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	The "Assessment Portfolios" are primarily for formative assessment, and we would highly recommend that you do these, to have a record of your own work. Doing a portfolio is quite different from a traditional exam: portfolios should provide evidence of learning, and in particular evidence of having attempted to implement interactive techniques in the classroom, rather than being able to (e.g.) recite the principles of interactive teaching.		The "Assessment Portfolios" are primarily for formative assessment, and we would highly recommend that you do these, to have a record of your own work. Doing a portfolio is quite different from a traditional exam: portfolios should provide evidence of learning, and in particular evidence of having attempted to implement interactive techniques in the classroom, rather than being able to (e.g.) recite the principles of interactive teaching.

	For the programme at [[Chalimbana Basic School]], we are also offering certificates. In order to gain a certificate for the OER4Schools programme, teachers will be assessed, and as part of this assessment, we would like you to prepare a simple assessment portfolio, as ~~given~~ below. However, even if there is no certificate provided in way you are running the programme at your school, you should still do assessment portfolios.		For the programme at [[Chalimbana Basic School]], we are also offering certificates as evidence that you have completed the programme successfully. In order to gain a certificate for the OER4Schools programme, teachers will be assessed, and as part of this assessment, we would like you to prepare a simple assessment portfolio, as outlined below. However, even if there is no certificate provided because of the way you are running the programme at your school, you should still do assessment portfolios as these provide evidence that you have completed the programme.

	'''The interim portfolio - at the end of each unit'''. This portfolio should include your two “best” pieces of work (e.g. completed activity template, concept map, etc) from what you have done within that unit.		'''The interim portfolio - at the end of each unit'''. This portfolio should include your two “best” pieces of work (e.g. completed activity template, concept map, etc) from what you have done within that unit.
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	* What can I submit? You can submit concept maps, lesson plans, activity templates, collections of images, … e.g. for cumulative talk, you would submit the classroom activity that went with it. Go through your homework throughout the course, and see what you made.		* What can I submit? You can submit concept maps, lesson plans, activity templates, collections of images, … e.g. for cumulative talk, you would submit the classroom activity that went with it. Go through your homework throughout the course, and see what you made.

	We emphasise that the portfolio we have asked you to prepare is not to test you, and certainly not to see whether you "know about techniques" (say whether you yourself can remember what "traffic lights" are). Instead, it is an opportunity for you to showcase what you have achieved, what you have learned, and how your thinking and practice have moved on. (That is to say: What your experience of using traffic lights in the classroom was.)		We emphasise that the portfolio we have asked you to prepare is not to test you, and certainly not to see whether you "know about techniques" (say whether you yourself can remember what "robots/traffic lights" are). Instead, it is an opportunity for you to showcase what you have achieved, what you have learned, and how your thinking and practice have moved on. (That is to say: What your experience of using robots/traffic lights in the classroom was.)

	We do not need “paper evidence"! Your own recollection and thoughts are enough evidence for your own learning. Additional material is simply to support the audio reflection and make it easier to understand.		We do not need “paper evidence"! Your own recollection and thoughts are enough evidence for your own learning. Additional material is simply to support the audio reflection and make it easier to understand.

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			The "Assessment Portfolios" are primarily for formative assessment, and we would highly recommend that you do these, to have a record of your own work. Doing a portfolio is quite different from a traditional exam: portfolios should provide evidence of learning, and in particular evidence of having attempted to implement interactive techniques in the classroom, rather than being able to (e.g.) recite the principles of interactive teaching.
	~~'''INTERIM PORTFOLIOS'''~~

