E-PORTFOLIO to be or not to be Olena

E-PORTFOLIO to be or not to be? Olena Molodek, Chernivtsi gymnasia #7

Lifelong Learning How does this phrase make you feel?

DEFINITIONS: Lifelong learning is all learning activity undertaken throughout life, whether formal or informal Lifelong learning is the "ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated“ pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons Lifelong learning is a process of gaining knowledge and skills that continues throughout a person’s life

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) http: //www. teachingenglish. org. uk/articles/ways-continuing-professional-development

CPD How can teachers fit learning and development into their day-to-day working lives? How can teachers share learning and development with colleagues? What can teachers do to keep up to date with the latest teaching ideas? Is there anything you have tried that you would recommend?

Planning Professional Development http: //www. teachingenglish. org. uk/continuing-professional-development Which stage am I at? Where should I start? What to do next?

What is a portfolio? ? ? A selection of materials that illustrate your professional growth as a teacher. It is work –in –progress and helps you to identify, focus and reflect on areas of interest to you as a teacher.

Paper Portfolio vs E-Portfolio Advantages and Disadvantages

An e. Portfolio is: An opportunity to effectively represent yourself and your education A place to collect and save coursework A chance to showcase accomplishments and school work to family and friends A tool for creating digital resumes to send to employers A web portal for accessing your work, track your academic growth and plan your career A portal that helps connect educational goals with personal experience A chance to reflect on your education, to make connections between where you are and where you want to be A record of your skills, achievements and learning

Reasons for e. Portfolio

REASONS FOR PORTFOLIO helps you to plan your development facilitates reflective practice provides a framework for lifelong learning enhances teaching has a positive impact on your learners helps keep you motivated

provides a system for recording and documenting important areas of your work gives you a platform for exploring teaching helps you to develop your English language skills helps you to identify where you can go for the support you need provides a basis for review

DEVELOPMENT TOOLS

DEVELOPMENT TOOLS Classroom action research http: //www. teachingenglish. org. uk/blogs/virdian/classroom-action-research-a-professional-development-process Learning diary Peer Team teaching http: //www. teachingenglish. org. uk/articles/learner-diaries observation(http: //www. teachingenglish. org. uk/articles/peer-observation http: //www. teachingenglish. org. uk/blogs/galinashavard/team-teaching-how-do-you-feel-about-it

Learner feedback http: //www. teachingenglish. org. uk/blogs/asligokturk/student-feedback-evaluation-part-1 Reading and research Buddy Development plan http: //www. teachingenglish. org. uk/articles/ways-continuing-professional-development Mentor http: //www. teachingenglish. org. uk/blogs/e-merging-forum-2/e-merging-forum-session-mentoringprofessional-development-teachers Case study http: //esl. yourdictionary. com/lesson-plans/Case-Studies-for-ESL-Teachers. html

TIPS FOR BUILDING PORTFOLIO Where THINGS TO THINK ABOUT are you in your career? Have you recently qualified? Have you been teaching for a while? What areas of teaching and learning particularly interest you? Would you like to learn new approaches?

THINGS TO INCLUDE The portfolio represents you, your experience and your development. ORGANISING YOUR PROFILE Create a system that is easy to use, where you can quickly store and access documents. Be selective about what you put in, be concise, update and weed out materials regularly. Divide your portfolio into sections.

WHAT CAN I PUT IN MY PORTFOLIO? attendance certificates from workshops, conferences or seminars example of lesson plans feedback from supervisors, mentors or peers letters/notes from learners, letters/notes from parents materials you have created

observation reports professional development plan programmes/information/handouts from workshops, seminars, conferences you have participated in qualifications reflections following observations reflections on aspects of your teaching practice

CAREER PROFILE Name Qualifications. Degrees, teaching certificates, etc. School/current job. Levels, age groups, main responsibilities. Years of experience Levels and age ranges taught. Types of courses. Previous schools. Training and development Workshops, seminars, conferences attended.

Trainer experience Development delivered to others, presentations at conferences, mentoring activities. Memberships Teaching associations, unions, special interest groups. Skills and strengths Language knowledge, using drama in the classroom, developing learners’ reading abilities, IT skills. Achievements Materials created, syllabus development, contributions

Teaching approach and philosophy Task-based, communicative, eclectic, reflective. Beliefs about teaching and learning. Aspirations Improve pronunciation teaching. Develop a lesson using IT. Create a picture bank. Mentor another teacher. Write an article to ELT paper. Interests Vocabulary teaching. How learners learn. Assessment. Reading skills. Culture.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN Development area Classroom management. Focus Goals Lesson stages. Link stages more effectively and make smoother transitions. Rationale – why I want to develop this I feel my lessons can seem disjointed and my learners confused about what I am asking them to do.

Action/tools Research publications. Conduct classroom action research. Record practice in learning diary and reflect on what when right/wrong. Ask colleague to observe this point and provide feedback. Ask learners to say how they feel at different stages. Estimated time needed One month.

STEPS TO CREATING YOUR PORTFOLIO 1. Getting started Create your professional profile. You could include your career history, current teaching situation, interests and aspirations. 2. Where am I now? How did I get here? Where would I like to be? Evaluate your skills, knowledge and experience. Identify your strengths and areas for development.

3. Plan Set goals. Investigate different tools, techniques and methods for achieving your goals. Decide how you will proceed and don’t forget to set realistic deadlines. 4. Reflect Think about what you do. How do you do it? Why do you do it in the way that you do? What have you learned from your experiences? How do you feel about your classroom practice? What changes could you make?

5. Document/record Insert materials that show your development. These might be certificates, observation reports, activities you have created, samples of learner work or your reflections on an aspect of teaching. 6. Review your progress regularly. Set deadlines to look at how you are managing your goals. Use your review to track progress, make changes or add items to your plan.

Sample E-portfolios sites. google. com/site/stephanieladner– Stephanie Ladner www. eduportfolio. org/3160– Danielle E. Van Patter www. durak. org/kathy/portfolio– Kathleen Fischer www. dianadell. com– Diana Abernathy Dell www 2. yk. psu. edu/sites/scs 15/my-teachingportfolio– Suzanne C. Shaffer Lenamolodek. wikispaces. com

Let’s sum up 1. What do you need the portfolio for? 2. What are the advantages of having e-portfolio? 3. What tools do you need for creating portfolio? 4. How would you organise your portfolio?

Resources In-Service Teacher Professional Development (Програма післядипломної педагогічної освіти вчителів іноземних мов) Tatiana Mykhailenko’ workshop “Why to have e-portfolio? www. teachingenglish. org. uk/transform/teachers/teacher-developmenttools/create-development-portfolio– create your development portfolio. www. teachers. ash. org. au/jmresources/e. Portfolio. htm– Professional e. Portfolios in Education. www. londonmet. ac. uk/deliberations/portfolios– Deliberations www. teachingenglish. org. uk http: //www. jiscinfonet. ac. uk/infokits/e-portfolios http: //www. jiscinfonet. ac. uk/case-studies/e-portfolios/ep-background http: //www. jisc. org. uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearning/eportfolios. aspx http: //emergingtechnologies. becta. org. uk/index. php? section=etr&catcode= ETRE_0001&rid=14125

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