CTQS Standard III

Teachers plan and deliver effective instruction and create an environment that facilitates learning for their students.

Element C:

Teachers integrate and utilize appropriate available technology to engage students in authentic learning experiences.

Digital Portfolio

There are many ways I work to integrate technology in the process of artmaking in my classroom. I think the biggest however is the management of my class through Schoology. This platform provides one place for students to have access to assignments, presentations, and turn-in spots.

The development of a digital portfolio is the ongoing task of ceramics students at all levels in my class. I scaffold this learning with every project students are expected to make a slide to turn in for both bisque and glazed pieces. Each slide includes the following:

  • Pictures of their work that is cropped and from multiple angles.

  • Their plan sheet, or sketches that support their piece.

  • Writing about their ideas / inspirations and the skills they used to bring them to life in clay.

At the end of the semester we have worked on rounding out their portfolios for group share-outs on the last day of school.

Artifacts