1. Creating a Learning Portfolio Using Weebly {Enter presenter name}
Welcome and presenter intro
Creating a Learning Portfolio Using Weebly {Enter presenter name}

2. Professional identity Getting started with Weebly
Workshop agenda
Welcome
Introduction to the Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA) and Learning Portfolio (LP)
Professional identity
Getting started with Weebly
Workshop agenda

3. The Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA) & Learning Portfolio (LP)
The Teacher Performance Assessment & Learning Portfolio
In this session we are going to look at:
What is the TPA
The 7 Constructs
What do they mean?
Why is it important to you
How will it work
You have a handout sheet available to write down any notes or questions you have about the TPA or LP which can be followed up with your tutor.

4. The TPA & Learning Portfolio: What is the TPA?
AITSL Program standard the TPA needs to be:
a reflection of classroom teaching practice including the elements of planning, teaching, assessing and reflecting,
be a valid assessment that clearly assesses the actual practices of teaching
be aligned to the Graduate Teacher Standards
have clear, measurable and justifiable achievement criteria that discriminate between meeting and not meeting the Graduate Teacher Standards,
be a reliable assessment in which there are appropriate processes in place for ensuring consistent scoring between assessors,
include moderation processes that support consistent decision-making against the achievement criteria,
a vehicle for demonstrating the pre-service teacher’s impact on student learning
According to the AITSL Program Standard 1.2, the TPA needs to be the following:
(as per slide)
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5. The TPA & Learning Portfolio: Development of the Learning Portfolio
Structured approach with progressively greater pre-service teacher ownership (rehearsal concept)
A wide range of potential ‘evidence’ collected, from a range of units and professional experience placements (construct validity)
Creativity and personal / professional expression encouraged (authentic assessment)
Common resources to support teaching and learning throughout the process and designed to be adaptable to particular context (standardized approach)
Adapted from work by Mary Southall and Jamie Sickel

6. The TPA & Learning Portfolio: Structuring the Learning Portfolio
LP Roadmap 1
1st Semester 7
Final Semester 3 4 5 6 2
TPA
1st semester
any semester
Aligned with specific units
last semester
Course
requirement
Adapted from work by Mary Southall and Jamie Sickel

7. The TPA & Learning Portfolio: Development of the Learning Portfolio
Adapted from work by Mary Southall and Jamie Sickel

8. Course alignment Identify units with which the LP will be aligned
The TPA & Learning Portfolio: Next steps in the process
Course alignment
Identify units with which the LP will be aligned
Anchor first and last semesters
Topics 2-7 can be aligned in any order (distribute 1 topic/semester)
any semester
1st semester
last semester
Adapted from work by Mary Southall and Jamie Sickel

9. Professional Identity
We are now going to look at creating your Professional Identity and how this relates to the Learning Portfolio
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10. http://soelp.weebly.com Getting Help
The School of Education has developed a resource site using Weebly, to help you work through the creation of your Learning Portfolio
As time in this session is limited, I am going to be taking you through – at a high level - some of the key elements around professional identity and website design that you need to factor in when creating your own portfolio.
There is more detailed information and some great resources you can access through SoELP, so I suggest after this workshop you hop online and check it out.
This site will not only save you a lot of time working things out for yourself but it will also help you create a learning portfolio you will be proud to share with colleagues and prospective employers alike.

11. Professional identity and your Learning Portfolio: Activity
Record your thoughts
Distribute Handout – Professional Identity
There are a number of elements to this next section, so as we work through the content, record any thoughts you have about how this applies to you on the handout sheet so that you can refer back to them when you come to work on your portfolio

12. Professional identity: What is it?
Professional identity is defined as one's professional self-concept based on attributes, beliefs, values, motives, and experiences.
(Ibarra, 1999; Schein, 1978)
What is professional identity
Think about your personality, your beliefs and your work
What kind of things do you want to get across in your portfolio to a prospective employer

13. Professional identity: Why is it important?
Will this person fit in with our students, staff and teaching approach?
Why is it important
As well as being a critical part of your course assessment, the learning portfolio is the basis on which you are presenting yourself to a prospective employer
The employer has to consider many aspects of you when they are considering whether to grant you an interview, including, but not limited to:
Will you fit with their existing team in terms of:
Personality
Knowledge
Approach to teaching
Interests
Maturity
Professionalism
Where you can add value to the students, teaching staff and school overall
Image courtesy of David Castillo Dominici at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

14. Audience Professional identity and your Learning Portfolio: Audience
There are a number of aspects to consider in the design of your learning portfolio, the first being AUDIENCE
Your portfolio will be seen by:
School of education tutor
Education colleagues
Prospective employers
Professional colleagues
How you engage with these groups via your learning portfolio will be different to how you engage with more informal contacts like friends and family on social media
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15. Purpose Unit assessment Course assessment Employment
Professional identity and your Learning Portfolio: Purpose
Purpose
Unit assessment
Course assessment
Employment
Professional identity and your learning portfolio
Secondly, you need to consider the purpose of the learning portfolio which is three-fold:
It’s used for unit assessments
It’s a course assessment
And it’s your own personal marketing brochure to help you get a job
This is what will drive the content you include.

