This document provides information about a presentation on digital portfolios by Dr. Leigh Zeitz from the University of Northern Iowa and Bonnie Thurber from Northwestern University. It includes an agenda for the presentation which will cover introducing digital portfolios, reviewing examples of professional and student portfolios, identifying potential artifacts, reviewing standards, and teaching reflections. Attendees are asked to provide their name, institution, what they teach, and what type of portfolio they want to create. The presentation aims to help educators learn how to create digital portfolios for purposes such as getting a new job, performance reviews, updating certifications, and demonstrating student performance.

1. Leigh Zeitz Bonnie Thurber
University of Northern Iowa EducationalContinuum Org NFP
Cedar Falls, Iowa Deerfield, IL

2. DR. LEIGH ZEITZ (DR. Z)
Professional Portfolios
 University of Northern Iowa
 Cedar Falls, Iowa
 Associate Prof, InstructTech
 College of Education
BONNIETHURBER
Student Portfolios
 Northwestern University
 Evanston, Illinois
 InstructionalTechnologist
 Academic & ResearchTech

3.  Your name
 School, city and state
 Level you teach
 What type of portfolio do you want to create?
(Student/Teacher/Administrator)
 Something special about you

4.  Intro to digital portfolios
 Review professional portfolios
 Describe student portfolios
 Identify potential artifacts
 Review standards
 Reflections
 What they are
 How to write them
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5.  New Job
 Student work
 Professional job
 Performance review
 Update certificate
 Demonstrate that you are meeting the standards
 Demonstrate that your students are meeting the
standards
 Demonstrate to parents how students are performing
 Personal for you, your friends or family

6.  How should you present yourself?
 What is the reason for making this portfolio?
 Who are you Professionally/Scholastically?
 What have you accomplished?
 What are your goals?

8. www.crime-scene.com

10. TEKS

11. 1. Teaching Diverse Students
2. Content Area & Pedagogical Knowledge
3. Planning for Differentiated Instruction
4. Learning Environment
5. Instructional Delivery
6. Reading,Writing and Oral Communication
7. Assessment
8. Collaborative Relationships
9. Professionalism, Leadership & Advocacy

13. Standards-Indexed
Standards-Referenced
2 3 4

14. tinyurl.com/examplesDPME
www.durangoherald.com

18.  What? (Description)
 Describe the artifact
 More complete than caption
 So What? (Analysis)
 Analyze the artifact
 What occurred during the event?
 Now What? (Planning)
 How did this affect you?
 How is your future affected by this?

21. DPME.org

22. PROUD POINTS

23. tinyurl.com/proudpoints

25. Dr. Leigh Zeitz
zeitz@uni.edu
Bonnie Thurber
icollaboratory@gmail.com