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PORTFOLIO INTRODUCTION
My name is Luke Iris. I am a student of Mathematics and Spanish working towards my Secondary Education certification at Eastern Michigan University. I graduated from Adrian College in 2005 with my Bachelors of science in Mathematics and Spanish. Then I attended Central Michigan University's graduate program in Mathematics for a year. While attending graduate school I also taught two sections of College Algebra each semester. It was from those classes that I realized how much I desired to teach as a career rather than study, and how much I needed to learn about teaching. It was then that I decided to attend Eastern Michigan University and work my way towards a teaching certificate
NETS FOR TEACHERS STANDARDS NARRATIVE
I. TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS AND CONCEPTS.
Teachers demonstrate a sound understanding of technology operations and concepts. Teachers:
A. demonstrate introductory knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts
related to technology (as described in the ISTE National Education Technology Standards for Students)
B. demonstrate continual growth in technology knowledge and skills to stay
abreast of current and emerging technologies. This exhibit of a school newsletter shows the instructor's ability to both interact with technology to improve instructional items as well as the ability to mix the technological savy in one project to help create a desirable product that will interest the students. This is proven by the use of digital images from programs such as Excel as well as an asthetically pleasing setup and the use of color and images from the internet. The newsletter also shows the instructor's desire to continue expanding the use of technology with graphs and incorporation of other programs such as MathType to increase efficiency and create a much more refined and adaptable product.
Supporting Exhibit
Newsletter
III. TEACHING, LEARNING, AND THE CURRICULUM.
Teachers implement curriculum plans, that include methods and strategies for applying technology to maximize student learning. Teachers: A. facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards. B. use technology to support learner-centered strategies that address the diverse needs of students. C. apply technology to develop students' higher order skills and creativity. D. manage student learning activities in a technology-enhanced environment. By the Excel lesson plan that is shown at the bottom of the page, the instructor shows the ability to facilitate technology-enhanced experiences for students with the highly interactive processes that both aid in the students' learning as well as introduce the students to a high level of technological use based in the subject area. The excel lesson plan shows this with the instruction to duplicate the information table as well as develop a graph of the table to interpret the results. The lesson plan also shows the instructor's ability to focus on different types of learning, as there is a good amount of mathematical skill required, but also focuses on following the written directions which motivates those students with higher language skills. Finally, the lesson plan shows the instructor's ability to adapt a lesson plan to the needs of his students in the learning activities that might be slightly different than what needs to be covered with a particular lesson.
Supporting Exhibits
Excel Lesson Plan
Student Example
IV. ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION.
Teachers apply technology to facilitate a variety of effective assessment and evaluation strategies. Teachers: A. apply technology in assessing student learning of subject matter using a variety of assessment techniques. B. use technology resources to collect and analyze data, interpret results, and communicate findings to improve instructional practice and maximize student learning. C. apply multiple methods of evaluation to determine students' appropriate use of technology resources for learning, communication, and productivity. The following rubric, created by using Rubistar, is an example of how the intructor uses technology to facilitate valid assessment techniques for use in the classroom. The example shows the use of various assessment for multiple learning styles and a well defined system for determining values for the different completion tecniques and levels of the students. Finally, the rubric gives the student the information of what she or he is accountable for as well as a structured analysis of multiple methods for evaluating these different aspects of the student's work with technology. Supporting Exhibit Rubric
VI. SOCIAL, ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND HUMAN ISSUES.
Teachers understand the social, ethical, legal, and human issues surrounding the use of technology in PK-12 schools and apply those principles in practice. Teachers: A. model and teach legal and ethical practice related to technology use. B. apply technology resources to enable and empower learners with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, and abilities. C. identify and use technology resources that affirm diversity D. promote safe and healthy use of technology resources. E. facilitate equitable access to technology resources for all students. The PowerPoint presentation linked below is an example of the instructor's personal work that is available for the student's use and improvement. The students learn from the summary page of this website as well as the works in the other standards pages how to reference your materials and sources that you have used in your creations. The PowerPoint presentation also affirms diverse learning styles that aren't always used in everyday instruction, as well as the technological resources to be used in everyday classes. Requiring the students to work on their own PowerPoint presentations and Webquests facilitates equitable use of technology in the classroom as well as necesitating technological resources and knowledge for all students. Supporting Exhibits PowerPoint Presentation Webquest
SUMMARY REFLECTION
I have learned the importance of the use of technology in the classroom. The world is increasingly dependent upon the more advanced technologies and students must be prepared for interaction in this society whether they are taught at home or need instruction from their general education through their early life. The modern teacher also has to help the student understand this need and to encourage students to continue their education of technology after they have finished their schooling. I have also learned many important aspects of using technology in education myself, from using Rubistar and Inspiration to prepare for my own classes, to using PowerPoint and Excel to instruct, to requiring the students to use the programs such as Excel themselves to add to their knowledge of technology and aid in the lesson comprehension. I still believe that I have a lot to accomplish as far as my knowledge of composition of web sites and my use of Inspiration. Those are two areas in which I did not have very much previous knowledge and learned the most from in this particular class, but in which I also have the most information still to learn. I know that I will always continue my technology self-instruction, as it always has been and will continue to be an important skill that I value and use at every opportunity that arises. For me to be able to successfully use this technology in my student education, I will need to continue to expand my knowledge of Inspiration, Excel databases, PowerPoint presentations, and usefull tools such as MathType. It is also important that I plan ahead to incorporate these technologies into my lesson plans, so that I can associate the technology with appropriate lessons that improve upon the students' learning as well as introduce them to appropriate uses of the technology.
