Updated May 2013
Elementary Education Major
Portfolio Mapping Plan
The following table includes courses, projects, University Abilities, skills, and levels designed to assist students who major in Elementary Education. Students may
choose any of the projects listed below to meet requirements for their portfolio. Students must also demonstrate the teaching abilities of planning, implementing,
and evaluating. Demonstration of the teaching abilities (Education Abilities) will be completed during student teaching.
Course
Number
EDUC 210
CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
GATHER CREATIVE ART
AESTHETIC ENGAGEMENT
VISUALIZATION
2
EDUC 210
CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
COMMUNICATION
VISUAL/SPOKEN
5
EDUC 240
EDUCATING EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS
COLLABORATION
RESEARCH, APPLIES TECHNOLOGY,
TEACHES OTHERS
3
EDUC 240
EDUCATING EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS
COLLABORATION
RESEARCH, APPLIES TECHNOLOGY,
TEACHES OTHERS
3
EDUC 240
EDUCATING EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS
EFFECTIVE CITIZENSHIP
PROVIDES SERVICE
4
EDUC 250
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION
CREATE A PECHA KUCHA
PRESENTATION
COLLABORATIVE
PRESENTATION OF
EXCEPTIONALITY
COLLABORATIVE
PRESENTATION OF
TECHNOLOGY FOR DIFFERENT
EXCEPTIONALITIES
EMBEDDED FIELD EXPERIENCE
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
MINI-PROJECTS
VISUAL/SPOKEN
3
EDUC 250
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION
EFFECTIVE TEACHER PAPER
WRITTEN
1
EDUC 250
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION
PHILOSOPHY PAPER
VISUAL/SPOKEN
3
EDUC 250
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION
SELF MANAGEMENT
5
MATH 277
MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY
TEACHERS I
MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY
TEACHERS II
UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN
EDUCATION
KICK THE HABIT (QUIT
TOBACCO PRODUCTS)
RESEARCH PROJECT
INTRODUCTION TO
EDUCATION ABILITIES (PIER)
INTRODUCTION TO
EDUCATION ABILITIES (PIER)
INTRODUCTION TO
EDUCATION ABILITIES (PIER)
WELLNESS
PROBLEM SOLVING
RESEARCH
3
GROUP TEACHING ON
MEASUREMENT
NATIVE AMERICAN RESEARCH
PROJECT /MULTICULTURAL
LESSON PLAN
COLLABORATION
POSITIVE INTERDEPENCE
4
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
DIVERSITY
4
CULTURAL/HISTORICAL
TIMELINE
GLOBAL AWARENESS
WORK WITH DIVERSITY
3
MATH 278
EDUC 283
EDUC 283
Course Title
UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Project
Ability
Skill
Level
EDUC 283
EDUC 283
EDUC 283
EDUC 283
UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL DIVERSITY
UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL DIVERSITY
UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL DIVERSITY
UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL DIVERSITY
NATIVE AMERICAN RESEARCH
REPORT WITH POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION
NATIVE AMERICAN RESEARCH
REPORT WITH POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION
NATIVE AMERICAN RESEARCH
REPORT WITH POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION
DIVERSITY/MULTICULTURAL
UNIT
COLLABORATION
COLLABORATION (A PROJECT
POSITIVE INTERDEPENDENCE
LEADERSHIP
4
4
WRITTEN
SPOKEN
VISUAL
EFFECTS CHANGE
3
3
4
3
POSITIVE INTERDEPENDENCE
TEACHES
CREATIVE/CRITICAL THINKING
4
3
4
POSITIVE INTERDEPENDENCE
RESEARCH
CREATIVE/CRITICAL THINKING
4
4
4
RECEPTIVITY
3
APPLIES TECHNOLOGY
4
CAN’T BE USED TWICE IN ONE PORTFOLIO)
COMMUNICATION (A PROJECT
CAN’T BE USED TWICE IN ONE PORTFOLIO)
EFFECTIVE CITIZENSHIP (A
PROJECT CAN’T BE USED TWICE IN ONE
PORTFOLIO)
COLLABORATION
