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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO PROJECT
This workshop is designed as a collaborative inquiry project investigating the question, "How can technology enhance learning?" Participants will assess the learning needs of students in their classrooms, identify a student learning goal and a related professional development goal(s), identify and implement appropriate interventions, gather and analyze data, and develop a portfolio which will document goal attainment and their own learning.

1. contribute to the collaborative inquiry project;
   
2. design and conduct an individual inquiry project related to the collaborative research questions by: identifying a student learning need; designing appropriate intervention(s); observing, assessing, and reflecting on student learning; and gathering, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data;
   
3. investigate best practices and current research related to the inquiry project and interventions;
   
4. use technology tools to support interventions, data gathering and analysis, and their own professional development;
   
5. develop a professional portfolio to document student learning and professional growth;
   
6. reflect on student learning and their own professional growth.

WORKSHOP CONTENT

September 20, 2000 Topics: Overview of Project and Learning Theory in Professional Practice

4:00 - 6:30 PM Activities: reflection on own learning, discussion of Powerful Learning
by Ron Brandt and Engaged Learning website, project overview, pre-assessment and feedback survey

October 4, 2000 Topics: Self-Assessment and Using Data to Define a Focus

4:00 - 6:30 PM Activities: reflect on powerful learning student activity self assessment with Profile
Tool, overview of inquiry/action research, samples from last years projects

October 18, 2000 Topics: Using Data to Refine Project Focus

4:00 - 6:30 PM Activities: Introduction to Inspiration, use data from teaching journal, self-
assessment profile, and student powerful learning activity to focus inquiry project
with Inspiration

November 8, 2000 Topic: Analyzing and Understanding Student Work

4:00 - 6:30 PM Activities: Understanding by Design (Wiggins & McTighe) Activity,
reflect on and analyze student Inspiration projects, reflect on use of data
activities

November 15, 2000 Topic: Designing Your Plan

8:00 - 3:30 PM Tutorial on designing inquiry/action research plan, work session, peer review

December 6, 2001 Topic: Work Session, Project Tutorials (TBA), Technology Tutorial (TBA)

4:00 - 6:30 Activities: Reflection, conferencing, technology uses as determined by group

January 10, 2001 Topic: Work Session, Project Tutorials (TBA), Technology Tutorial (TBA)

4:00 - 6:30 Activities: Reflection, conferencing, technology uses as determined by group

January 24, 2001 Topic: Work Session, Project Toubleshooting, Tutorials (TBA)

4:00 - 6:30 Activities: group troubleshooting project problems, conferencing, technology uses

February 7, 2001 Topics: Work Session, Peer Review, Tutorials (TBA)

4:00 - 6:30 PM Activities group troubleshooting project problems, conferencing, technology uses, mid-project assessment and feedback survey

February 14, 2001 Topics: Work Session, Peer Review, Tutorials (TBA)

4:00 - 6:30 PM Activities: group troubleshooting project problems, conferencing, technology uses

March 14, 2001 Topics: Begin Portfolio Design and Development-All Day Session

4:00 - 6:30 PM Activities: professional portfolio tutorial, review examples, work session, peer review

June 21, 2001 Topics: Work Session, Peer Review, Tutorials (TBA)

4:00 - 6:30 PM Activities: work session, tutorials as needed, conferencing

April 25, 2001 Topics: Work Session, Peer Review, Tutorials (TBA)

4:00 - 6:30 PM Activities: work session, tutorials as needed, conferencing

May 9, 2001 Topics: Celebration

5:30 - 8:30 PM Activities: Projects share and portfolios due

TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER MATERIALS
None required however resources will be provided.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS ANTICIPATED TIME

1. ATTENDANCE is required at all workshop scheduled sessions. 45 hours
2. PREPARATION. Participants are expected to spend additional time 15 hours to complete their individual class projects.
3. JOURNAL. Participants are to keep a journal of their experiences reflecting 15 hours on student learning and their own professional growth. A summary of these reflections will be included in their professional portfolio.
4. INQUIRY PROJECTS. Participants are required to assess student learning 65 hours needs in their own classroom, identify a student learning goal, design and implement an intervention, gather and analyze data, draw conclusions, develop a portfolio to document attainment of student learning and professional development goals.
   
   TOTAL HOURS 140 hours
   
   GRADING SCALE Pass/Fail Grade with Pass > 85%
   

• Attendance and class participation 25%
• Practice and projects using computer tools 25%
• Paper and templates for using computer tools 50%