	In order to gain a certificate for the OER4Schools programme, teachers will be assessed. As part of this assessment, we would like you to prepare a simple portfolio, to be used for interim assessment. This portfolio should include your 3 “best” pieces of work (eg completed activity template, concept map, etc) from what you’ve done so far. These should be quality items that illustrate what you have learnt, and what you feel you have implemented successfully.		In order to gain a certificate for the OER4Schools programme, teachers will be assessed. As part of this assessment, we would like you to prepare a simple portfolio, to be used for interim assessment. This portfolio should include your 3 “best” pieces of work (eg completed activity template, concept map, etc) from what you’ve done so far. These should be quality items that illustrate what you have learnt, and what you feel you have implemented successfully.
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	At the start of each reflection, state clearly which item you are talking about (eg. “my class discussion about how diseases are transmitted”, or my “concept map on parts of a plant”), and then discuss the following questions:		At the start of each reflection, state clearly which item you are talking about (eg. “my class discussion about how diseases are transmitted”, or my “concept map on parts of a plant”), and then discuss the following questions:

	Why have you chosen the item?		* Why have you chosen the item?
	What does it illustrate? For example, what new technique did you decide to trial and how did you apply it in your lesson? How well did it work in practice?		* What does it illustrate? For example, what new technique did you decide to trial and how did you apply it in your lesson? How well did it work in practice?
	What did you learn from that about what works or doesn’t work to support interactive teaching and learning?		* What did you learn from that about what works or doesn’t work to support interactive teaching and learning?

	'''Note:''' We encourage you to include developing new computer skills but please do this through showcasing your new knowledge about interactive teaching techniques rather than just including computer skills by themselves – so your chosen activities or examples of learning about interactive teaching may or may not involve computer use.		'''Note:''' We encourage you to include developing new computer skills but please do this through showcasing your new knowledge about interactive teaching techniques rather than just including computer skills by themselves – so your chosen activities or examples of learning about interactive teaching may or may not involve computer use.

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	“I learned about _________ in session ____. I thought that it could be really useful for my pupils during a lesson on _________, I tried it out with my students. The work I have submitted is an example of ________. I have also submitted an example of what the students did. I had initially written this ______ [for the students], and the students then added ________. Students responded differently. Mary had difficulty with it because ___________. (E.g. some computer did not work - why did it not work?!) I concluded the lesson with a plenary, and they told me these answers. If I was to do this again, I would do it like this: ______. I would also apply this tool to another lesson on such and such a topic ________ because ______________“.		“I learned about _________ in session ____. I thought that it could be really useful for my pupils during a lesson on _________, I tried it out with my students. The work I have submitted is an example of ________. I have also submitted an example of what the students did. I had initially written this ______ [for the students], and the students then added ________. Students responded differently. Mary had difficulty with it because ___________. (E.g. some computer did not work - why did it not work?!) I concluded the lesson with a plenary, and they told me these answers. If I was to do this again, I would do it like this: ______. I would also apply this tool to another lesson on such and such a topic ________ because ______________“.
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	'''FINAL PORTFOLIOS'''		'''FINAL PORTFOLIOS'''

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	~~== Assessment for OER4Schools programme: Portfolios ==~~

	'''INTERIM PORTFOLIOS'''		'''INTERIM PORTFOLIOS'''

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	Assessment for OER4Schools programme: Portfolios		== Assessment for OER4Schools programme: Portfolios ==

	In order to gain a certificate for the OER4Schools programme, teachers will be assessed. As part of this assessment, we are now asking teachers to prepare a simple portfolio, used for interim assessment. This portfolio should include your 5 “best” pieces of work (eg completed activity template or lesson template, concept map, etc) from what you’ve done so far this year. These should be quality items that illustrate what you have learnt, and what you feel you have implemented successfully.		'''INTERIM PORTFOLIOS'''

	Please prepare those ~~five~~ items (and write your name at the top of each sheet); hopefully you already have material in your folders that you can dig out or draw on. It can be an activity outline using one technique (e.g. traffic lights or no hands up) or a (plan for a) whole lesson. We then would like you to do an audio reflection that mentions each item in turn.		In order to gain a certificate for the OER4Schools programme, teachers will be assessed. As part of this assessment, we would like you to prepare a simple portfolio, to be used for interim assessment. This portfolio should include your 3 “best” pieces of work (eg completed activity template, concept map, etc) from what you’ve done so far. These should be quality items that illustrate what you have learnt, and what you feel you have implemented successfully.

