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education and special education environments. I wanted the portfolio to
display every aspect of my teaching abilities while maintaining a sense of
structure and continuity. I did not want the content of the portfolio to be
confusing or appear “piece-mealed” together.
Q:
Do you plan to redesign the Web portfolio eventually? If so, what
might you do differently?
A:
I plan on redesigning my Web portfolio within the next three months. I
have grown extensively as a teacher and as a student since the creation of
my first Web portfolio. I have new experiences and information to share
with colleagues, peers, parents, students and district supervisors and
administrators. Although my portfolio will target each of these audience
groups, the primary reason for redesign is to utilize the portfolio as an
assessment measure to evaluate myself as a teacher and student.
When thinking of what I would do differently, I will keep the initial
homepage but add a picture of myself so my audience groups can
immediately recognize me as a person and teacher, not simply just as
Kimberly DiMarco — Teacher. I want them to “bond” with me and a
picture provides a face with the name. I will add more crayon colors,
which act as buttons to link to areas of my portfolio, to provide new links.
I will update my biography and credentials, define a purpose for my
audience(s), and provide additional evidence of professional develop-
ment, student work, teaching of the curriculum, management skills and
assessment measures. I will include links to resources for my audience
groups and integrate interactive features for easier user navigation and
interest.
I will use a rubric, or set of criteria specifically for teacher Web portfolios,
to choose the content and outline the portfolio. I want the portfolio to be
simple, easy to navigate, informative and creative. After all, I am adver-
tising myself and I want to convince my audience groups that I am an
excellent teacher.
I will follow the stages of the writing process (brainstorm, write, revise,
edit, and publish), along side of the 10 criteria for teacher Web portfolios,
when developing the portfolio. This will give the portfolio structure and
will help to organize my planning and publishing.
