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Teacher portfolio information
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Teacher portfolios for 2008-2009 school year
All eMINTS and eMINTS4All teachers in Missouri and Alabama should complete teacher portfolios during year 2 of their Comprehensive eMINTS or eMINTS4All program.
All teachers receiving eMINTS professional development (comprehensive eMINTS or eMINTS/METS) and eMINTS4All PD who intend to submit portfolios are asked to submit them to the eMINTS National Center office through an online Moodle course (username & password required).
- Teachers whose classrooms are funded under the Title II.D competitive grant awards or eMINTS/METS grants are required to complete and submit a portfolio. Teachers who are required to submit will be enrolled automatically in the online portfolio submission Moodle course. Grant-funded teachers also have local evaluation requirements to complete.
- Teachers whose classrooms are not grant-funded are requested to complete and submit a portfolio.Teachers who would like to submit should register for enrollment in the appropriate online submission Moodle course during the fall cycle. Registration closed for fall 2008 on October 22, 2008.
- Individuals who completed Comprehensive eMINTS or eMINTS4All in the past but who are no longer assigned to a classroom are eligible to submit a portfolio for review. The student artifact requirement will be waived for such situations.
FY06 teachers (those who submitted portfolios by postal mail on a CD in spring 2007)
Update October 15, 2008 -
We are in the process of obtaining the list of teachers who completed certification during the first round of portfolio scoring from the Education Development Center. We will notify individuals whose portfolios were incomplete (mostly due to inaccessible classroom websites and WebQuests or corrupt lesson plan files).
FY06 teachers with incomplete portfolios will be allowed to resubmit those elements this year for scoring. All others will be listed as being "eMINTS certified" on the DESE Instructional Technology website in the near future along with teachers who submitted successful portfolios this past spring (2008). It will not be necessary for teachers who are in this group to resubmit through the veteran teachers' Moodle submission process.
Schedules
- FY06 cohort teachers - teachers who began eMINTS PD in the 2005-2006 school year (completed eMINTS PD in spring 2007) - Clarifications posted above, October 15, 2008
- FY07 cohort teachers - teachers who began eMINTS PD in the 2006-2007 school year (completed eMINTS PD in spring 2008) - Open for resubmissions only.
- FY08 cohort teachers - teachers who began eMINTS PD in the 2007-2008 school year (currently in year 2) and Veteran eMINTS teachers
- FY09 cohort teachers - teachers who began eMINTS PD in the 2008-2009 school year (currently in year 1)
- FY10 cohort teachers - teachers who begin eMINTS PD in the 2009-2010 school year
Guidelines
Specific guidelines for submission as well as rubrics will be available upon enrollment in appropriate Moodle course.
Portfolio review costs
- The cost of portfolio review for current program participants is included in Comprehensive eMINTS or eMINTS4All participation fees and/or Access Fees. Participants who submit portfolios for review after the annual resubmission deadline may be subject to a portfolio review fee.
- The cost of portfolio review for veteran eMINTS or eMINTS4All teachers will be waived for submissions made within the 2008-2009 deadlines. Veteran teachers who submit portfolios after the final 2009 deadline will be subject to a portfolio review fee of $50 per portfolio.
Portfolio items for Comprehensive eMINTS PD teachers and eMINTS/METS teachers
Please remove all personally identifiable information on student products/artifacts (names, school, grade, etc.).
- Information about and the URL for your classroom website.
- A complete WebQuest with two or three student products/artifacts that were created as a result of the WebQuest being taught.
- A complete lesson or unit plan for any subject area with two or three student products/artifacts that were created as a result of the lesson or unit plan being taught. Please use the eMINTS Constructivism lesson plan format.
Please note
- Portfolios submitted without required student products/artifacts will not be scored.
- A waiver of the student artifact requirement is available only to individuals who are not currently assigned to classroom teaching.
Portfolio items for eMINTS4All teachers
Please remove all personally identifiable information on student products/artifacts (names, school, grade, etc.).
- A complete lesson or unit plan for any subject area with two or three student products/artifacts that were created as a result of the lesson or unit plan being taught. Please use the eMINTS Constructivism lesson plan format.
Please note
- Portfolios submitted without required student products/artifacts will not be scored.
- A waiver of the student artifact requirement is available only to individuals who are not currently assigned to classroom teaching.
Benefits
Participants who submit a satisfactory teacher portfolio earn the following benefits:
- Access to eMINTS National Center resources for veteran eMINTS teachers (access to current PD modules, technology tools, etc.)
- In Missouri, DESE recognition via line on teacher's certificate, "certified eMINTS teacher."
- In other states, contact your state department of education about specific eMINTS certifications or endorsements.
What does "eMINTS certification" mean?
Find out more ...
Tutorials
Brief, how-to tutorials about accessing and using eMINTS Moodle space and tools are available.
Requirements for online portfolio submissions
- Internet-connected computer
- Web browser
- File compression/packaging tool (WinZip, Stuffit, Jzip, etc.)
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