			Please prepare those three items (and write your name at the top of each sheet); hopefully you already have material in your folders that you can dig out or draw on. It can be an activity outline using one technique (e.g. robots/traffic lights or no hands up) or a (plan for a) whole lesson. We then would like you to do an audio reflection that mentions each item in turn.

	At the start of each reflection, state clearly which item you are talking about (eg. “my class discussion about how diseases are transmitted”, or my “concept map on parts of a plant”), and then discuss the following questions:		At the start of each reflection, state clearly which item you are talking about (eg. “my class discussion about how diseases are transmitted”, or my “concept map on parts of a plant”), and then discuss the following questions:
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	What did you learn from that about what works or doesn’t work to support interactive teaching and learning?		What did you learn from that about what works or doesn’t work to support interactive teaching and learning?

	Note. We encourage you to include developing new computer skills but please do this through showcasing your new knowledge about interactive teaching techniques rather than just including computer skills by themselves – so your chosen activities or examples of learning about interactive teaching may or may not involve computer use!		'''Note:''' We encourage you to include developing new computer skills but please do this through showcasing your new knowledge about interactive teaching techniques rather than just including computer skills by themselves – so your chosen activities or examples of learning about interactive teaching may or may not involve computer use.

	~~Note. that we will need you to submit the work as requested (copies of the 5 items plus uploading a reflection to the server) in order to award certificates at the end of the year~~.

	~~Bjoern & Sara~~
	~~4th July 2012~~


	�		We emphasise that the portfolio we have asked you to prepare is not to test you. Instead, it is an opportunity for you to showcase what you have achieved, what you have learned, and how your thinking and practice have moved on. We do not need “paper evidence”, your own recollection and thoughts are enough evidence for your own learning. Additional material is simply to support the audio reflection and make it easier to understand.
	~~Further guidance~~.

	~~We emphasise that the portfolio we have asked you to prepare is not to test you. Instead~~, ~~it is an opportunity for you to showcase what you have achieved~~, ~~what you have learned~~, ~~and how your thinking and practice have moved on~~. ~~We all know that you have moved on~~, ~~we just want~~ you ~~to document~~ that~~! We do not need “paper evidence”~~, ~~but your own recollection~~ and ~~thoughts are enough evidence for your own learning!~~		What can I submit? You can submit concept maps, lesson plans, activity templates, collections of images, … e.g. for cumulative talk, you would submit the classroom activity that went with it. Go through your homework throughout the course, and see what you made.

	~~Because we heard that~~ you ~~were struggling~~ to ~~put~~ the ~~portfolio together~~, ~~we thought we would provide some further guidance!~~		The type of work you submit doesn’t need to be unique - it’s ok for several people to submit e.g. mindmaps, even on the same topic. Because these are your own, and because you have used them in your classroom, they will be different, and tell a learning story about you.

	~~Three pieces of work. It’s ok~~ to ~~just~~ submit ~~three pieces~~ of ~~work, but please do submit three. You can submit more if you like. We’ll give you feedback on anything you submit, so it’s~~ in ~~your own interest~~ to ~~submit a good range~~ of ~~your work!~~		'''Note:''' We will need you to submit the work as requested (copies of the 3 items plus uploading a reflection to the server) in order to award certificates at the end of the year.

	~~What can I submit? You can submit concept maps, lesson plans, activity templates, collections of images, … e.g.~~ for ~~traffic lights, you would submit the classroom activity that went with it. Go through your homework throughout the course, and see what you made!~~		'''Additional guidance for audio reflection'''

	~~The type~~ of work you ~~submit doesn’t need to be unique - it’s ok for several people to submit~~ e.g. ~~mindmaps~~, ~~even on~~ the ~~same topic! Because these are~~ your ~~own~~, and ~~because~~ you ~~have used them~~ in your ~~classroom~~, ~~they will be different, and tell a learning story about yourself~~.		For each piece of work, do an audio reflection. To do this, think about how you would show a teacher in another school what you have been learning through the OER4S programme? What concrete examples would you share with them? How would you show them the range of things you have covered? Suppose then this teacher asked you some questions, e.g. What worked well, what didn’t work so well? What would you say to them? Ideally you would make a link between the workshop session and your classroom trial. Tell us where this idea came from, and how you applied it. We don’t want or need evidence - we just want to know, in your own words, what you have learned.

