i)        Introduction

Give an overview of your portfolio.

ii)       Professional Presentation

(1)   Choose a topic from the course and define an audience (e.g., educators, administration, parents, students, legislature, etc.) for your presentation.

(2)   Design a professional presentation in the format of a PowerPoint, workshop, or video. Include anticipatory set (introduction that captures participant attention), objective, instructional content relating to objective, participant activities, assessment of and by participants, and closure.

(3)   If possible, conduct the presentation. Obtain feedback from participants.

iii)     Achieving Personal Goals

This section includes specific evidence from your coursework that demonstrates your achievement of course objectives in the following areas:

(1)   The concept of LD

(2)   The causes of LD

(3)   The learner with LD

(4)   The task and LD

(5)   The setting of LD

You need to provide two pieces of evidence for each category, a rationale why you chose each piece, and an evaluation of your current skills in the area.

iv)     Reflective Evaluation

(1)   Take the time to reflect on these past eight weeks and the topics covered.

(2)   Reflect on what kind of teacher you would like to be.

(3)   How are you going to get there?

(4)   Which topics these past eight weeks, were of most relevance to you?

(5)   Review the course objectives and write a statement about what you learned.

(6)   Develop plans for continuing your professional development in the field of special education. Summarize your reflections in a 2-3 page paper.