Twice during the semester you will submit a portfolio of samples of your coursework. This assignment serves multiple purposes:
Your portfolio should include the following components:
Grade | Appearance |
4 | Portfolio is attractive, well organized, and materials are easy to locate. |
3 | Portfolio is neat, well organized and complete. |
2 | Some materials are out of order, hard to locate, or untidy (e.g. fringes on papers.) |
1 | Table of contents is not present, portfolio is disorganized, or portfolio is very untidy (pages are wrinkled, stained or torn.) |
0 | No portfolio submitted. |
ToTD Grade | TP Grade | Topic of the Day and Teaching Practice notes |
5 | 5 | Notes fully sumarize discussion and show evidence of a deep understanding of the issues involved. |
4 | 4 | Notes fully sumarize the discussion. |
3 | 3 | Notes sumarize most of the discussion but omit one important point or conclusion. |
2 | 2 | Notes list topics discussed but omit more than one conclusion or important point. |
1 | 1 | Notes are fragmentary or difficult to read. |
0 | 0 | Notes not included in the portfolio. |
Grade | Teaching Practice Commentary |
5 | Commentary shows a deep understanding of the topic presented and the pedagogical techniques employed by the presenter. |
4 | Commentary shows understanding of the topic and includes insightful comments on its presentation. |
3 | Commentary misses the point of the presentation (e.g. mistakes a lesson on graphing functions for a lecture on polynomials) or fails to consider teaching technique. |
2 | Commentary focuses on technique without considering content. |
1 | Commentary is disjointed or otherwise difficult to follow. |
0 | There is no commentary. |
Grade | Discussion Board Question |
4 | Question is pertinent to mathematics education and discussion of responses shows deep insight into the topic. |
3 | Question is pertinent to mathematics education and responses are thoughtfully sumarized. |
2 | Question is not particularly relevant to mathematics education or responses are not adequately covered. |
1 | Discussion of responses is hard to follow or nonexistent. |
0 | This segment is not included in the portfolio. |
Grade | Comments on content activity |
4 | Comments reveal a deep insight into the mathematics presented and a comprehensive understanding of how that content might be presented in a high school or middle school classroom. |
3 | Comments clearly summarize ways in which this material would or would not be useful in teaching high or middle school. |
2 | Comments suggest student has missed the point of the activity. |
1 | Comments are hard to follow (e.g. a page of notes jotted down during the activity.) |
0 | This segment is not included in the portfolio. |
Grade | Summary |
5 | The discussion makes it clear how the components of the portfolio represent milestones along the path to becoming a better mathematics teacher. |
4 | There is a thoughtful discussion of how the material presented in each component of the portfolio will impact the student's future teaching. |
3 | One component of the portfolio is not discussed or the discussion of the components is more a summary than a reflection on influence on teaching methods. |
2 | More than one component of the portfolio is not discussed or the discussions are extremely brief. |
0 | There is no summary. |