What is a "Learning Portal"?
It is personalized interface or space that organizes each teacher, principal, and administrator's daily professional work and learning. It serves as a "job-embedded" learning support tool as well as a professional learning portfolio.
How is the "Learning Portal" used?
- Professional Practice Tools: Faculty access general student information, current and historical student achievement data per class roster(s), standards-based curriculum/assessment/assignment design tools as well as newsletter design templates.
- Professional Development Tools: Design and management of individual Professional Learning Plans, collaborative planning and learning tools (i.e. action research, lesson study, student work analysis, protocols, etc.)
- Research Library: Access to district-sanctioned research related to curriculum, instruction, assessment, adult learning, classroom management, customer service, etc. serves each building's and faculty member's learning plans.
- Meeting Tools: Common meeting templates are shared by all faculty as they work, learn, and share their ideas, discoveries, and understandings related to school improvement, professional development, and school operations.
- Learning Space: Access to a text, audio, and video archive of past or emerging professional development topics, i.e. differentiated instruction, Total Physical Response-Storytelling (TPRS).
- Calendar: Each user uses their portal's calendar feature to view their daily work and professional learning activities.
- Reports: Individual, school, and district reports are generated from the portal's various data fields to guide campus wide planning for future professional development.
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