Blog J, Ch 11
First, Digital Teaching Portfolios, are
used for teachers to store basically anything that they have gained that has
enhanced and/or been useful for teachers in their career; such as- any activities,
observations from field experiences, volunteer hours etc in a digital format. This
portfolio is designed to help save all these materials, which will become
useful when beginning a teacher career.
Second, Democratic Schools and Classroom, allows students
and teachers to engage and work together. This allows students to make
decisions about important learning educational aspects. Although, students make
some decisions, teachers are the ones in charge.
Third, Involving Students in Learning through
Feedback, which is somewhat similar to the Democratic Schools and
Classroom, yet this, allows students to have more feedback on what they are
learning and how things are being taught by the teachers. Before any lesson is taught
students talk about the importance of feedback, the form figure 11.5 is what is
used and turned in after the lesson.
In conclusion, these three concepts would be useful to me by
using a digital portfolio to store all the materials, activities and resources I’ve
created or used for myself as a teacher and the Democratic Schools and
Involving students in feedback would be something I would definitely implement
in my classroom, since I know how important it is to involve students in their education
and discussions. Providing feedback will help me understand and improve myself
as a teacher with students and vice versa.
Resources;
Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
Teachers e-portfolio.wmv. (2010, May 27). Retrieved March 28, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W2Vpn1iaNo
Teachers e-portfolio.wmv. (2010, May 27). Retrieved March 28, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W2Vpn1iaNo