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<body stylesrc="noframes.htm" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" text="#000080"> <p align="center"><font size="4"><strong>NOTE! This program has detected that your browser does not support frames. An alternate version of the site tour has been loaded for your convenience.</strong></font></p> <hr> <p align="center"><font color="#800000" size="7" face="Franklin Gothic Heavy">1</font> <font color="#000000">- </font><font color="#000000" size="3">Links in this web are accessed by either clicking on the corresponding icon (as you did to begin this tour) or on hyperlink text, colored</font><font size="3"> </font><font color="#0000FF" size="3"><strong>blue</strong></font><font size="3">. </font><font color="#000000" size="3">Each link takes you to a new location within the web. <strong>(NOTE: Hyperlinks in this tour are inactive unless otherwise specified.)</strong></font></p> <h2 align="center"><font color="#000080" size="6">Portfolio Contents</font></h2> <p align="center"><font color="#0000FF"><strong>Introduction</strong></font><font color="#000080"><strong> | </strong></font><font color="#0000FF"><strong>Goals and Targets</strong></font><strong> | </strong><font color="#0000FF"><strong>GO HOME</strong></font><strong><img src="../folio/edphil.gif" align="left" hspace="0" width="66" height="96"></strong></p> <hr> <h3><font color="#000080">Statement of </font><font color="#0000FF">Educational Philosophy</font></h3> <hr> <p align="center"><font color="#800000" size="7" face="Franklin Gothic Heavy">2</font> <font color="#000000">- The <strong>M.Ed. Portfolio</strong>, with its curriculum examples and reflections, comprises the majority of data in this web. To a great extent, creating an on-line portfolio and web mirrors aspects of teaching.</font></p> <p><img src="../folio/folder.gif" alt="portfolio gif" width="75" height="106"> <img src="../folio/medfolio.gif" align="top" width="480" height="48"></p> <p><font color="#000080"><strong>WELCOME</strong></font> to my culminating project for the University of Washington Teacher Education Program (TEP)! This on-line portfolio contains unit and lesson plans, assignments, assessment tools, memos, letters, personal reflections, and student work. Each portfolio entry addresses my achievement of essential knowledge and skills defined by TEP goals and targets. As a whole the portfolio illustrates my dedication to continuing growth in the teaching profession.</p> <hr> <p align="center"><font color="#800000" size="7" face="Franklin Gothic Heavy">3</font> <font color="#000000">- Students make connections when teachers help them link prior knowledge with current and future studies. In developing this web, I tapped skills and knowledge gained from five years in the medical software field.</font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#800000" size="3"><strong>From the web version of my resume, found under Career Data</strong></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Franklin Gothic Demi">Development Coordinator</font><font face="Franklin Gothic Book"> - </font><font size="2" face="Franklin Gothic Book">3/92-3/97 Precedent Systems, Inc., Seattle, WA</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Franklin Gothic Book">Coordinated and prioritized product research and development for this fifteen year old health care software company.</font></p> <ul> <li><font size="2" face="Franklin Gothic Book">Managed development efforts for new services, products, and product upgrades, coordinating a team of rehabilitation professionals and in-house staff</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Franklin Gothic Book">Developed, implemented and presented lessons for nationwide on-site client training program</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Franklin Gothic Book">Created and supervised product implementation strategies for struggling clients</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Franklin Gothic Book">Designed and programmed software providing clients with graphical comparative performance reports</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Franklin Gothic Book">Managed largest therapy-oriented database in the world</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Franklin Gothic Book">Teamed for development of effective marketing brochures and sales material</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Franklin Gothic Book">Authored software product user manual</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Franklin Gothic Book">Managed company-wide twenty station Local Area Network</font></li> </ul> <hr> <p align="center"><font color="#800000" size="7" face="Franklin Gothic Heavy">4</font> <font color="#000000">- When planning units and lessons, I was told to "get in the mind of the students." The ability to think like a student helps teachers plan appropriately, providing students with maximum opportunities to experience powerful learning. Even before I started composing web content, I spent hours planning menu heirarchy and page layout "in the mind of a user."</font></p> <p><img src="webflow.gif" alt="UWeb Flowchart" width="548" height="338"></p> <hr> <p align="center"><font color="#800000" size="7" face="Franklin Gothic Heavy">5</font> <font color="#000000">- Not all students are the same; curriculum must be designed to meet the needs of diverse learners. To relate data to a diverse audience, this web utilizes pictures, graphics, and simple text.</font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#800000"><strong>Select one of these active hyperlinks to view a sample of each!