Responding to a position paper. If you are interested in participating in a similar project, contact Judy Deyo at 483-6420. The intent of the Model Practices Program is to enable educational personnel to develop innovative projects and programs that promote sustained change in methods of teaching and learning. The project should be developed to meet the needs of all students. This journey is one that will enable the students to learn new skills, develop an electronic portfolio of their work and provide these students with a jump-start on potential employment opportunities.
Electronic portfolios enable students to utilize technology to electronically store their best work.
This is determined through a process of review by the teacher, peers and self-reflection on the part of each individual student. The cumulative effect of this process is to enable each student to create a functional work portfolio for him or herself. This work portfolio can then be used to showcase the students' skills and abilities to potential employers. The portfolios are burned onto a CD, which can be presented to potential employers by the student, or could be accessible via the World Wide Web, to enable the students a greater potential for employment. The students are afforded opportunities to learn new information about technology and its applications, as well as their academic coursework.