for this course and several
others. Also, this Webquest is different from my other pieces of work I
did this semester. I used my old Webquest list that I had from
Seminar II to find out layouts of a Webquest. I also had to
research those standards I would use, which has been emphasized since
Seminar I. I also used my artistic and technical skills, which
enforces the Media Literacy Handbook. For many of the graphics, I
developed them in Photoshop (Photoshope is a graphic program).
Developing this Webquest, I learned how to use Dreamweaver, which is a
program that helps create personal Internet layout/pages. This
program gave me unlimited control on how I wanted my Webquest to look
like. With some outside help and I was taught just on
general information on how to use the software. With some
technical assistance and some room of another site, I was able to
develop something I had never done before, develop an original web page
from scratch.
I learned so much this semester in many areas in Seminar III. I
have leaned about media literacy, developed a Professional Development
Plan related to the NJ Professional Development Standards and I also
did action research statement and data collection chart. I also
learn from my reform book, Savage Inequalities, how schools are not
created equal. The Media Literacy Handbook I learned on how
students can use technology in the classroom. In Seminar III by
the use of technology this classroom was an example of the whole Media
Literacy Handbook. We developed a portfolio as a web page,
did PowerPoint Presentations, used e-mail, and learned new software
that aided our learning (Inspiration), and ran technology into our
reports (word document). My professional development in terms of
developing a Professional Development Plan, related to the NJ
Professional Development Standards, has been close to being lightly
accomplished. By developing the Webquest I developed:
4. Standard
Four: Instructional Planning and Strategies. I shall develop a better
understanding of instructional planning, design long and short term
plans based upon knowledge of subject matter, students, community, and
curriculum goals, and shall employ a variety of developmentally
appropriate strategies in order to promote critical thinking, problem
solving and the performance skills of all learners.
My action research
statement relates to the Webquest I developed. I also have been
researching designated leaning areas in order to engage the learner
(will draw a layout when research is complete). The reform book,
Savage Inequalities, made me understand more why good teachers are
needed in poor districts.
The best example of work that best represents what I leaned in Seminar
III is the in, exception to the Webquest I did with my group, is the
reform book, Savage Inequalities. This work developed all my
skills that I had done on previous seminars. I also had to do a
lesson, which helps me improve my speaking skills and lesson
planning. This project had to be the second longest assignment I
had to do. The only reason why it took so long was because of the
constant planning on how to approach the lesson. This was almost
a full teaching experience.
My overall performance based upon my work in my portfolio is
excellent. Everything I did during this semester I worked hard
and I used all of my skills to develop this portfolio. I have
learned so much by doing this whole portfolio. I excelled on my
own standards that I am familiar with. I know, even though, I
excelled this semester, I know I still have room for improvement. I am
capable of leaning more because life itself is an ever-learning process.
This semester I learned a lot. Before I was uncertain on how to
connect my previous seminar classes into this one. I was unclear
about how the standards were used and also when to use them. I
also was uncertain on how to do a curriculum even though I had done it
before. This class really help emphasize what I had learned in
the previous seminars. I also learned several things I had never
learned before. One thing that I was planning to do was to create
a web page/web-site. This task was made when I did by my
portfolio and also the Webquest. Thank you for a wonderful
experience.
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