Josh Blackburn’s Portfolio

Josh Blackburn’sJosh Blackburn’sPortfolioPortfolio

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Planning SkillsPlanning Skills Teaching SkillsTeaching Skills Interpersonal SkillsInterpersonal Skills Decision-Making SkillsDecision-Making Skills Professional CommitmentProfessional Commitment Growth in DiversityGrowth in Diversity Service LearningService Learning Self Reflection 1Self Reflection 1 Self Reflection 2Self Reflection 2 Choice 1Choice 1 Choice 2Choice 2

Planning SkillsPlanning Skills

I improved my planning skills during my I improved my planning skills during my volunteer time at the Volunteer Action volunteer time at the Volunteer Action CenterCenter

I had to plan a I had to plan a presentationpresentation that would be that would be beneficial for every level of learnerbeneficial for every level of learner

Teaching SkillsTeaching Skills

In children’s literature, I used my In children’s literature, I used my knowledge of the Socratic method to knowledge of the Socratic method to write a children’s book about binarywrite a children’s book about binary

I called the book I called the book RamRam

Interpersonal SkillsInterpersonal Skills

I was awarded the Outstanding Youth I was awarded the Outstanding Youth AwardAward

The achievement was based mostly on The achievement was based mostly on my interpersonal skillsmy interpersonal skills

I also made a speechI also made a speech

Decision-Making SkillsDecision-Making Skills

In diagnostic and prescriptive In diagnostic and prescriptive mathematics, I have used my decision-mathematics, I have used my decision-making skills to better differentiate my making skills to better differentiate my instruction and assessmentinstruction and assessment

This is an example lessonThis is an example lesson

Professional CommitmentProfessional Commitment

In order to show my professional In order to show my professional commitment, I volunteered for Dr. commitment, I volunteered for Dr. McGovern at a recent eventMcGovern at a recent event

Growth in DiversityGrowth in Diversity

Working in the Learning Center as a tutor Working in the Learning Center as a tutor has provided me with many opportunities has provided me with many opportunities to work with many different learnersto work with many different learners

I have also had been able to work with I have also had been able to work with many different subjects at many different many different subjects at many different levelslevels

Service LearningService Learning

During my service learning with Faithlink During my service learning with Faithlink I personally recorded, edited, and I personally recorded, edited, and finished a video for their yearly benefit finished a video for their yearly benefit dinnerdinner

Self Reflection 1Self Reflection 1

In order to teach 7In order to teach 7thth graders how to graders how to multiply decimals, I came up with an multiply decimals, I came up with an interesting means of instructioninteresting means of instruction

The children assessed my instructionThe children assessed my instruction

Self Reflection 2Self Reflection 2

During my reading class, I was assessed During my reading class, I was assessed on my instruction by the classroom on my instruction by the classroom teacher as well as the childrenteacher as well as the children

Student Choice 1Student Choice 1

In track and field, I was successful due to In track and field, I was successful due to my practice and trainingmy practice and training

My hard work paid off and I was all-state My hard work paid off and I was all-state in three eventsin three events

Student Choice 2Student Choice 2

During college, I was able to produce a During college, I was able to produce a musical album that was released on the musical album that was released on the internetinternet

I had to use my knowledge of technology I had to use my knowledge of technology and my creativityand my creativity