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AAHE, Denver, CO June 15, 2004

Embedding collaboratively developed standards-based portfolio assessment: The process, product, and power to document student learning. AAHE, Denver, CO June 15, 2004. Presenters (Nita).

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AAHE, Denver, CO June 15, 2004

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  1. Embedding collaboratively developed standards-based portfolio assessment: The process, product, and power to document student learning AAHE, Denver, CO June 15, 2004 AAHE-Denver04

  2. Presenters (Nita) • Nita Paris, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of Secondary and Middle Grades Education • Carol Harrell, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, Department of English • Marj Economopoulos, Ph.D., Professor and Department Chair, Department of Secondary and Middle Grades Education • Traci McPherson, M.Ed., High School English Teacher AAHE-Denver04

  3. What you will learn (Nita) • The program • The process • The product • Case study -- content • Case study -- student • Successes and challenges • The possibilities for you AAHE-Denver04

  4. The program: M.Ed. in Adolescent Education (Nita) • Content focused, cohort model. • Aligned with National Board of Professional Teaching Standards in 4 content disciplines. • Cohorts of 24 in each content area start each summer. • 36 hours, 18 months. • 18-21 hours in a content area, 15 hours in education. AAHE-Denver04

  5. The Process of Program Development Aligning with National Standards (Nita) • Clarify candidate expectations • Provide context for reorganization • Provide a new approach to candidate performance assessment AAHE-Denver04

  6. Product: Portfolio (Nita) • Three-hour course • Team taught (content & education faculty) • Reflective, collaborative writing process • Cognitive & metacognitive stretching & reaching • Document & presentation • Capstone experience AAHE-Denver04

  7. The Assessment Process (Nita) • Developmental, recursive, ongoing process • Begins early and occurs often • Entries for final portfolio chosen from assignments embedded in coursework • Portfolio entries are selected from all courses AAHE-Denver04

  8. Content Area Involvement (Carol) • English • Mathematics • Science • Social Studies AAHE-Denver04

  9. Embedding Assessment (Carol) • Started with national standards • Linked to KSU unit standard • Linked to course objective • Linked to course assignment • Linked to final portfolio element AAHE-Denver04

  10. Case Study: English (Carol) • NBPTS, NCTE, ………. Standards • A REALLY hard look at current courses • Considered appropriate content/level for middle and secondary teachers • Deleted, revised, and developed new courses • Embedded portfolio assignments into existing courses AAHE-Denver04

  11. Accomplished English teachers know their content. They frequently integrate reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing opportunities in English studies and across the disciplines. Regular English courses worked well. Courses needed content redesign to integrate the NBPTS expectations, which demanded assessment reconsideration. English Content Courses (Carol) AAHE-Denver04

  12. Case Study: One student’s perspective (Traci) • Why I Decided to Earn my M.Ed. at KSU • content driven (literature and linguistics) • Utopian Literature Unit • Accent as an Identity Factor • challenging education courses • At-Risk Writing Research • Ethnography AAHE-Denver04

  13. Impact on Professionalism (Traci) • Professional Collaboration • School Council • Involvement with Academic Goals of the School • AVID Coordinator, Summer Reading Committee • Professional Organizations AAHE-Denver04

  14. Impact on Subject Matter Expertise (Traci) • Multi-Cultural Perspective • Bread Givers Unit • Technology that Enhances Content in the Classroom • WebQuest • Research-Based Strategies for Teaching English • Socratic Seminars, Peer Tutoring AAHE-Denver04

  15. Impact on Teaching (Traci) • Reconstructed Assessments • Macbeth Assessment • Opportunities for Student Ownership • Portfolios, Personal Academic Goals • Student-Centered Classroom • Literature Circles, Student-Led Demonstrations, Student-Created Rubrics • Knowledge of Multiple Literacies • Research AAHE-Denver04

  16. The Portfolio Documents (Traci) • Professionalism • Subject matter expertise • Teaching practice AAHE-Denver04

  17. Successes & Challenges (Marj) AAHE-Denver04

  18. KSU’s Professional Teacher Education Unit (Marj) • Consists of 13 departments across the university (graduate and undergraduate) • Includes 4 M.Ed. Programs in COE • M.Ed. in Adolescent Education in the Department of Secondary and Middle Grades Education AAHE-Denver04

  19. Maintaining the PTEU (Marj) • Collaborative curriculum planning • Outside voices (advisory boards) • Team teaching • Working & celebrating together • Professor level + admin AAHE-Denver04

  20. Necessary Elements (Marj) • Relationships • Trust • Compromise • Sharing • High energy levels • Time • Food • Consensus AAHE-Denver04

  21. Sustaining the Program (Marj) • Input from students • Continuous improvement • Incremental implementation • Letting go and trusting (again) • Allowing for mistakes • Willing to adjust for better results AAHE-Denver04

  22. Collaborative planning/scheduling Team teaching across depts/colleges Bean counting & “credit” Resources $ Administrative Challenges & Solutions (Marj) AAHE-Denver04

  23. 2002-03 cohort English (12) Mathematics (16) 2003-04 cohort English (14) Mathematics (22) Science (17) 2004-05 cohort English (17) Mathematics (17) Social Studies (10) Where we are now (Nita) AAHE-Denver04

  24. Possibilities for you! What questions do you have? AAHE-Denver04

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