Purpose+of+Portfolio

The purpose of this portfolio is to show graduate professors, principles, supervisor and colleagues my technology knowledge, lesson ideas, and professional development. After I turn in this portfolio for ISTC 501 I am going to add to it as I finish my master’s program at Towson. Next school year I am going to use this portfolio in my evaluation conference. Our principal likes us to share with her what we have accomplished over the school year. I can also share my portfolio with my supervisor and Family and Consumer Science colleagues at county in-service days.

This portfolio is organized by ISTC 501 objectives. Each objective is aligned with the International Society for Technology in Education-National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (ISTE), Maryland Teacher Technology Standards (MTTS), Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC), Maryland State Department of Education-Voluntary State Curriculum (MSDE-VSC). Under each objective is a self assessment piece that explains what I have learned. Also under each objective are projects that I completed to show my understanding of the objectives.

Overall my experience in ISTC 501 has been very positive. There were times when the technology was not working right but I have learned how to troubleshoot the problems. At the beginning of the course technology was not in my comfort zone. Now I feel a lot more confident that I can not only use the technology, but teach students how to be better technology users. I have worked extremely hard over the past two weeks and I feel I deserve an A in ISTC 501.