E-PORTFOLIO

Alex C. Hawkins
EDU 650
Prof. Lassiter
June 30, 2014
This will consist of the following:

Educational Philosophy
Classroom Management Plan
Different School Models
Effective Lesson Planning and Design
Assessment types and their importance

Educational Philosophy


Create a fun
atmosphere so
students want
to be in class
Educational Philosophy

Foster a
supportive and
nurturing
environment
both socially
and
academically

Educational Philosophy


Meet students
where they are

Educational Philosophy


Engage
Students

Classroom Management


Establish clear and
concise rules and
proceduces

Classroom Management
Classroom management is comprised of the
necessary processes to create and maintain a
positive environment that is conducive to
teaching and learning (Newman, 2013, p.124).
Classroom Management



BACKWARDS
DESIGN
Learning objectives are critical to planning effective instruction
To provide structure while planning
To help organize goals
To create evaluate learning
To make things measureable
Backwards Design
Is a design that literally constructs learning
backwards
1. Planning begins with the behavior objective in mind
2. Outputs
3. Pre-test is given to prioritize learning
4. Instruction
5. Assessments based upon outputs (Newman, 2013)

Traditional Model
Select
Standards
Step
1
Inputs
Step
2
Deliver
instruction
Step
3
Step
4
Step
5
Begin new
topic
Step
6
Give the
test
Give
results
Traditional Method
Backward Design Method
x Is standards driven x
x Uses INPUTS

Uses OUTPUTS x


Provides engaging activities x
x Teach x
x Provides textbook
assessment
Provides assessment based
upon outputs
x
Follows feedback loop x
Backwards Model
Select
learning
objectives
Step
1
Outputs
Step
2
Use engaging
activities
Step
3
Deliver
Instruction
Step
4
Assessments
based on
outputs
Step
5
Provide
feedback
Step
6 Begin new
topic or
reteach
Step
7
i
Designs
BACKWARDS MODEL
OUTPUTS

PRE-TEST

BEGINS WITH DESIRED BEHAVIOR IN MIND

PRIORITIZES INSTRUCTION
TRADITIONAL MODEL
INPUTS


INSTRUCTION

INSTRUCTION IS TEXT LED

ASSESSMENT IS TEXT LED

Assessment Matters


Assessment is
a tool that
drives instruction
Assessment Matters
Designed to enhance
learning
Is an ongoing process
Feedback is used to inform
both student and teacher
Designed to measure
learning
Occurs from time to time to
give a snapshot of student
achievement
FORMATIVE
SUMMATIVE
Assessment Matters


Both summative and formative are vital to the
educational process


The Interview
An artifact


Attached is an artifact
that I had created for
my kindergarten class.
It is one of their
favorites.
References

Lezotte, Lawrence W.; Snyder, Kathleen McKee (2011). What Effective Schools Do: Re-envisioning the
Correlates. The Solution Tree Press.

Newman, R. (2013). Teaching and learning in the 21st century: Connecting the dots. San Diego, CA:
Bridgeport Education, Inc.

TED. (2012, May 31). Play, passion, purpose: Tony Wagner @ TEDxNYED [Video file]. Retrieved from
http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxNYED-April-28-2012-Tony-Wagner
Vaughn, Sharon. (2008) Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning and Behavior Problems. 7
th
ed.
Allyn & Bacon

Wong, Harry K.; Wong, Rosemary T. (2009). The First Days of School: How to be an effective teacher (4
th

ed.) Mountain View: Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc.


Image References

AIS Facilities Kindergarten Classroom. Retrieved June, 29 2014 from www.ais-uae.com4256
Cartoon Car Royalty Free Stock Photo. Retrieved June 29, 2014 from
www.dreamstime.com1300
Close-up of Asian boy laughing in class with stack of books photo. Retrieved June 27,
2014 from www.1123rf.com
Creating a Caring Classroom. Retrieved June 29, 2014 from www.teachhub.com426
Five Reasons Technology is in the Classroom. Retrieved June 29, 2014 from
www.securedgenetworks.com460
Mrs. Martins 2
nd
grade Rules. Retrieved June 27, 2014 from wilnjen.wordpress.com500