Jeff Utecht – Educator, Consultant, Author
Posts tagged learning
Blogs as Web Based Portfolios Part 1
Apr 27th
(Part 1 of a series of blog posts to be made into a free PDF. Your feedback, ideas and thoughts are critical!)
The PurposeThe purpose of this PDF is to help schools looking at adopting Web Based Portfolios (WBP) as a form of assessment with students over a period of time. By adopting a web-based platform as a container in which to house portfolio content, schools give students a web-based vehicle with endless possibilities to create, collaborate and communicate their learning to the world.
All-In-One Assessment Vehicle
Web Based Portfolios have been gaining ground in recent years as the skills needed to create More >
When did content trump learning?
Nov 9th
I know it sounds like such a stupid question….and maybe content has always trumped actual learning but I continue to find myself in conversations that end with:
“I’d love to do so much more, but we have to cover all this content and I just don’t have time.”
Why is that? Why is content…which is now available anywhere and everywhere still what we feel like we have to do as teachers. I hate to say it but I think I got out of the classroom just in the nick of time. I would be considered a horrible teacher today. We use to More >
1500 students, 1500 ways of being intelligent
Oct 3rd
As I wrap up my time here at the International School of Brussels I can’t help but think about the students that get an opportunity to go to such an amazing school.
I had the pleasure of sitting last night and reflecting on my time here as I watched my first American Football game in over 8 years. I’m proud to say that ISB beat SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe) and the hamburgers grilled up by the head of school (Link to his new blog) were fantastic. For a moment I felt like I could have been in any small town in More >
True E-Folios for students
Apr 30th
A couple days ago I shared how the 1st grade here at ISB is creating Portfolio’s for students using iPhoto. They are simple Quicktime movies that kids can start and stop with their parents as they talk about their learning.
This is a great solution for teachers in primary grades who have a digital camera in their room with them to document learning throughout the school year.
But what about true E-Portfolios that students create and reflect upon themselves? Last year as Shanghai American School we started with a vision of every middle school student having a blog as a e-folio to More >
iPhoto your Portfolio
Apr 28th
Today I’ve been working with the first grade team preparing to created their e-portfolios for the kids.
We started off the year talking about how we could organize the photos and movies that would be taken over the year so that when it came to this stage of the process it would be as quick and easy as possible. With 30 days of school left the last thing teachers want is to spend their time learning a new skill.
So here’s what we’re doing:
1. In August we set up an Album in iPhoto for each student2. As teachers and assistants took pictures and More >
A Week of Teaching and Learning
Mar 4th
It’s been a whirlwind of a couple weeks and I find myself…yet again out of balance spending more time on work and “projects” and less time ‘disconnected’ with friends, family, my guitar, and just plain down time.
Kim and I have just finished up the first of five course we’re running here at our school for a Certificate of Educational Technology and Information Literacy. Kim has a great post on the course we just finished as Chad Bates and I currently work on putting the next one together.
The feedback has been positive on our first course. When we first introduced the 40+ staff More >
Blog Posts for thought Feb. 8
Feb 9th
I’ve spend the past week doing a lot of blog reading. With 40+ students taking the grad course here at ISB and another 8 that I’m teaching for PSU makes for a lot of blog reading in a week.
I predicted this year would be about building value with these tools and that I personally was going to focus on bringing the conversation to people who are open to hearing it and are ready to hear it.
These courses are just that. Some people never before hearing the word ‘podcast’. While others have wanted to dive in but were waiting for the right opportunity.
This More >