EFFECTIVE CITIZENSHIP
PROBLEMS SOLVING (A PROJECT
CAN’T BE USED TWICE IN ONE PORTFOLIO)
EDUC 322
METHODS OF LANGUAGE ARTS
INSTRUCTION
LANGUAGE ARTS THEMATIC COLLABORATION
PROBLEM SOLVING
UNIT
PROBLEM SOLVING (A PROJECT
CAN’T BE USED TWICE IN ONE PORTFOLIO)
EDUC 320
SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
THEMATIC MOVIE
THEMATIC MOVIE
INQUIRY PROJECT
(WEBQUEST)
READING FILE
COMMUNICATION
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
3
EDUC 321
SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
FOUNDATIONS OF READING INSTRUCTION
COMMUNICATION
3
EDUC 321
FOUNDATIONS OF READING INSTRUCTION
COMMUNICATION
EDUC 322
METHODS OF LANGUAGE ARTS
INSTRUCTION
METHODS OF LANGUAGE ARTS
INSTRUCTION
METHODS OF LANGUAGE ARTS
INSTRUCTION
FLUENCY PROJECT REPORT
FINDINGS
DIGITAL STORYTELLING
SPEAKING, WRITING,
VISUALIZATION, PRESENTATION
WRITTEN AND SPOKEN
COLLABORATION
POSITIVE INTERDEPENDENCE
4
LANGUAGE ARTS PORTFOLIO
PROBLEM SOVLING
DECISION MAKING
4
PROJECT CONTRACT
COMMON CORE BINDER
PROBLEM SOVLING
COLLABORATION (A PROJECT
DECISION MAKING
4
PROBLEM SOLVING
DECISION MAKING
3
AESTHETIC ENGAGEMENT
AESTHETIC ENGAGEMENT
COMMUNICATION
PROBLEM SOLVING
TECHNOLOGY
RESPONSIVE
RESPONSIVE
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
GATHERING INFORMATION
APPLIES TECHNOLOGY
4
4
3
4
5
EDUC 320
EDUC 320
EDUC 322
EDUC 322
AESTHETIC ENGAGEMENT
(A
PROJECT CAN’T BE USED TWICE IN ONE
PORTFOLIO)
TECHNOLOGY (A PROJECT CAN’T BE
USED TWICE IN ONE PORTFOLIO)
4
CAN’T BE USED TWICE IN ONE PORTFOLIO)
EDUC 323
EDUC 330
EDUC 330
EDUC 337
EDUC 340
EDUC 350
METHODS OF READING IN THE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
PRE-K OBSERVATION AND ASSESSMENT
LEARNING DISABILITIES
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRACTICUM
BOOK/SELF-CORRECTING
GAME
FREE CHOICE READING
FREE CHOICE READING
ASSESSMENT PROJECT
CASE STUDY
TECHNOLOGY PROJECT
EDUC 351
EDUC 352
EDUC 355
EDUC 355
EDUC 375
EDUC 400
EDUC 400
EDUC 430
EDUC 431,
432
EDUC 435
EDUC 450
EDUC 480,
490
EDUC 480,
490
SECONDARY PRACTICUM & CLASSROOM
MANAGEMENT
CULTURALLY DIVERSE PRACTICUM
SCIENCE METHODS FOR ELEMENTARY
TEACHERS
SCIENCE METHODS FOR ELEMENTARY
TEACHERS
TEACHING READING IN THE CONTENT
AREAS
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
DIAGNOSIS AND CORRECTION OF
READING
PRACTICUM IN CORRECTIVE READING
KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION AND
CURRICULUM
TRENDS IN ASSESSMENT AND
EDUCATIONAL ISSUES
STUDENT TEACHING
STUDENT TEACHING
EMBEDDED FIELD EXPERIENCE
EFFECTIVE CITIZENSHIP
PROVIDES SERVICE
3
FIELD EXPERIENCE REFLECTIVE
PAPER
TLC – SCIENCE UNIT
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
DIVERSITY
5
EFFECTIVE CITIZENSHIP
5
TLC MODIFIED– SCIENCE UNIT
EFFECTIVE CITIZENSHIP
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
AESTHETIC ENGAGEMENT
TEACHES OTHERS, FACILITATES
CHANGE
TEACHES OTHERS, FACILITATES
CHANGE
VISUALIZATION
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
PLAN
GLOBAL AWARENESS (A
UNDERSTANDS SYSTEMS
5
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
PLAN
DIAGNOSTIC TESTING
COLLABORATION (A PROJECT
POSITIVE INTERDEPENCE
4
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
UNDERSTANDS SYSTEMS
3
TITLE I WORK
WELLNESS
SELF-MANAGEMENT
4
RESOURCE UNIT
PROBLEM SOLVING
CREATIVE THINKING
4
PROBLEM SOLVING
PLAN, IMPLEMENT,
EVALUATE
CREATIVE/CRITICAL THINKING
EDUCATION ABILITIES
5
EDUCATION ABILITY DEVELOPMENT AND
REFLECTION
FINAL REFLECTION
4
5
PROJECT CAN’T BE USED TWICE IN ONE
PORTFOLIO)
CAN’T BE USED TWICE IN ONE PORTFOLIO)
UNIT ASSESSMENT
TEACHING FOR STUDENT
LEARNING (TEACHING FOR
LEARNING CAPSTONE)
GROWTH AS AN EDUCATOR
(COMPARISON WITH EDUC
250)
5
4