Monica Athey

Portfolio & Reflection:

Your choice of Learning
Objectives that match your
goal
Little Accomplishment
Unsatisfactory
1
Partial Accomplishment
Marginal
2
Substantial
Accomplishment
Adequate
3
Full Accomplishment
Excellent
4
Identify the importance
and benefits of using
backwards design in
planning.






My portfolio shows that I
have made progress in my
knowledge of using
backwards design through
the collection of resources
and implementation in
assignments.













The importance and
benefits of using
backwards design is not
discussed.






Knowledge of backwards
design is not shown in
notes taken and use of
backwards design is not
included in class
assignments.







The importance and
benefits of using
backwards design is
mentioned, but not
elaborated upon.





Knowledge of backwards
design is rarely shown in
notes taken and use of
backwards design is
occasionally included in
class assignments.







The importance and
benefits of using
backwards design is
included with a few
examples as to why.





Knowledge of backwards
design is shown
sporadically in notes taken
and use of backwards
design is included in class
assignments, but not
correctly.






The importance and
benefits of using
backwards design is
explained, elaborated
upon and includes a few
examples as to why.




Knowledge of backwards
design is shown
continually in notes taken
and use of backwards
design is included in class
assignments correctly.



































Reflection after Goal Update:
When thinking about what to include in my rubric, the first thing I thought of was to make sure that I truly grasped the
significance of using backwards design. I could show that I used it in assignments and had it down on paper, but if I didnt have notes or
reasons as to why it was an important technique to use, then I wouldnt consider my goal met. It is important to use backwards design,
but also to show why it is important to use it. This relates to what weve learned in class about how important it is for students to explain
their reasoning when they are doing mathematics. A student may be able to perform a rote task or formula, but if they cant explain the
significance of it, they havent truly learned it. The next thing I thought of was that I show progress towards meeting my goal and that the
progress is shown in a variety of ways. I think this is a crucial quality to include in the rubric because learning should not just occur in one
area such as notes with a goal like this. Notes are great to include, but so are lesson plans, assignments, and reflections. I think the
progress is shown more fully when it is shown across a variety of sources. We have learned that if something is learned and just spat
back out, it is not truly absorbed. I feel that this component of the rubric shows that holistic learning and presenting material in a variety
of ways is the best way for it to make a lasting impact. Lastly, I wanted to make sure that the portfolio was compiled in a thoughtful way
and that it is explained in the reflection. I think it is important that resources arent just thrown together and called a SMART goal. A
SMART goal should be thought out and put together over time in a purposeful way. I think it is important that the thought process is
explained in the reflection and that it gives major insight into the whole goal process. This relates to what weve learned about
mathematics instruction and making sure students have reasoning behind their work. If they are just guessing, or playing around until
they get the right answer, then they arent really applying themselves to figure out the best and correct way to perform the task. Working
on my SMART goal has helped me see why each of these components of the rubric is important. I could not have made this rubric before
I worked on my goal. I may have been able to make a more general and basic rubric based on what I thought the project would be like,
but after continually working on it, I have seen what is most important to my maintaining of my goal and what is most important to
assess. Right now, I would give my portfolio a 4 for identifying the importance and benefits of using backwards design in planning
because I feel that it something I have been seeking out constantly throughout the course and recording it when I find references that
give insight into that. I have also identified those benefits through personal experience in my planning and have shown that in the way
my lessons are made and in various reflections. I would give my portfolio a 3 for showing progress through a collection of resources and
implementation because I do have a variety of resources, but I could include more detail in my notes and use various assignments to
show my continued progress. I would give my portfolio a 3 for my reflection explaining how the portfolio is compiled and how that
made progress towards my goal because I am still figuring out what is the best way to compile my portfolio. I have a variety of resources
but I need to make sure that they are organized in a way that makes sense to me personally and clearly shows the progression of my
goal. This is one thing I will definitely do to take my portfolio to a higher level before the end of the semester. I will also be including more
detail in my various reading notes and in the assignments that I used backwards design for. As the assignments come to completion, I
will be able to see the fruit of using backwards design throughout the planning process of a lesson and further articulate the impact that
it has had on me and my planning during this semester.