Electronic Portfolio
Nancy B.
Smart Middle School
Assistant Principal
770-736-2075
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Component #1
Desktop Publishing for Instruction
Artifact 1
Reflective paragraph: One of my responsibilities is organizing
summer school. I create many handouts to help the teachers get
started with their summer school plans. One example is below. The
teachers really appreciate how clear my handouts usually are.
Component #1
Desktop Publishing for Instruction
Artifact 2
Reflective paragraph: This is a flyer I did in Publisher to try to
entice parents to an evening training class on “Learning to Rate
Student Writing.”
Component #2
Research and Media for Instruction
Artifact 1
Reflective paragraph: One of my concerns is how our teachers can
best meet the needs of our ESOL students. After doing a search in
Google, I came up with so many great resources that my search
culminated with a Web page of resources for our teachers.
Component #2
Research and Media for Instruction
Artifact 2
Reflective paragraph: I am currently in a Specialist program majoring in
Educational Leadership. The purpose of my thesis was to research and
determine teacher and parent perceptions about the effectiveness of email communication. In researching information relevant to the topic of
this study, several themes emerged. I concluded that communication
between home and school is vital to parent involvement and student
achievement. Convenience of e-mail makes it an invaluable method of
communication. However, this same convenience can cause
misunderstanding. A lack of etiquette and formal conventions lead to
miscommunication of e-mail content. A search of the literature
conducted using web-based resources identified related themes.
References for research paper entitled, “Teacher and parent
perceptions of the effectiveness of e-mail communication”
(This link is not active in this sample portfolio, but would link
to the actual document in a test-out portfolio.)
Component #3
Communication for Instruction
Artifact 1
Reflective paragraph: Parent communication is extremely
important. E-mail has made this communication easier and
immediate. This has been especially beneficial to our parents who
work and can retrieve e-mail at the worksite.
Component #3
Communication for Instruction
Artifact 2
Reflective paragraph: The Summer Reading List generated by the
language arts teachers, media specialist, and myself was shared with
parents and students in hard copy and posted on our Web site. This
has made the list available to parents during the summer if the hard
copy is misplaced. The list is also available at bookstores and the
the Gwinnett County Public Libraries via the Internet.
Component #4
Presentation for Instruction
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actual document in a test-out portfolio.)
Reflective paragraph: I created this PowerPoint presentation as a
tool to use with students who enter our school after the new year
begins. The slide presentation is reviewed with new students in small
groups and made available to parents when they register their child.
Component #5 - Spreadsheets and Databases
Artifact 1
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active in this sample portfolio, but would link to the actual
document in a test-out portfolio.)
Reflective paragraph: This is a record of the language arts staff
development for which I am responsible. This is part of the data I
compile for my RBES report to my principal. Once I enter the data, I
manipulate the data in a a variety of ways by creating pivot tables and
charts.
Component #5 - Spreadsheets and Databases
Artifact 2
To view the full document, click on this link: (This link is not
active in this sample portfolio, but would link to the actual
document in a test-out portfolio.)
Reflective paragraph: Documentation on student progress is
used to make informed instruction decisions. As the assistant
principal who supervises the Reading Intervention Program at my
school, data on student improvement is reviewed as one piece of
evidence to judge the effectiveness of the program.
Component #6 - Web Pages
Artifact 1
http://www.crews.org/curriculum/la/AR/index.htm
Reflective paragraph: The Accelerated Reader list created with
language arts teachers and the media specialist during language arts
curriculum meetings was posted on the Crews Web site for parents
and students. This makes the list available in the public library and
community bookstores as well. Parents have indicated this has been
a tremendous help for them during the summer.
Component #6 - Web Pages
Artifact 2
http://www.crews.org/curriculum/la/mosaic02/index.htm
Reflective paragraph: The Mosaic Writing School Winners were
hosted on the school Web site to celebrate student creativity and
success in writing. Student pieces were hosted with parent
permission. Feedback from out-of-town relatives and community
members has been very positive.
Component #7
Assessment
Artifact 1
Reflective paragraph: After I
taught a staff development on
rubrics, teachers created one
of their own. This is one of the
many rubrics that were created
that day. Teachers especially
loved this one.
Component #7
Assessment
Artifact 2
Reflective paragraph: This is an
assessment tool I created that
is used to improve instruction.
After I taught a Book Study
staff development, teachers
practiced one of the strategies
they learned in class, filled in
this assessment of the
strategy, and returned to class
to share and discuss the pros
and cons of the strategy. This
type of assessment is called
“Dare to Share.”