Professional Portfolio

Michelle V. Scott

Table of Contents

Professional Development Experience

Student Projects

Education and Experience

Leadership Experience

Technology Coursework

Student Portfolios

Research Projects

Research Projects

Professional Development Experience

Conducted parent workshops on “Understanding Reading Comprehension” and “Comprehension Strategies to Use at Home”

Created presentation for Reading colleagues on “Administering and Scoring the Lexile Test” in the Towson University Reading Clinic

Led professional development session on designing and implementing web pages using www.teacherweb.com

Conducted workshop on using MS Publisher in the classroom Trained teachers to use electronic portfolios for instruction and

provided ideas for implementation in various content areas Attended NCTFL conference in 1997 Attended MICCA convention in 2002 Attending SoMIRAC conference in April 2008

Technology Coursework Telecommunications in the 21st century

Distance learning, online courses, internet usage Integrating Technology into the curriculum

Using various programs to enhance learning Web Design (online)

HTML, JAVA, Front Page, MS Publisher Authoring Systems

PowerPoint, Hyper studio, Digital integration Desktop Publishing

MS Word, MS Publisher

Experience

Reading Teacher grades 6-7 for past three years French 1 & 2 teacher for five years, Spanish 1 teacher one year FLEX Teacher four years One year High School experience grades 9-12 Eleven years total Middle School experience Experience with Elementary students in small group and

individualized instruction BS Secondary Education/French MSEd Classroom Technology MSEd Reading Certified Reading Teacher/Specialist K-12 Certified French 7-12

Research Projects

Completed research on the effects of Readers’ Theater on fluency for reluctant readers Created movie and research review for presentation to

colleagues Analyzed and revised two curricula to include best

literacy integration and culturally responsive practices 3rd Grade Social Studies curriculum analysis and revisions

Language! Literacy Curriculum analysis Researched and presented Voice Pointing Technique

and procedures for colleagues at the Towson University Reading Clinic

Research Projects

Analyzed existing Reading Programs for effectiveness Houghton Mifflin Reading Series Language! Literacy Program

Interpreted the FLEX curriculum and designed an interactive PowerPoint entitled “Exploring France”

Leadership Experience

Completed Leadership Training for prospective Department Chairs

Reading Committee Chairperson Served on Technology Committee for five years Assisted in FLEX curriculum development Served on budget committee Student teacher mentor Student Government Advisor Cheerleading Coach

Samples of Student Projects

Technology-based projects Loire Valley and Paris Research Chateau Samples Chateau Garden Samples Paris Projects

Technology-created projects

During our food unit students designed menus by researching on the Internet and then Publishing a menu using Microsoft Word.

Students created school supply catalogs and then role-played a trip to the store.

Students researched the weather in different regions of France and created weather maps using PowerPoint and http://www.meteo.fr/meteonet/. Students then presented weather forecasts to the class.

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Loire Valley and Paris Research

All students used the Internet to research Tours, the Loire Valley region, and Paris

Students researched on French-only websites Students created a chateau, garden, or souvenir

from their virtual trip to France

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Chateaux Samples

Examples of student-created projects

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Chateau Garden Sample

A student drew a diagram of a typical Chateau garden

Researched the plants and shrubs that were used in the design and included them in the legend

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Paris Souvenir Projects

Students designed souvenirs from their study of Paris

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Student Portfolio Projects

Sample Student Portfolio #1 Sample Student Portfolio #2 Sample Student Portfolio #3