16. Professional identity and your Learning Portfolio: Design implications
There are lots of design elements which come into play for your learning portfolio and each of these can have a bearing on your professional identity, for example:
Your writing: use of a professional tone and shared vocabulary
Your visual choices: Does the imagery you have selected convey professionalism and sophistication?
Portfolio content: How does the content represent you as a teaching professional that a principal would like to hire?
For the purpose of this workshop I’m just going to highlight the main areas for consideration so that you can work on these in more detail as you develop your learning portfolio in Weebly, using SoELP to help guide you.
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17. TEXT Design implications: Text Source: Pixabay Text This covers:
How you write – remembering that how you write on paper and for reading online is different
the words you use
Fonts you select – some fonts, while they may look nice, are not easy to read online so you need to bear this in mind
quotes you include that represent your thinking/approach to work – if you are going to use quotations, test them out on others first to make sure they are not open to misinterpretation
- Anything that is written in your portfolio – what it says and how it looks.
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18.   Design implications: Images Images
Images for your learning portfolio come in many forms – photos, illustrations, diagrams, infographics, etc.
There are do’s and don’ts when it comes to images – for example, there is a right way and a wrong way to take a photo for inclusion in your learning portfolio – I think you can see the obvious errors here!
There is lots more information about images and some great free image resources listed on the SOELP support site, but the key thing to remember about images is that a picture speaks a thousand words.
What do you want the images on your LP to say about you?
Photo used under Creative Commons from Elijah
Photo used under Creative Commons from Ingveeh

19. Design implications: Multimedia
Multimedia audio & video
One of the great things about Weebly is how easy it is to add multimedia elements to your portfolio, including video and audio clips.
A couple of ways you can use video would be to add:
TED talks that inspire your teaching philosophy
Videos of you talking about your work – this allows you to get your point across better than the written word and helps the person viewing your portfolio to get a real sense of who you are.
Note that no video of students is allowed to be shared.

20. Design implications: Colour
Colour is a lot more powerful than we realise as it evokes different emotions.
The SOELP site has some great resources you can delve into to find out more about colour and how it affects us – you might be surprised what you find out!
In thinking about the colours you will be using in your portfolio for backgrounds, headings, text, links – what do you want colour to say about you.
Remembering that this is your professional identity – so if your favourite colour is pink, using this all over your site might not give the impression you’re after!
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21. Design implications: Layout & navigation
Layout and navigation
When putting together your portfolio there are two key things to consider when it comes to layout and navigation:
1. Is it easy for someone to move around your portfolio to find the information they are looking for
2. Is the information ordered logically – are you organised, methodical in your approach
Think about times when you have gone to a website looking for something and can’t find it quickly – how frustrated do you get? This is another reason to get other people involved in the review of your portfolio – to test it out for user friendliness.
If a prospective employer visits your portfolio and can’t easily work their way around and find what they’re looking for, then what impression does that give them about how you will work as a teaching professional?
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22. Design implications: Copyright & attribution
Copyright and attribution
When using any content – whether that be text, images, videos, or anything else - that someone else has created in your portfolio, make sure you:
Have permission to use the content and
Include appropriate attribution for use of that content
How much do you know about copyright and attribution? Check out this section on the SOELP site for some great information and resources which will help you ensure you are using others’ content correctly.
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23. Design implications: Consistency
Because Weebly uses templates, most of the colours and fonts, once chose, will stay consistent throughout your site.
However, there are other things to consider when it comes to consistency, for example:
Are you using the same tone throughout your writing?
Are you capitalising the same words each time they are used?
Are your video clips the same size on screen?
Are your navigation instructions in the same place and format each time?
What other things might you need to think about when it comes to consistency? Write them down in your notes.
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24. Design implications: Accessibility
And finally, there is one element of portfolio design which underpins all of those we have discussed so far – accessibility
When creating your portfolio, the rule of thumb is to keep it all as simple as possible so it’s easy for everyone to access.
For example:
embed content on your site rather than linking out to it, so the visitor stays on your site
use common file formats for downloads like MS Word, PDF, Google Docs, etc.
use high contrasting text and backgrounds for greater readability.
There are some more detailed guidelines on accessibility on the SOELP site which will help to make all the elements of your portfolio more accessible for your visitors.
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