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EdSe 4400: Professsional Portfolio Development. 1 Credit. Spring Semester, 2007.
Dan Glisczinski, Department of Education
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Welcome to EdSe 4400: Professional Portfolio Development
(Thanks to UMD's Dona Prusak and Julia Williams for their direction with this course).
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Required Text:
How to Develop a Professional Portfolio: A Manual for Teachers by Campbell, Cignetti, Melenyzer, Nettles and Wyman.
Required Technology:
Internet access for creating your electronic portfolio and contributing to Web X discussions.
Use of a scanner for uploading repository artifacts in e-portfolio.
Course Description:
Professional development for Secondary Education majors will occur through documentation, reflection, synthesis of learning as related to standards. Development of process and product portfolios will occur. Candidates will dialog and reflect relative to emergent learning.
Course Overview:
In this course, you will be asked to synthesize your preparation for teaching in order to prepare to apply for positions as professional educators. You will be expected to create a repository for evidence against the INTASC Standards, create appropriate documentation for application, and demonstrate understanding of state and federal regulations in order to be prepared for public employment, and to reflect and demonstrate competence against the Conceptual Frameworks of the Department of Education at UMD.
Course Standards and Conceptual Framework:
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MN Standards of Effective Practice / INTASC standards |
UMD Conceptual Framework |
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Standards of Effective Practice in Educ 4400
Course Outcomes |
MN Standards of Effective Practice |
UMD theme |
| 1. Understand methods of inquiry, self-assessment, and problem-solving strategies for use in professional self-assessment; (PA) |
9B. |
S, R, E, T, C |
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2 . Understand methods of inquiry, self-assessment, and problem-solving strategies for use in professional self-assessment; (PA) |
9B. |
S, R, E, T, C |
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3. Understand the role of reflection and self-assessment on continual learning; (PA) |
9E |
S, R, E, C |
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4. Understand professional responsibility and the need to engage in and support appropriate professional practices for self and colleagues (PA) |
9G. |
S, R, E, T, C |
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5. Be a reflective practitioner continually evaluating the effects of choices and actions on others, including students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community, and actively seek out opportunities for professional growth. |
10 |
S, R, E, T, C |
Dispositions:
This course will support you in strengthening the following professional teaching dispositions: |
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Attendance, punctuality |
Initiative, independence |
Reliability, dependability |
Oral expression |
Written expression |
Critical thinking skills |
Tactful judgment |
Collegiality |
Reflective response to feedback |
Interaction with students, peers, teachers, and stakeholders |
Desire to improve own teaching performance |
Commitment to the education profession |
Constructive attitudes toward learners |
Professional ethics |
Professional demeanor |
Participation expectations:
Timely participation is expected for each element of this course. Failure to participate within specified dates in all portions of this course will result in failure to earn credit, graduate, and earn licensure on schedule.
IMPORTANT:
I INVITE ANY OF YOU WHO HAVE ANY DISABILITY, EITHER PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY, OR ANY OTHER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH MIGHT AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO PERFORM IN THIS CLASS TO INFORM ME SO THAT TOGETHER WE CAN ADAPT METHODS, MATERIALS, OR ASSIGNMENTS AS NEEDED TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION.
Note:
Use of student names & Internet IDs on website: In this class, our use of technology will sometimes make students' names and U of M Internet IDs visible within the secure pages of our course website, but only to other students in the same class. Since we are using a secure, password-protected course website, this will not increase the risk of identity theft or spamming for anyone in the class. If you have concerns about the visibility of your Internet ID, please contact me for further information.
"In what curriculum is a good life found?" --John Taylor Gatto, A Different Kind Of Teacher