School of Education Portfolio

University of Wisconsin Platteville

Artifact Reflection
Title of Experience/Artifact: SHI Project
Date Experience Completed: Spring 201
Describe your educational experience/artifact:
!or t"i# artifact m$ gro%p mem&er# and I c"oo#e a #c"ool to an#'er t"e SHI online
(%e#tion# for mod%le one #c"ool "ealt" and #afet$ policie# and en)ironment* After completing
t"em 'e t"en determined '"ere 'e felt t"e #c"ool 'a# 'ea+e#t and "o' 'e co%ld impro)e t"at
area* ,ne of t"e area# 'e c"oo#e 'a# t"e facilitie# and c%rrent e(%ipment offered in t"e #c"ool
di#trict* -e t"en re#earc" po##i&le federal grant# t"at 'e co%ld appl$ for to "elp impro)e t"e
c%rrent condition# a# 'ell a# creating a narrati)e and need# a##e##ment t"at 'o%ld &e pre#ented
to t"e #c"ool &oard* -e al#o created a &%dget t"at incl%ded a narrati)e of '"$ 'e c"oo#e
e)er$t"ing*
Wisconsin eacher Standard Ali!n"ent
I &elie)e t"i# artifact &e#t align# 'it" -i#con#in Standard ten. colla&oration &eca%#e
t"ro%g"o%t t"e re#earc" proce## and 'ell creating an action plan I "ad to colla&orate 'it" m$
ot"er gro%p mem&er# to create a complete project* I al#o feel t"at t"i# #"o' m$ o'n
colla&oration 'it" m$ ot"er gro%p mem&er# &eca%#e I 'a# #ome'"at of t"e gro%p leader and
"elped ot"er mem&er re#earc" and create part# of t"e end project*
UW#Platteville School of Education $no%led!e& S'ills& Dispositions Ali!n"ent
I feel t"at t"i# artifact addre##e# /SD*d* contri&%te# to t"e #c"ool and di#trict &eca%#e
not onl$ 'o%ld m$ 'or+ t"ro%g" t"i# project "elp t"e #c"ool &%t al#o eac" #t%dent and e)en t"e
comm%nit$ mem&er# a# 'ell* 0$ appl$ing and o&taining a PEP grant I 'o%ld &e a&le to
p%rc"a#e a plet"ora of ne' 'eig"t room and cardio e(%ipment. a# 'ell %pdate c%rrent
e(%ipment %#ed for %nit# in p"$#ical ed%cation* I feel I al#o #"o'ed t"at I 'o%ld contri&%te to
t"e di#trict &eca%#e 'e 'o%ld allo' comm%nit$ mem&er# to al#o come and %#e t"e 'or+ o%t
facilitie# and impro)e t"e "ealt" of t"e comm%nit$ a# a '"ole*
Explain %hat you learned about teachin!/learnin! fro" this experience:
I feel t"at '"at I learned mo#t from t"i# experience i# t"e &ac+gro%nd +no'ledge and
%nder#tanding of '"at i# done to re#earc" and o&tain a PEP grant* In t"e f%t%re I 'ill mo#t li+el$
appl$ or at lea#t &e in)ol)ed in a team to appl$ for a major pep grant for m$ #c"ool di#trict* 0$
"a)ing t"i# &ac+gro%nd +no'ledge I 'ill not onl$ &e a&le to contri&%te more &%t al#o create a
&etter opport%nit$ to o&tain t"e grant*
Explain %hat you learned about yourself as a prospective educator as a result of this
experience/artifact:
After completing t"i# experience I feel t"at '"at I "a)e learned 'ill impact and
infl%ence m$ #c"ool and comm%nit$ t"e mo#t* I 'ill &ring in t"e +no'ledge and experience to
"elp impro)e t"e #c"ool1# c%rric%l%m and e(%ipment to create a "ealt" and #afe en)ironment for
t"e #t%dent# and comm%nit$ mem&er# t"ro%g" t"e proce## or o&taining t"i# grant*