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EdSe 4400: Professsional Portfolio Development. 1 Credit. Spring Semester, 2007.

Dan Glisczinski, Department of Education

 

Syllabus

Schedule

Assignments

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Class Schedule:

Dates
Unit
Topic
Reading
Assignment
1/22-2/18 1 Comparing and collecting evidence: What do you have? What do you need? Read Chapters 1, 3, 4, and 6 in course text. Respond to discussion questions by making one post by 2/2 and making two reflective responses by 2/18.
2/19-3/18 2 Electronic portfolios: what options are available to you? Examine the possibilities for uploading information to your electronic portfolio.

Brief Instructions
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Extensive Instructions
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Respond to discussion questions: Post by 2/28, and respond by 3/18. Begin entering evidence in electronic portfolio (10 categories with 2 pieces of evidence per category--with reflective explanation of how each piece of evidence demonstrates the considered standard). Grant Dan access by 4/1.
3/19-4/15 3 Examining and creating a quality professional package: cover letter and professional résumé. Review chapter 1, and read chapters 2 and 5 in course text. Complete cover letter and résumé. Download these into electronic portfolio by 4/8. Review and revise by 4/22.
4/16-4/29 4

Examining a professional education philosophy.

Completed electronic portfolio featuring cover letter, resumé, philosophy of education, and 10 INTASC standards.

  Refine your personal philosophy of education. Post by 4/29. Complete electronic portfolio with all checklist items present and provide access to me by 4/29. Review and revise by 5/6 deadline.

 

"In what curriculum is a good life found?" --John Taylor Gatto, A Different Kind Of Teacher