We all got Peas

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We all got Peas

• So What?
• Show me what you have learned
• The Portfolio
• Not what they are teaching us

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Portfolios Where did they come from?

• Started in arts architecture and engineering
• Took off in schools in the 1990s

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What is a Portfolio

• More then what the teach us at UBC
• A collection of documents that attest to
  performance and proficiencies
• In short Show me what you can do May include
  notes, sketches, letters, photos video etc.

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Two types of PortfoliosLearning and Career

• Learning
• Purpose to document learning that has occurred in
  a class

• Career
• Purpose to demonstrate that individual has
  work-related skills, abilities, qualities
  necessary to fulfill the potential of specific
  job

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Learning Portfolio

• How Can we have our students create portfolios?
• Portfolios are a the new reality. Required to
  graduate in BC.

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A good leaning portfolio

• Clear purpose
• Requires students to describe content
• Evidence of process
• Level appropriate activities
• Reasonable space restrictions

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Career Portfolio

• Sets you apart from other candidates
• Shows the interviewer what you think is important
• What to Include?
• Only evidence of skills, ability and qualities
  relevant to specific job

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Career Portfolio

• What to include?
• Resume, Letters of recommendation
• Transcripts
• Educational Philosophy/Personal goals
• Sample work sheets/ lesson/unit plans
• Photos/examples of student work
• Screen shots of your website

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An Example
This High Jump Trophy was purchased and Presented
to me by the students Of the Port Moody Senior
Football team In 2001 It was presented to me for
my valiant effort to Climb and Jump over a 8 foot
high fence
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Student evaluation of Teacher

• In My opinion we need to receive feedback from
  students, staff and administration to make us
  better teachers
• Benefits of receiving feedback from students
• They will tell you what you are doing right
• They will tell you what you need to improve on

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Class Feedback

• Their suggestions will be mostly kind and
  constructive
• They Like Being asked for feedbackBetter
  atmosphere in the class
• Thank and act on the feedback and the class will
  improve even more

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How to get class Feedback

• Feed back on Presentations
• At end of presentation give student 2-3 minute to
  write down the main points. Have what you
  consider your main points (SLO) on overhead Share
  overhead ask what students wrote down. Stress
  that it is not a test

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Instant Questionnaire

• Write a few statements about what you think
  students might be feeling about your presentation
• Label questions with letters then provide answer
  key 1 strongly agree etc.
• Collect the papers and analyze the data

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During your presentation

• Ask for a show of hands for feedback
• Put your hand up if you want me to

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Student Feedback

• Do a questionnaire
• Can be done at end of year Might be good to do it
  at natural breaks in semester
• What is on the questionnaire is up to you
• What topics should be included.

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Feedback from staff/admin

• Do not be afraid to ask for feedback
• Shows you want to improve
• Agree to ground rules scope of feedback, who
  else will see or hear the feedback etc.
• You are in charge off feedback process and it
  must remain constructive

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Feedback

• Use your best professional judgment when
  incorporating feedback

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Concluding Activity

• Please list three of four of the most important
  things you got from my presentation today. That
  is, things that if you forgot everything else,
  would capture the essence of the presentation for
  you.

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My Main Points

• What are portfolios
• Learning and Career portfolios
• Use learning portfolios
• Create a career portfolio
• Ask for feedback on your teaching
• You all got Peas