Here is a comprehensive, step-by-step tool for teaching school leader candidates and school leaders alike how to develop a standards-based digital portfolio. The book and companion CD provide a wide array of activities, worksheets, and rubrics, two different templates (one in PowerPoint and another in TaskStream), a free five-month subscription to TaskStream, and richly illustrated sample digital portfolios as well as:
·A brief history of the development and use of the standards-based digital portfolio
·A suggested outline and design of the digital portfolio in PowerPoint and TaskStream
·An overview of various digital format options and criteria
The Standards-Based Digital School Leader Portfolio: A Handbook for Preparation and Practice addresses both the creation and evaluation of the standards-based digital portfolio, as well as issues associated with developing it for and using it in the curriculum.
Gregory M. Hauser is associate professor and chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Organizational Change at Roosevelt University.
Dennis Koutouzos is currently with Roosevelt University College of Education, where he serves as assistant to the dean. Following a career as a high school English teacher, he served as technology coordinator at the South Cook Educational Service Center, where he helped design and implement State of Illinois technology initiatives. At Roosevelt University, he redesigned and taught a course for teachers, Technology in the Classroom, planned and implemented the technology lab for the College of Education, and currently serves on university technology committees. Mr. Koutouzos also serves on the Board of Examiners for the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).