	For each piece of work, do an audio reflection. To do this, think about how you would show a teacher in another school what you have been learning through the OER4S programme? What concrete examples would you share with them? How would you show them the range of things you have covered? Suppose then this teacher asked you some questions, e.g. What worked well, what didn’t work so well? What would you say to them?		Example:

	~~Ideally you would make~~ a ~~link between~~ the ~~workshop session~~ and ~~your classroom trial~~. ~~Tell us where~~ did the ~~idea come from~~, and ~~how you applied~~ it. ~~We don’t want or need evidence - we just want~~ to ~~know, if your own words, what you have learned!~~		“I learned about _________ in session ____. I thought that it could be really useful for my pupils during a lesson on _________, I tried it out with my students. The work I have submitted is an example of ________. I have also submitted an example of what the students did. I had initially written this ______ [for the students], and the students then added ________. Students responded differently. Mary had difficulty with it because ___________. (E.g. some computer did not work - why did it not work?!) I concluded the lesson with a plenary, and they told me these answers. If I was to do this again, I would do it like this: ______. I would also apply this tool to another lesson on such and such a topic ________ because ______________“.

	We’ll give a short example, for the sort of reflection we would like you to record. For example: “I learned about _________ in session ____. I thought that it could be really useful for my pupils during a lesson on _________, I tried it out with my students. The work I have submitted is an example of ________. I have also submitted an example of what the students did. I had initially written this ______ [for the students], and the students then added ________. Students responded differently. Mary had difficulty with it because ___________. (E.g. some computer did not work - why did it not work?!) I concluded the lesson with a plenary, and they told me these answers. If I was to do this again, I would do it like this: ______. I would also apply this tool to another lesson on such and such a topic ________ because ______________“.

	~~This is an email to participants and is slightly more refined as some issues have already been worked through.~~		'''FINAL PORTFOLIOS'''

	~~FINAL PORTFOLIOS~~		To obtain the full OER4Schools programme certificate, we would like you to present
	To obtain the full OER4Schools programme certificate, we would like		three more examples for your final portfolios. These
	you to present three more examples for your final portfolios. These		should concentrate on the later units this time. Please don't feel that
	should concentrate on ~~Units 5 and 6~~ this time. Please don't feel that
	you need to write a lot about the techniques themselves this time,		you need to write a lot about the techniques themselves this time,
	however:		however.

	Present as much student work and lesson plans/materials as you can, so		Present as much student work and lesson plans/materials as you can, so
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	~~Almost all of the reflections in your portfolios were very positive so~~		Don't hesitate to dwell too on the challenges and pitfalls you
	~~don~~'t hesitate to dwell too on the challenges and pitfalls you
	experienced and how you overcame them. It's very unlikely that every		experienced and how you overcame them. It's very unlikely that every
	new technique would work brilliantly the first time you tried it,		new technique would work brilliantly the first time you tried it,

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Assessment for OER4Schools programme: Portfolios

In order to gain a certificate for the OER4Schools programme, teachers will be assessed. As part of this assessment, we are now asking teachers to prepare a simple portfolio, used for interim assessment. This portfolio should include your 5 “best” pieces of work (eg completed activity template or lesson template, concept map, etc) from what you’ve done so far this year. These should be quality items that illustrate what you have learnt, and what you feel you have implemented successfully.

Please prepare those five items (and write your name at the top of each sheet); hopefully you already have material in your folders that you can dig out or draw on. It can be an activity outline using one technique (e.g. traffic lights or no hands up) or a (plan for a) whole lesson. We then would like you to do an audio reflection that mentions each item in turn.

At the start of each reflection, state clearly which item you are talking about (eg. “my class discussion about how diseases are transmitted”, or my “concept map on parts of a plant”), and then discuss the following questions:

Why have you chosen the item?
What does it illustrate? For example, what new technique did you decide to trial and how did you apply it in your lesson? How well did it work in practice?
What did you learn from that about what works or doesn’t work to support interactive teaching and learning?

