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 Beth Young has added the lesson plan Digital Portfolios- Sharing Our Work with the World Aug 17, 2010
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Center for Inquiry
Hometown:
Indianapolis, IN
Class Information:
Room Number: Rooms 2,4,6 and
Students per Class: 75
Class Description:
The four second/third grade multi-age classrooms are implementing digital portfolios this year. Our students are not assessed with letter grades. Students keep a portfolio of their work and teachers assess in many ways. We want to move toward digital portfolios in an effort to save space and paper.
Position:
Primary Years Programme coordinator
Needs:
We need technology to add the students in collecting their work. Scanners, computers, microphones, digital cameras and other technology is needed.
My Philosophy:
If we give students the tools, they will change the world!
Personal Information:
About Me:
I am the coordinator for the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP). The PYP strives to develop the whole child and to prepare them for the world.
College and Degrees:
BS and MS in Elementary Education
Employment History:
I have worked 25 years for the Indianapolis Public Schools. 15 of those years have been at the Center for Inquiry, a magnet school in the district.
Percent of Students are:
     White/Caucasian : 43 %
     Hispanic: 6 %
     African American: 39 %
     Native American: 1 %
     Asian: 1 %
Free/Reduced Lunch Program Enrollment:: 54 %
Average number of students in class:: 20 students