This portfolio experience has been a valuable way to review my MEIT experience. This past year+ has gone by so quickly that I hardly realized how much we've done! The most exciting revelation I've had recently is that there have been useful tools and skills from each course that I've been able to immediately integrate into my teaching. (Talk about authentic learning experiences!) It has been helpful looking at others' portfolios. Some of my classmates have added some creative details that make their sites interesting to look at. I especially liked the idea of using quotes, as some used on their homepage.
The most challenging part of the portfolio thus far was writing the vision statement. I have a tendency to be wordy at times. After considering the comments from my classmates and instructor, I think I've gotten a better handle on simply saying what I mean, doing away with some of the "poetics".
As for my Culminating Experience Proposal, I have decided on a project that is close to my heart. I have taken on the challenge of working with the staff at my school to get them proficient in the NETS for teachers. Through the MPS TLC(The Learning Community), my project will be to train the staff to use the school's section of the TLC. Once the staff have accomplished daily use of this tool, I will set up a student online learning community for the teachers to use with their students. I am very excited to get started with this, upon approval of course!
We have been very lucky to be able to use in our classrooms so much of what we have learned during these classes. I was surprised at how much I've incorporated. For my culminating project, I didn't struggle as much with my vision and mission statement as I did with my SMART objectives. Your project sounds very exciting. You're officially doing what our Library/Media Specialist and I are trying to do on our own. Bet it's a little easier to accomplish when you have the might of the administration and district behind you. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteI agree with both of you. It's nice to be learning something and at the same time, being able to show others how to use it. Students seem much more interested in my classes when I am teaching them new things, such as Animoto, but then again, I'm excited to be using it again too.
ReplyDeleteErin, I had an issue when I was working on my mission and vision statement, but I had the hardest time when I was working on the artifacts for the standards. It was nice being able to go through old assignments and seeing what we have learned, but going through a year's worth of work was overwhelming for me.
Good luck on your project. It sounds like a great thing!