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| Introduction: digital teaching portfolios build better teachers | |
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| The case for digital teaching portfolios | |
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| Portfolios, Teaching Portfolios, and Digital Teaching Portfolios | |
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| Portfolios | |
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| Professional Portfolios | |
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| Working Portfolios | |
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| Presentation Portfolios | |
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| Teaching Portfolios | |
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| Teaching Portfolio Trends | |
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| Digital Teaching Portfolios | |
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| Advantages of Digital Teaching Portfolios | |
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| Challenges of Digital Teaching Portfolios | |
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| Summary | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Putting Portfolios in Perspective | |
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| Standards and the Quest for Educational Quality | |
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| The Relationship Between Choice, Standards, and Quality | |
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| Measuring Educational Quality with Standardized Testing | |
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| The Push for Authentic Assessment | |
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| Enhancing Teacher Professionalism | |
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| Professional Standards | |
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| Professional Standards and Digital Teaching Portfolios | |
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| Creating Standards-Based Teaching Portfolios | |
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| Implications of Standards-Based Teaching Portfolios for Measuring Educational Quality | |
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| Summary | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| The Benefits of Digital Teaching Portfolios for Preservice and Inservice Teachers | |
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| Professional Benefits for Teachers | |
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| Creation of Digital Teaching Portfolios Makes Teachers Learners | |
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| Digital Teaching Portfolios Provide Opportunities to Learn About Technology | |
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| Digital Teaching Portfolios Improve Teachers' Impact on Students | |
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| Digital Teaching Portfolios Are Effective Tools for Demonstrating Teacher Competence | |
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| Digital Teaching Portfolios Help Teachers Get Jobs | |
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| Digital Teaching Portfolios Are More Portable | |
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| Digital Teaching Portfolios Are a Tool for Charting Future Professional Growth | |
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| Personal Benefits for Teachers | |
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| Digital Teaching Portfolios Promote a Sense of Accomplishment and Satisfaction | |
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| Digital Teaching Portfolios Are Evidence of Personal Growth | |
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| Skills Learned in Creating Digital Teaching Portfolios Have Personal Applications | |
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| Summary | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| The Benefits of Digital Teaching Portfolios for Principals, School Districts, and Teacher Education Programs | |
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| Benefits of Digital Teaching Portfolios for Principals | |
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| Digital Teaching Portfolios Provide Well-Rounded Proof of Teacher Competence | |
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| Digital Teaching Portfolios Demonstrate Teachers' Technical Knowledge and Skill | |
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| Benefits of Digital Teaching Portfolios for School Districts | |
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| School Districts Benefit when Teachers Experience the Power of Digital Teaching Portfolio Development | |
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| School Districts Benefit when Teachers Understand the Role of Digital Teaching Portfolios in Authentic Assessment | |
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| School Districts Benefit when Teachers Develop Technical Skills from Creating Digital Teaching Portfolios | |
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| School Districts Benefit when Teachers Learn to Chart Their Own Professional Growth with Digital Teaching Portfolios | |
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| Benefits of Digital Teaching Portfolios for Teacher Education Programs | |
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| Digital Teaching Portfolios Help Schools of Education Deal with Issues of Accountability | |
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| Digital Teaching Portfolios Promote Continuity Throughout Teacher Preparation Programs | |
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| Digital Teaching Portfolios Help Build Community in Teacher Preparation Programs | |
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| Summary | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| The Digital Teaching Portfolio Process | |
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| Planning your Digital Teaching Portfolio | |
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| Focusing Your Digital Teaching Portfolio | |
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| Framing Your Digital Teaching Portfolio | |
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| Framing Your Digital Teaching Portfolio Around Standards | |
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| Framing Your Digital Teaching Portfolio Around a Theme | |
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| Framing Your Digital Teaching Portfolio Around a Question | |
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| Developing Your Educational Philosophy Statement | |
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| Summary | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Considering Digital Teaching Portfolio Materials | |
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| What Are the Ingredients of Your Digital Teaching Portfolio? | |
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| Artifacts | |
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| Supporting Documentation | |
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| Collecting Digital Teaching Portfolio Content | |
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| Selecting Digital Teaching Portfolio Content | |
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| Quantity versus Quality when Selecting Artifacts | |
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| Reflecting on Digital Teaching Portfolio Content | |
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| Writing Reflective Statements | |
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| Summary | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Designing Your Digital Teaching Portfolio | |
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| Organizing Your Digital Teaching Portfolio Contents | |
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| Designing Your Table of Contents | |
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| Placing Artifacts in Different Categories | |
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| Storyboarding | |
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| Before Producing Your Digital Teaching Portfolio | |
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| Producing Your Digital Teaching Portfolio | |
