CEDO 555 Final Reflection

I was excited to get the chance to learn about and create a portfolio in hopes that I could possibly have my students create them. I successfully completed my portfolio and also gained an extensive understanding of the best way to integrate them in my classroom. 

Creating the actual portfolio was time consuming and at times challenging. I admittedly procrastinated on more than I should have throughout the process. Despite that fact I am pleased with the end product. It gave me a great chance to look back and reflect on what I have learned and done throughout the MEIT Program. Gathering artifacts and reflecting on each course was an enjoyable and one of the easiest parts of the process. I liked getting to look back on what I had previously created and tie it all together. Choosing standards was also a pretty straight forward although categorizing artifacts was a little more challenging. 

I am looking forward to the culminating project. I have decided to flip my classroom for an entire unit by turned my lessons into online lectures. This is a topic I have read a lot about and feel it is time to create an extensive experiment to determine how effective it is. It will allow me to integrate what I have learned into my classroom instruction. If successful it may allow me to dramatically transform my classroom. 

There is no doubt that I will be having my students create digital portfolios this year. In my opinion it has become a very valid and quality summative assessment that can measure and enhance learning.