Note. We encourage you to include developing new computer skills but please do this through showcasing your new knowledge about interactive teaching techniques rather than just including computer skills by themselves – so your chosen activities or examples of learning about interactive teaching may or may not involve computer use!

Note. that we will need you to submit the work as requested (copies of the 5 items plus uploading a reflection to the server) in order to award certificates at the end of the year.

Bjoern & Sara
4th July 2012

�
Further guidance.

We emphasise that the portfolio we have asked you to prepare is not to test you. Instead, it is an opportunity for you to showcase what you have achieved, what you have learned, and how your thinking and practice have moved on. We all know that you have moved on, we just want you to document that! We do not need “paper evidence”, but your own recollection and thoughts are enough evidence for your own learning!

Because we heard that you were struggling to put the portfolio together, we thought we would provide some further guidance!

Three pieces of work. It’s ok to just submit three pieces of work, but please do submit three. You can submit more if you like. We’ll give you feedback on anything you submit, so it’s in your own interest to submit a good range of your work!

What can I submit? You can submit concept maps, lesson plans, activity templates, collections of images, … e.g. for traffic lights, you would submit the classroom activity that went with it. Go through your homework throughout the course, and see what you made!

The type of work you submit doesn’t need to be unique - it’s ok for several people to submit e.g. mindmaps, even on the same topic! Because these are your own, and because you have used them in your classroom, they will be different, and tell a learning story about yourself.

For each piece of work, do an audio reflection. To do this, think about how you would show a teacher in another school what you have been learning through the OER4S programme? What concrete examples would you share with them? How would you show them the range of things you have covered? Suppose then this teacher asked you some questions, e.g. What worked well, what didn’t work so well? What would you say to them?

Ideally you would make a link between the workshop session and your classroom trial. Tell us where did the idea come from, and how you applied it. We don’t want or need evidence - we just want to know, if your own words, what you have learned!

We’ll give a short example, for the sort of reflection we would like you to record. For example: “I learned about _________ in session ____. I thought that it could be really useful for my pupils during a lesson on _________, I tried it out with my students. The work I have submitted is an example of ________. I have also submitted an example of what the students did. I had initially written this ______ [for the students], and the students then added ________. Students responded differently. Mary had difficulty with it because ___________. (E.g. some computer did not work - why did it not work?!) I concluded the lesson with a plenary, and they told me these answers. If I was to do this again, I would do it like this: ______. I would also apply this tool to another lesson on such and such a topic ________ because ______________“.

This is an email to participants and is slightly more refined as some issues have already been worked through.

FINAL PORTFOLIOS
To obtain the full OER4Schools programme certificate, we would like
you to present three more examples for your final portfolios. These
should concentrate on Units 5 and 6 this time. Please don't feel that
you need to write a lot about the techniques themselves this time,
however:

Present as much student work and lesson plans/materials as you can, so
we can see clearly what went on in the lessons and how you applied the
techniques (mention which ones you used and why/how).
Then submit your reflections on your learning from these, either by
typing them (bullet points are quite sufficient, it need not be an
essay!) and/or by doing an audio reflection where you think really
hard about how your practice and thinking have changed over the course
of the year, referring to examples wherever possible. If the paperwork
doesn’t make it completely clear what you and the students did, then
elaborate this too (as you helpfully did last time). Note that if you
type something you don’t need to speak it too – audio and written
reflections should be complementary not duplicating.
See whether you can apply e.g. a Leadership for Learning lens or
perhaps the thinking hats to your reflections, to help you structure
them.

Almost all of the reflections in your portfolios were very positive so
don't hesitate to dwell too on the challenges and pitfalls you
experienced and how you overcame them. It's very unlikely that every
new technique would work brilliantly the first time you tried it,
there will always be adaptations to make, so please describe that
process too and be self-critical. For example, were your talking
points and questions open-ended enough or did some of them have “right
answers”? If some learners did not participate fully or respond as you
had hoped they would, what did you or what could you do next time to
try and address this? If you think something needs adapting for
certain learners, suggest this.