</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="../folio/goal2ab/showpix.htm" target="_blank"><strong>Pictures</strong></a> | <a href="../folio/goal2d/sample.htm" target="_blank"><strong>Graphics</strong></a> | <a href="../folio/goal2d/mmrflct.htm" target="_blank"><strong>Simple Text</strong></a></p> <hr> <p align="center"><font color="#800000" size="7" face="Franklin Gothic Heavy">6</font> <font color="#000000">- While some students make conceptual leaps, others prefer to move at a more deliberate pace, attending to all details along the way. In the portfolio, hyperlinks allow visitors to skip through information to arrive at a specific location of interest.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="6"><strong>Advertising in America  A Critical View</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#0000FF" size="3"><strong>Course Description</strong></font><font size="3"><strong> | </strong></font><font color="#0000FF" size="3"><strong>Content Timeline</strong></font><font size="3"><strong> | </strong></font><font color="#0000FF" size="3"><strong>Goals and Learning Objectives</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#0000FF" size="3"><strong>Rationale for Objectives</strong></font><font size="3"><strong> | </strong></font><font color="#0000FF" size="3"><strong>Grading Policy</strong></font><font size="3"><strong> | </strong></font><font color="#0000FF" size="3"><strong>Sample Grade Summary</strong></font></p> <hr> <p align="center"><font color="#800000" size="7" face="Franklin Gothic Heavy">7</font> <font color="#000000">- Research has shown that a greater opportunity for learning exists in a classroom where connections are made to student lives. In my own classroom, this included learning about fallacies of reasoning through an episode of "The Simpsons." In this web, I provide connections to other sites of interest to both educators and students via hyperlinks, expanding boundaries of knowledge.</font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#800000"><strong>Sample hyperlinks available from the Education Links page</strong></font></p> <table border="2" cellpadding="2" width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="50%"><h3>For Teachers</h3> <ul> <li><font color="#0000FF">Lesson Plans</font> galore!</li> <li><font color="#0000FF">The Learning Space</font> - An interactive learning community</li> <li><font color="#0000FF">Hot Education Web Pages Archive</font></li> <li><font color="#0000FF">National Council of Teachers of English</font></li> <li><font color="#0000FF">The National Writing Project</font></li> <li><font color="#0000FF">Optimizing National Education</font></li> <li><font color="#0000FF">The Education Review</font> - All-electronic journal of book reviews in education</li> </ul> </td> <td valign="top" width="50%"><h3>For Students</h3> <ul> <li><font color="#0000FF">Artsedge</font> - National Arts and Education Information Network</li> <li><font color="#0000FF">The Britannica Internet Guide</font> - WWW navigation service</li> <li><font color="#0000FF">WWI Lesson</font> - Explore WWI battle through the eyes of a common soldier (has teacher resources also)</li> <li><font color="#0000FF">Children's Literature Web Guide</font></li> <li><font color="#0000FF">Fastweb Scholarship Search</font></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> <hr> <p align="center"><font color="#800000" size="7" face="Franklin Gothic Heavy">8</font> <font color="#000000">- Although a relatively small number of students is in the classroom at any one time, educators must be aware that influences stretch beyond the classroom to administrators, parents, and the school community. This site was designed to meet the needs of a diverse, public audience by providing a logical layout and useful range of data.</font></p> <p><img src="../favlink/favlink1.gif" alt="red rocker gif" width="79" height="106"> <img src="../favlink/favlink2.gif" alt="favorite links fancy" align="top" width="480" height="48"></p> <ul> <li><font color="#0000FF">Entertainment Weekly</font> - The industry's not-so-serious weekly publication</li> <li><font color="#0000FF">New York Times</font> - Where to find real news of the world</li> <li><font color="#0000FF">Yahoo News Headlines</font> - A quick glance at the day's news</li> <li><font color="#0000FF">The Smithsonian</font> (Museums and Organizations) - 'nuf said</li> <li><font color="#0000FF">Sony Music Online</font> - Sony artist interviews, tour dates, music downloads, etc.</li> <li><font color="#0000FF">REI</font> (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) - Mmmm, shopping online</li> <li><font color="#0000FF">Amazon.com</font> - Wow! If only I had disposable income</li> </ul> <hr> <p align="center"><font color="#800000" size="7" face="Franklin Gothic Heavy">9</font> <font color="#000000">- One of the responsibilities of an educator is to help students reach new levels of growth, socially, academically, and personally. This web was created to fulfill personal goals aimed at growing as a professional educator. I encourage you to browse through the portfolio, and hope that you may grow while sharing in my experiences.</font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#800000"><strong>Exerpt from the reflection on my full time student teaching experience, Fall 1997</strong></font></p> <p>I set eight concrete goals for this past quarter, and met six. The remaining two appear now at the top of this new list, a list of goals to take me through completion of the TEP program and into the world of substitute teaching.</p> <blockquote> <ol> <li>Collaborate with one non-English teacher on developing a unit or unit component</li> <li>Contact at least one parent/guardian per two-week period to relate a positive message</li> <li>Develop a thematic series of web pages to fulfill the portfolio component of the TEP program</li> <li>Gain knowledge and perspective about a number of districts through actively seeking substitute positions.</li> </ol> </blockquote> <hr> <p align="center"><font size="5"><strong>END - </strong></font><a href="../index.html" target="_top"><font size="5"><strong>GO HOME</strong></font></a></p>  </body>