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For the purpose of this wiki, we are going to follow the guidelines set out for new teachers by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). Teachers in their first three years of work in PA are required to participate in an induction program. One way to document the effectiveness of their teaching is through the creation of a portfolio. An e-Portfolio is one way to meet this requirement. Below, you'll find resources to guide you as you begin to craft an e-Portfolio to meet PDE's requirements, as well as Intermediate Unit One's induction guidelines.

If you are taking IU1's ePortfolio course and do not need to complete a portfolio as part of the induction process, you may select to include other elements in your portfolio, however you will be expected to read the 427 documents and discuss them in the Blackboard course discussion area.

PDE's Level I to Level II Certification Application ([|PDE 427]) and ([|PDE 427A]) You'll notice that the application form includes 4 categories (domains) for evaluation. Your e-Portfolio portfolio for review by Intermediate Unit One will include the four areas of: //planning and preparation //, //classroom environment, instructional delivery, and professionalism//. You'll also include a professional profile to introduce yourself, as well as a copy of the form PDE 427.

Here is are samples which were //created specifically to highlight the four categories (domains) to be included in an Intermediate Unit One portfolio//. Please note, these are not an actual portfolios with real artifacts in the 4 domains, but rather a guides to show you in what fits where. [|Google Sites] sample and Wikispaces howcases the elements you will want to create in your ePortfolio for Intermediate Unit 1's online course. //For IU1's ePortfolio course, you **will not** be required to include a "gadgets" page or an "examples" page// //or to include widgets, .. those are included as illustrations for your learning only.//  International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Did you know that [|ISTE] has created [|National Educational Technology Standards] (NETS) for Teachers? (the [|NETS-T]) Following the NETS-T, Dr. Helen Barrett has created a series of documents which demonstrate [|how an ePortfolio meets the NETS-T]. While you will not be required to follow this format for your PDE 427 portfolio requirements, you may find it interesting to note how you are also meeting ISTE's standards with your project as well.

NOTE: Both of the PDE 427 documents are required reading for IU1's "Building Your ePortfolio (online)" course.