EDUC 493: Professional Seminar for Dual License - Spring 2003

Tech Center – Room 100
Monday from 9 am to 11:00 pm
Instructor: Sandra I. Musanti
Office: HH Room 392
Office Phone: 277-6996
Office Hours: Monday from 12:00 to 2:00 pm or by appointment.		 E-mail: smusanti@unm.edu
Web Site: http://www.unm.edu/~smusanti/
Syllabus on the Web: http://www.unm.edu/~smusanti/educ493.html
Rationale:
The mission of the College of Education is to advance the quality of the educational experience for all learners and to educate professionals who can facilitate human growth in schools, homes, communities, and workplaces. In carrying out this mission, the College explicitly values diversity in people and perspectives. This course is designed to contribute to the fulfillment of this mission, by explicitly focusing on student diversity, in terms of learning, abilities, background, and experiences.
Course Description and Purposes:
 
This course is designed to: 
  1. 1- provide students with information about resources, and technological skills that will facilitate their transition to gainfully employed educators,
  2. 2- update and enhance students’ web-based professional teaching portfolio.
  3. 3- learn about the possible uses of your web-based portfolio as a teaching tool, and
  4. 4- gain knowledge of the possible uses of computer based technologies in the classroom.

    Schedule:
Group 1
  • February 3: session 1
  • February 18 (Tuesday): session 2
  • March 3: session 3
  • March 17: UNM Spring Break
  • March 24: open lab & office hours* 
  • March 31: open lab & office hours * 
  • April 7: open lab & office hours * 
  • April 14: web site touch up
  • April 21: web site touch up 
  • April 28: web site touch up & Teaching Portfolio Presentations
Group 2:
  • February 10: session 1
  • February 24: session 2
  • March 10: session 3
  • March 17: UNM Spring Break
  • March 24: open lab & office hours* 
  • March 31: open lab & office hours* 
  • April 7: open lab & office hours* 
  • April 14: web site touch up
  • April 21: web site touch up
  • April 28: web site touch up & Teaching Portfolio Presentations
The computer classroom will be open for Dual License students during these times, even though we will not be having class. Sandra will be available for extra help during these times also.

 
Materials:
Zip Disk – PC Formatted, or
Floppy disks if you want to work at home and your computer doesn’t have zip drive.
Session Description:
 
Session 1:
  • 1- Network update
  • 2- Explore characteristics and examples of web-based professional teaching portfolios. 
  • 3- Using Inspiration, develop an outline or diagram indicating their goals for enhancing their web-based portfolio. Suggested criteria: 
    • i- Professional elements: Teaching philosophy, updated resume, teaching practice/lessons examples, etc. 
    • ii- Teaching elements: Parents page (inclusion of letter to parents, websites for parents, etc), resources for kids, resources for teachers, Webquest, etc. 
  • 4- Review the major features of Netscape Composer, and web-publishing directions.
Session 2:
  • 1- Exploring the possibilities for integrating Internet as a teaching tool or resource in relation to their on-going teaching or learning projects. On-line field trips, WebQuest, interactive sites will be explored.
  • 2- Searching and selecting at least five new web sites to include in their web-based portfolio. 
  • 3- Working on their web-based portfolio enhancement: Examples of resume and teaching philosophy will be analyzed to extract the main characteristics and constitutive elements. 
Session 3: 
  • 1- Web-based portfolio enhancement: Lesson plans.
  • 2- Parents and kids resources. 

Specific Course Requirements:
 

Professional Portfolio: 70 points
All students will be required to develop and turn in a professional teaching portfolio which will include representative work samples, philosophy statements, as well as other items (such as an up-to-date resume). Directions for completing this portfolio will be provided.
Web Resources: 15 points
All students will be required to include at least 10 links to Internet sites that provide teaching resources such as: lesson plans, webquests, interactive activities and virtual trips. Students must evaluate the sites and include a brief description that indicates characteristics or purpose for selecting them in relation to grade, thematic unit, lesson plan, etc. 
Portfolio Presentation: 15 points
Students will participate in a portfolio presentation session on April 28th. Directions for completing this assignment, along with grading criteria, will be passed out in class later in the Spring semester.