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| PowerPoint | |
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| HTML (Netscape Composer) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Evaluating Your Digital Teaching Portfolio | |
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| Portfolios and Evaluation | |
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| Evaluating Your Digital Teaching Portfolio | |
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| Conducting Formative Evaluation on Your Digital Teaching Portfolio | |
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| Conducting the Summative Evaluation of Your Digital Teaching Portfolio | |
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| Revising Your Digital Teaching Portfolio | |
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| Summary | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Publishing Your Digital Teaching Portfolio | |
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| Options for Publishing Your Digital Teaching Portfolio | |
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| Publishing Your Digital Teaching Portfolio on the World Wide Web Using FTP | |
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| Publishing Your Digital Teaching Portfolio on a CD or DVD | |
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| Publishing Your Digital Teaching Portfolio on a Zip or Floppy Disk | |
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| Publishing Your Digital Teaching Portfolio on Paper | |
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| Testing Your Portfolio | |
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| Summary | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Thinking about Putting "Digital" into Your Teaching Portfolio | |
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| Things to Consider Before and After Getting Started | |
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| The Digital Teaching Portfolio Commandments | |
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| When in Doubt, DON'T Throw It Out | |
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| Do It Digital | |
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| Be Organized, Not Frustrated | |
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| Log It or Lose It | |
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| If It Is Nice, Save It Thrice | |
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| Be Careful, Not Sorry! Pay Heed to Legal and Security Concerns | |
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| Give Credit Where Credit Is Due | |
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| Protect the Privacy of Your Students and Colleagues | |
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| Create and Stick to a Timeline | |
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| Summary | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Selecting a Design Tool | |
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| Factors Influencing Design Tool Selection | |
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| Other Factors to Consider when Selecting a Digital Teaching Portfolio Design Tool | |
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| A Brief Review of Design Tools | |
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| Kid Pix by The Learning Company | |
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| Powerpoint by Microsoft | |
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| HyperStudio by Knowledge Adventure | |
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| Acrobat by Adobe | |
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| The Teacher's Portfolio by Aurbach & Associates | |
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| Netscape Composer and HTML Editors | |
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| e-Portfolio by Chalk & Wire | |
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| Summary | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Hardware and Other Production Tools | |
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| Multimedia Computers | |
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| RAM | |
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| Processor | |
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| Hard Drive | |
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| Video System | |
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| Audio System | |
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| CD-ROM | |
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| Brand | |
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| Platform | |
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| Ports and Slots | |
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| Monitor | |
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| Modems and ISDN Cards | |
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| Scanners | |
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| Types of Scanners | |
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| Resolution | |
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| Color Depth Capacity | |
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| Scan Area | |
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| Dimensions | |
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| Scanner Software | |
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| Digital Cameras | |
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| Resolution | |
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| Storage Capacity and Method | |
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| Digital Video Cameras | |
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| Charged Couple Device | |
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| Special Features | |
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| Mass Storage Devices | |
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| SCSI Drives | |
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| CD-RW | |
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| DVD-R | |
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| Summary | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Principles of Graphic Design | |
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| The Importance of Graphic Design | |
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| The Principles of Graphic Design | |
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| Contrast | |
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| Repetition | |
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| Alignment | |
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| Proximity | |
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| Factors that Might Affect the Visual Appearance of Your Digital Teaching Portfolio | |
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| Summary | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Epilogue | |
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| The Principal's Digital Portfolio | |
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| Artifact Possibilities for Principals | |
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| Benefits of Digital Principal Portfolios for Principals | |
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| Digital Teaching Portfolio-Centered Professional Development: A Plan for Helping School Districts Deal with Problems Related to Professional Development | |
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| Problems with Time | |
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| Problems with Travel | |
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| Problems with Transfer | |
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| Addressing the Problems with Time | |
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| Addressing the Problems with Travel | |
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| Addressing the Problems with Transfer | |
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| Letter to Parent/Guardian Describing Release Form | |
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| Minor Release Form | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |