Amanda Alanís Professional Portfolio Teacher Education 2008-2009
Jun 25, 2015
Amanda AlanísProfessional Portfolio
Teacher Education 2008-2009
Table of Contents
• Educational Philosophy Statement
• Resume
• Letter of Recommendations
• Community Involvement
– Observational experiences
– Volunteer work
• Licensures
• Future plans!!!
• Student Teaching (Spring 2009): Collection of Student Work
Educational Philosophy Statement
Resume
• First page:
– Objective and Education
• Second page:
– Experience and Licensure
• Third page:
– Major Accomplishments and Skills
Diploma
Letters of Recommendation
1. Dr. Joel JuddAssociate ProfessorTeacher EducationAdams State College
2. Dr. Linda ChristianAssociate ProfessorTeacher EducationAdams State College
3. Kathy MortensenSpecial Ed. CoordinatorSan Luis Valley BOCES
4. Vicki MestasDepartment Chair, Spanish DepartmentAlamosa High School
5. Carrie ZimmermanTeacher on Special Assignment (TOSA)Teacher EducationAdams State College
6. Nita McCauliffeSLV Director of Special EducationSan Luis Valley BOCES
Continuation … (Letters of Recommendations)
7. Mary NeamonDepartment Chair of Languages,Spanish TeacherMonte Vista High School
8. Michelle Salazar (1)Visiting Assistant Professor of SpanishAdams State College
9. Michelle Salazar (2)Visiting Assistant Professor of SpanishAdams State College
10. Clarissa NortonSpeech Language PathologistSan Luis Valley BOCES
11. Wilma AtencioTechnical Data ManagerOffice of Financial AideAdams State College
Community Involvement
• Interpreter for the San Luis Valley Parent Institute on behalf of the “No Child Left Behind” conference.
Volunteer Work
Kellogg’s Foundation
• Selected county groups (SLV) to attend “Seven” meetings along with an at least seven members in each group concerning technology in Rural American.
• Kellogg’s gave each qualifying county group (Conejos) $10,000 to put forth towards technology in our county.
• I was chosen to attend a week long conference in Kalamazoo, MI. I represented my group to discuss our plans for our community in reference to technology.
Community Involvement
• My son attends the Alamosa Headstart CDI/CPP.
• I was nominated and elected to serve as the President of the Policy Council by parents.
Observational Experience
• Alamosa High School
– Fall semester of 2007
– Dawn Mayo, Spanish Teacher
– 120 observational hours accumulated
• Monte Vista High School
– Spring semester of 2008
– Mary Neamon, Co-Chair of Language Department, Spanish teacher
– 120 observational hours accumulated
License
• Substituting License
Future Plans
• Students may access their daily assignments.
• Students may access future assignments if they will be missing a particular class.
• Current and upcoming assignments displayed on assignment board.
• Helpful links for guided practice.
• Additional links for audio and visual practice.
• Teacher-Student centered instruction
• Blogging
• Student and Teacher communication using technology.
• Parent and Teacher communication using technology.
• Comments from Students, Parents, and Community members.
Design a website
for students to access
when enrolled in my class
for guided practice,
assignments missed, and
for grades.
Continuation…
• Parents portal: Parents may access information regarding their child.
• An overview of assignments completed and missed.
• Portfolio/Journal
– Cognitive ability
– Metacognitive ability
– Self-reflection
• Bell Work
– Proverbs
– Date
– Conjugation of verbs
Other ideas…
Technology…
Technology…
…and more…
Multimedia collaborations!
Student Teaching Experience
Spanish III/IV
PowerPoint Presentations
Student 1:First presentation
Student 1:Second presentation
Trilingual Student
Continuation … (Student Work)
Student 2:First Presentation
Student 2:Second Presentation
BilingualStudent
Continuation … (Student Work)
Student 3:First Presentation
Student 3:Second Presentation
Monolingual Student
Helpful Links for Foreign Language Teachers
• Foreign Language Content Standards
• Standards for Foreign Language Learning
– 5 C’s
• Communication
• Cultures
• Connections
• Comparisons
• Communities
• Framework of Communicative Modes
– Interpersonal
– Interpretive
– Presentational
*CCFLT (Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers)
*ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language)
The End!
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