Portfolio Matrix M.Ed./Add-On/Initial Certification in School Library Media

Title Student Name: Gretchen Huff

Portfolio Matrix and Reflections

Semester/Year: Spring 2017

Description

Portfolio Matrix to be completed while candidates are taking MEDT 7487 Practicum

Portfolio Matrix

Program Outcomes / AASL
Standards / PSC/NCATE Standards / Roles of SLMS and Artifacts / Reflection Connecting Outcomes, Standards, and Artifacts
1. Candidates demonstrate content, pedagogical, and professional knowledge and skills / 1.1 Knowledge of Learners and Learning
3.1 Efficient and Ethical Information-Seeking Behavior
3.4 Research and Knowledge Creation
4.4 Advocacy
5.1 Collections
5.3 Personnel, Funding, and Facilities / PSC
1.e Knowledge and Skills
3.c Help All Students Learn
7.d Integration of Instructional Technology
7.e Georgia P-12 Curriculum
NCATE
1.e Knowledge and Skills
3.c Help All Students Learn / 1) Roles: Program Administrator
Artifacts:
Three-year Budget,
Book Order and Justification,
Facilities Design / 1)  The role of a media specialist as a program administrator is important to the success of any school library media program, which benefits student achievement. Developing a budget, creating a book order and justifying it as well as thinking through a redesign of the physical space helped me to gain experience in the administration of a school library media center. Part of the program administrator role is to create an environment where the resources and the physical facilities promote learning and growing taking into consideration all learning styles, cultures and demographics. (AASL 5.1, 5.3)
Three Year Budget
Media Center Facilities Redesign
Materials Order Justification
Titlewave Book Order
2. Candidates develop, implement, and evaluate learning opportunities for all students / 1.2 Effective and Knowledgeable Teacher
1.3 Instructional Partner
2.1 Literature
2.2 Reading Promotion
3.2 Access to Information
3.3 Information Technology / PSC
1.f Student Learning
3.c Help All Students Learn
4.a Curriculum and Experiences
4.d Working with Diverse Students in P-12 Schools
7.c Children with Special Needs
7.d Integration of Instructional Technology
NCATE
1.f Student Learning
3.c Help All Students Learn
4.a Curriculum and Experiences
4.d Working with Diverse Students in P-12 Schools / 1)Roles: Leader/
Instructional Partner
Artifact: Motivating Young Readers Weebly
2)Roles: Informational Specialist/ Teacher
Artifacts: Reference Source Evaluations / 1)  Motivating Young Readers is a weebly that would be presented in grade level planning for K-3 teachers in order to reinforce the importance of creating a classroom atmosphere that encourages reading. This presentation also gives teachers suggestions to try in their classrooms to help their students learn to love reading because students who love to read become proficient readers. As a leader in the school it is important that the SLMS share her expertise with the staff in order to help create the best learning environment possible. It is also the responsibility of the SLMS to partner with classroom teachers to improve instruction. (AASL 1.2, 1.3, 2.2)
Motivating Young Readers
2)  Evaluating reference sources and creating a resource for teachers and students demonstrates an ability to support information access as an informational specialist. Another role of the SLMS is to teach information literacy and this is a great resource. It supports student learning and curriculum. It is important for the SLMS in the role of teacher to provide instruction in research and information literacy. Teaching students not only to find information, but to differentiate between good and poor information and how to properly use the information that they find. (AASL 1.2, 3.2, 3.3)
Reference Resource
3. Candidates demonstrate professional dispositions and ethics / 1.4 Integration of Twenty-First Century Skills and Learning Standards
2.4 Literacy Strategies
3.1 Efficient and Ethical Information-Seeking Behavior
4.1. Networking with the Library Community
4.2 Professional Development
4.3 Leadership
5.2 Professional Ethics / PSC
1.g Professional Dispositions
3.c Help All Students Learn
7.f Ethical Standards
NCATE
1.g Professional Dispositions
3.c Help All Students Learn / 1)Roles: Leader/Instructional Partner
Artifact: 21st Century Classroom Staff Development
2)Roles:
Leader/ Program Administrator
Artifact: Reading Success Powerpoint / 1)  Integrating 21st century skills into instruction and helping teachers implement these skills into their classrooms is something that I am looking forward to doing. As a leader in the school it is important that the SLMS uses vision to encourage teachers to grow and learn in areas that move the classroom environment towards future goals. It is also the job of the Media Specialist as an instructional partner to help teachers integrate these new skills into their instruction rather than giving them a lot of new information without support or framework. (AASL 1.4, 4.2)
21st Century Classroom Powerpoint
21st Century Classrooms Staff Development Website
2)  Because the ability to read proficiently is part of the foundation for student success, it is a responsibility of a Media Specialist as a program administrator to make available resources that help parents and community members understand this importance. The Reading, Believing and Succeeding powerpoint is to help parents understand how important reading is to their children’s education and give them strategies that they can use to help their children succeed. As part of the leader role, SLMS must share their expertise in an effort to partner with the community to help all students learn. (AASL 2.4, 4.1 PSC/NCATE 3.c)
Reading, Believing and Succeeding
4. Candidates demonstrate ability to serve needs of diverse populations including special needs / 1.1 Knowledge of Learners and Learning
1.2 Effective and Knowledgeable Teacher
2.3 Respect for Diversity
3.2 Access to Information
5.4 Strategic Planning and Assessment / PSC
1.f Student Learning
3.c Help All Students Learn
4.a Curriculum and Experiences
4.d Working with Diverse Students in P-12 Schools
7.c Children with Special Needs
7.d Integration of Technology
NCATE
4.a Curriculum and Experiences
4.d Working with Diverse Students in P-12 Schools / 1)Roles: Leader/Program Administrator
Artifact:
Two-year Media Program Plan / 1)  As both a leader in the school and the administrator of a strong media program, it is important to create a multi-year media program plan so that all stakeholders are aware of the direction for the program as well as assuring that the short and long term plans for the media center align with the specific focus and goals of the school. As a leader it is the responsibility of the media specialist to have vision in order to help keep the media program as well as the school up-to-date on trends in education and technology. A good program administrator creates plans in order to insure the best learning environment for all students, taking into consideration learning styles, cultures and demographics. (AASL 1.1, 2.3, 5.4)
{2-year Media Program Plan}

College of Education Conceptual Framework: Professional Excellence; Field Based Inquiry; Betterment of Society support all four outcomes