Flipped Classroom- THE PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMATIC

1. Requirements: You are to create your own portfolio to demonstrate what you have learned in this class from the first day of class. You may use a hard copy format or an electronic format. (Things we have learned are listed below)
   1. Types of Assessments (formative, summative, authentic, performance, etc) with examples
   2. How to create rubrics
   3. Challenges for creating rubrics
   4. Learning principles
   5. Sternberg’s theory (practical, analytical and creative) (philosophy for teaching)
   6. Multiple Intelligences
   7. Reasons for using assessment in the past vs. now
   8. Open note quizzes vs no open note quizzes
   9. The three stages of learning
   10. Successful Intelligence
2. This assignment aligns with the goal of creating teachers who are creative.

1. The portfolio will contain at least five artifacts (anything that helped you learn more about teaching)…can be chosen from the topics listed above.

1. You are to read R and S from the Reading List to help give more insight about the portfolio.
   1. Reading R is: R. Niguidula, D.(2005). Documenting learning with digital portfolios. Educational Leadership 63(3), 44-47. [article]
      1. What are the purposes of a digital portfolio given by the article?
      2. According to the article, Ponaganset graduates must show their master of standards through what types of performance assessments?
      3. The article discusses how a portfolio should be assessed; what are the two ways?

      4. What is the student’s role in assessing their portfolios? What should they provide for each entry

   2. Reading S is: Part 1
      Popham, text. Pages 220-222, 227-228, 231-232 (the Poham book is attached below)
      1. What is the book’s definition of a portfolio?
      2. Know at least three characteristics which separate a portfolio from traditional assessment.
      3. Know the difference between a working portfolio and a showcase portfolio.
      4. Know and be able to discuss the three chief purposes for portfolio assessment.
      Part 2-
      www.otterbein.edu/Files/pdf/Education/JTIR/VolumeV…
      This article describes a portfolio in a second grade class, showing that students at that age can create a portfolio. If this article is assessed, questions will be announced
   3. For Reading S, be sure to look at page 228, the top. It will give you some ideas for organizing your portfolio—your portfolio must include a Letter of Introduction (first bullet on 238); A table of Contents (second bullet on 228); a self –reflection on each artifact (last bullet on 228). Here are some possible prompts for the reflection. You must use at least two:

• Why the artifact is important
• What I learned from the artifact
• How I will use the artifact or what I learned in the future
• What learning theories did the artifact demonstrate?
• What else do I need to know about using the artifact?
• How does this artifact change my philosophy of teaching?
• Why I would/would not choose this artifact in the future

1. Write a Final reflection which examines the entire process of creating a portfolio; it must include the following:

1. An examination of how the thinking in this “mini-portfolio” assignment differs from the thinking done in completing a quiz or traditional test. You may refer to Reading S which will help with this (page 221).
2. A discussion of what the most challenging aspect of this assignment was.
3. Discusses how each (Reading R and Reading S) influenced you in doing this assignment or influenced your vision of how to use portfolios. This reflection must be double-spaced, 12 font.

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1. Bonus points: A portfolio has the potential for a person to examine their strengths and weaknesses, and this will enable one to create an action plan or action matrix for improvement. You are to go to the library and take out the following book which is on reserve: Guide to Transforming Teaching Through Self-Inquiry. Read pages 144-147 and create an action plan or action matrix derived from your portfolio. This will be worth up to ten extra points.

This assignment will be worth forty (40 points). The rubric follows:

Holistic Rubric