Period 1 Sub-group

A really positive meeting that moved us forward.
We addressed a number of concerns and questions:

• Web sites—how do we get them up and running, specifically for a semester course?
  Realistically, collecting artifacts, planning the student ePort, etc. are things that a teacher can accomplish during the 1st semester. It’s impossible to teach the students how to create their website, too.
• Next year—do we stay with ePort? Move to another cohort?
  We all agree that CHOICE is a crucial element in making the cohorts work. We need to finish what we start, and look for long-term development.
• We would like to know what the overall plan/big agenda is for the 4 cohorts?
• What’s type of portfolio are we creating? We talked about “growth” and “best work” portfolios
  
  We would like to make a “template” out of http://teacherspace.swindsor.k12.ct.us/staff/educlos/ePort.htm
  
  We would like to develop a flow chart of the template as well.