https://padlet.com/mpsbushey/mte9fm8xlbk3 Made with 'okay' vibes en-us 2017-11-13 18:23:32 UTC 2017-11-13 19:00:49 UTC hello@padlet.com mpsbushey https://padlet.com/mpsbushey/mte9fm8xlbk3/wish/206415160 Research on teacher effectiveness suggests that outstanding teachers learn from their experiences and constantly seek to refine their own professional practice. (172)]]> 2017-11-13 18:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsbushey/mte9fm8xlbk3/wish/206415160 mpsbushey https://padlet.com/mpsbushey/mte9fm8xlbk3/wish/206415495 Wolf, Whinery, and Hagerty (1995) suggested that the goal of a portfolio conversation should be to help the portfolio author and other members of the group improve their professional practice. (182)]]> 2017-11-13 18:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsbushey/mte9fm8xlbk3/wish/206415495 mpsbushey https://padlet.com/mpsbushey/mte9fm8xlbk3/wish/206415543 Ninety-two percent of the teacher educators
surveyed agreed that the use of portfolios had a positive impact on the professional development of pre-service teachers because the portfolios were student-centered, defined by professional standards, and reflective. (173)

- Surprised at the high percentage that thought it was a positive exercise ]]> 2017-11-13 18:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsbushey/mte9fm8xlbk3/wish/206415543 mpsbushey https://padlet.com/mpsbushey/mte9fm8xlbk3/wish/206416577 Since the documents included in the portfolio are digital, they can easily be distributed and displayed for discussion. (182)

- You can't always rely on technology to make sharing easy
- Corporations are not inclined to make communication between devices and platforms easy
- Simple service outages can cause massive disruptions
- Paying for multiple services can be prohibitive]]> 2017-11-13 18:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsbushey/mte9fm8xlbk3/wish/206416577 mpsbushey https://padlet.com/mpsbushey/mte9fm8xlbk3/wish/206419529 4. If teachers develop electronic portfolios, their students may be more likely to do so. (177)
- While modeling a portfolio is a good idea, having 100% student buy-in to this type of assignment can only be achieved by having them produce a portfolio for grading
- Individuals will have their own interests and strengths; while a  teacher may place importance on a portfolio, students may not
- Students are generally less technically literate and this may prove problematic

]]> 2017-11-13 18:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsbushey/mte9fm8xlbk3/wish/206419529 mpsbushey https://padlet.com/mpsbushey/mte9fm8xlbk3/wish/206422214 It is critical to focus on specific artifacts of teaching rather than upon teaching
or education in general. Richert (1990) found that when discussions focused
on artifacts, practitioners talked with colleagues about their teaching, and their conversations were more focused and reflective. (183)

- Surprised that focusing on specific artefacts would be more constructive than a top down approach]]> 2017-11-13 18:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsbushey/mte9fm8xlbk3/wish/206422214 mpsbushey https://padlet.com/mpsbushey/mte9fm8xlbk3/wish/206422913 - How to make portfolios more subject specific
- Specific formats and resources to aide in the creation of our porfolios]]> 2017-11-13 18:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsbushey/mte9fm8xlbk3/wish/206422913