Synopses & Reviews
This versatile and practical book provides clear, manageable guidelines and tips for professional portfolio development that can be followed by teachers at all stages of their careers.
Since 1997, How to Develop a Professional Portfolio: A Manual for Teachers has been a leading source of information for teachers who need guidance in creating a portfolio that showcases their professional abilities. In seven concise chapters, this book offers preservice and in-service teachers step-by-step procedures for portfolio development, using national teaching standards as the organizing system, and offers teachers an extensive list of pragmatic artifact possibilities to showcase their professional growth.
New to This Edition
· NEW! Chapter 3, “Creating a Standards-Based Portfolio,” explains the current focus on standards-based education, helping students learn about the importance of standards-based education and the advantages of using standards as a way of documenting their capabilities. Two in-service teachers lend their voices and insights to the chapter, describing their search for standards around which to build their portfolios.
· NEW! Ten new artifact possibilities have been added to reflect more current trends in the field and to better serve teachers in culturally and educationally diverse classrooms.
· NEW! Updated information on the development of electronic portfolios, using a step-by-step approach that encourages teachers to consider the challenges that technology brings to portfolio use and to think critically about technology choices while creating a portfolio.
· NEW! More emphasis on the in-service teacher, including a sample rationale page written by an in-service teacher, in order to better serve the needs of teachers who find themselves in need of developing a portfolio on their own.
· NEW! New organization in the sequence of chapters creates a more logical flow and includes optional chapters at the end of the book.
WHAT REVIEWERS ARE SAYING:
“The key strengths of this project are its practicality, readability, link to real life situations, use of exemplars and practice sections. I can’t think of a situation where a pre-service teacher, in need of a portfolio, will not find this book invaluable.”
--Cindy Altomari, University of New England
“I like the writing style. It is not too formal; it is clear and interesting…..[The text takes a] practical approach with step by step applications to help readers complete sections.”
--Betty C. Carlson, University of Arizona
Synopsis
This versatile and practical book provides clear, manageable guidelines and tips for professional portfolio development that can be followed by teachers at all stages of their careers. In seven concise chapters, this book offers preservice and in-service teachers step-by-step procedures for portfolio development, using national teaching standards as the organizing system, and offers teachers an extensive list of pragmatic artifact possibilities to showcase their professional growth.
About the Author
The authors are faculty members California University of Pennsylvania, and have been involved in teacher portfolio assessments for more than ten years. All have published and presented in the teacher education field in a variety of professional interests including early childhood, literacy, social studies, National Board certification, and curriculum development.
Table of Contents
Contents
1 What You Need to Know about Portfolios 1
Why Portfolios?
What Is a Portfolio?
How Do I Organize My Portfolio?
What Evidence Should I Include in My Portfolio?
Who Is the Audience for My Portfolio?
How Might I Use My Portfolio?
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2 Guidelines for Assembling Your Portfolio
How to Use This Chapter
Creating the Working Portfolio
Creating the Presentation Portfolio
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3 Choosing Standards for Your Portfolio
What are Standards?
What is Standards-Based Education?
What is a Standards-Based Portfolio?
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4 Organization of Portfolios around Teaching Standards
How to Use This Chapter
How This Chapter Is Organized
Knowledge of Subject Matter
Knowledge of Human Development and Learning
Adapting Instruction for Individual Needs
Multiple Instructional Strategies
Classroom Motivation and Management
Communication Skills
Instructional Planning Skills
Assessment of Student Learning
Professional Commitment and Responsibility
Partnerships
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5 Artifact Possibilities
How to Use This Chapter
Types of Artifacts
6 Using the Portfolio throughout a Teaching Career
The Full Potential of Portfolios
Using the Portfolio While in a Teacher Education Program
Using the Portfolio When Interviewing for a Teaching Position
Using the Portfolio during Inservice Teaching
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7 Electronic Portfolios
Definition of Electronic Portfolios
Advantages of Electronic Portfolios
Disadvantages of Electronic Portfolios
Creation of Electronic Portfolios
Stages for Developing Electronic Portfolios
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Appendices
Appendix A: NCATE-Affiliated Professional Organizations
Appendix B: Developing Your “Portfolio at a Glance”
Appendix C: Glossary