Portfolio A Reflective Essay Guidelines
When completing your reflective essay for Portfolio A refer to the following:
Part A: Reflection on the iEARN experience:
a. Did the content of the online course and project assist you in meeting the state
Content Standards and your District Curriculum? If so, in what ways? If not, why
not?
b. What is your evaluation of the iEARN online course?
c. What is your evaluation of the curricular project in which you participated?
Part B: Reflection on My Learning/Using of Technological Tools:
Through your participation in the iEARN project, have you noticed any difference in your
use of technology in your classroom? If so, how have you used technology differently
or how has technology changed your teaching? If not, tell us more about your thinking
in this aspect of the experience. Please align your response to the following categories:
a. Technology as a Management Tool: for example, using technology to monitor
student progress; using a database to organize information; learning to process
information more efficiently and effectively; learning more “tricks” with technology;
using resources more productively (e.g., computer sharing and time management,
etc.).
b. Technology as an Instructional Tool: for example, students learning to access
and manage information; students using more technology during class time; teacher
using more technology in instruction.
Part C: Reflection on My Gains in International Content:
a. Knowledge: In what ways has the iEARN experience expanded your knowledge
about international education?
b. Expertise: How has your professional growth through the iEARN experience
enabled you to incorporate international perspective in the State Standards, District
Curriculum, and classroom practices?
c. Initiatives: Will you be willing to incorporate more international education in your
teaching in the future? Why or why not?
Part D: Student Learning and Summary of Student Pre- and Post-Surveys
Using the Student Pre- and Post-Survey data, reflect on the impact of the iEARN
experience on student learning.