Evaluation Procedures and Policies

Grading System:  Final grades will be determined by a point system (X out of 100 total possible points). Fractionated grading will be used, with the following breakdown:
 
A = 93-100
A-= 90-92
B+ = 87-89
B = 83-86
B- = 80-82
C+ = 77-70		 C = 73-76
C- = 70-72
D = 60-71
F = below 59
 

 

Late Paper Policy: If assignments are not turned in within 1 week of the assigned date, they will not be accepted, except in the case of illness or family emergency. If you will be not able to attend the class, please inform the instructor.
Class Participation Policy:Class participation conducive to students’ learning is expected.
Special Accommodations: Students who require special accommodations or instructional modifications need to notify the instructor by the beginning of the semester, or as soon as difficulties become apparent, with appropriate documentation from the Learning Support Services Center (277-6670).
Resources
Campbell, D. M.; Cignetti, P. B.; Melenyzer, B. J.; Nettles, D. H.; & Wyman, R. M. (2001). How to develop a Professional Portfolio. A Manual for Teachers (2nd Ed). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Bullock, A. A.; & Hawk, P. P. (2001). Developing a Teaching Portfolio. A Guide for Preservice and Practicing Teachers. Columbus, Oh: Merrill Prentice Hall
Netscape Composer Tutorials
Julia's Tutorial  http://www.unm.edu/~devalenz/303/feb12.html
Publishing your web page through UNM server http://www.unm.edu/~devalenz/303/publish.html
Tec Center Tutorials on Web Publishing http://www.unm.edu/~tectrain/tutorials.htm
Sandra's Useful Sites http://www.unm.edu/~smusanti/teaching.html
Electronic Portfolio's Sites
How to create an electronic portfolio with your students http://www.essdack.org/port/how.html
Learning and Leading with Technology - Electronic Portfolios. Students Documenting their Best Work- 
PAst Issues - Volume 26 # 6		 http://www.iste.org/LL/26/6/index.cfm
Electronic Portfolios from Discovery Middle School - Students Examples http://longwood.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink/portfolios.dms.html
Mrs Silverman and Miss Sowa's Class Student Portfolios http://comsewogue.k12.ny.us/~ssilverman/class99/index.html
Portfolio Assessment http://www.unm.edu/~devalenz/handouts/portfolio.html
Professional Teaching Portfolio
Dr. Alice Christie's Electronic Portfolio Page
Teaching Portfolio: Example
Electronic Teaching Portfolios - Examples
More Examples
Dr. Helen C. Barrett Electronic Teaching Portfolio Web Site
http://electronicportfolios.com/
Links to information on electronic teaching portfolios: pre-service teachers’ site
http://eprentice.sdsu.edu/F0210/Julius/Publish/eportfolios.htm

 

EXAMPLES OF ELECTRONIC TEACHING PORTFOLIOS

INTERACTIVE SITES

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP'S SITES
Fifth Grade Classroom Teacher

First Grade Classroom Teacher

Middle School Teacher

Second Grade Teacher

Seventh Grade Teacher

 Berit's Best Sites for Children

Crayola interactive Site

Interactive Site: Fun Brain

Interactive Curriculum Sites

Interactive Lessons

Interactive Sites for Kids

Interactive Sites for Second Grade

Math & Language Arts Interactive Resources

 Tramline Virtual Trips

Quick Time Virtual Field Trips

Teacher Created Field Trips

Volcano Field Trips
To know about Standards:
Council for Exceptional Children Web Site: http://www.cec.sped.org/

State of New Mexico Department of Education: http://164.64.166.11/cilt/standards.html

For more sites visit Dr. Julia de Valenzuela Web Site: http://www.unm.edu/~devalenz/course.html