How to Develop a Professional Portfolio: A Manual for Teachers

by Campbell, Dorothy M.; Cignetti, Pamela Bondi; Melenyzer, Beverly J.; Nettles, Diane H.; Wyman, Richard M.

• ISBN13: 9780205491001
• ISBN10: 0205491006
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

This versatile and practical book helps pre- and in-service teachers create teaching portfolios to be used effectively in interviews and throughout their teaching careers. Portfolio development serves as a fair, authentic, broad-based, and impartial means of teacher assessment. The growing emphasis on creating and maintaining professional teaching portfolios enables pre-service and in-service teachers to play a more active role in charting their own professional growth and then demonstrating their competence and achievements. This manual provides clear, manageable, step-by-step guidelines and tips for professional portfolio development that can be followed by teachers at all stages of their careers.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
1 What You Need to Know about Portfolios	7	(4)
Why Portfolios?	1	(2)
What Is a Portfolio?	3	(2)
How Do I Organize My Portfolio?	5	(1)
What Evidence Should I Include in My Portfolio?	6	(1)
Who Is the Audience for My Portfolio?	6	(2)
How Might I Use My Portfolio?	8	(3)
2 Guidelines for Assembling Your Portfolio	11	(12)
How to Use This Chapter	11	(1)
Creating the Working Portfolio	12	(2)
Creating the Presentation Portfolio	14	(9)
3 Electronic Portfolios	23	(10)
Definition of Electronic Portfolios	24	(1)
Benefits of Electronic Portfolios	24	(1)
Creation of Electronic Portfolios	25	(1)
Stages for Developing Electronic Portfolios	26	(7)
4 Organization of Portfolios around Teaching Standards	33	(34)
How to Use This Chapter	33	(1)
How This Chapter Is Organized	34	(2)
Knowledge of Subject Matter	36	(2)
Knowledge of Human Development and Learning	38	(2)
Adapting Instruction for Individual Needs	40	(2)
Multiple Instructional Strategies	42	(2)
Classroom Motivation and Management	44	(2)
Communication Skills	46	(3)
Instructional Planning Skills	49	(2)
Assessment of Student Learning	51	(3)
Professional Commitment and Responsibility	54	(2)
Partnerships	56	(11)
5 Using the Portfolio throughout a Teaching Career	67	(22)
The Full Potential of Portfolios	61	(1)
Using the Portfolio While in a Teacher Education Program	62	(2)
Using the Portfolio When Interviewing for a Teaching Position	64	(16)
Using the Portfolio during Inservice Teaching	80	(9)
6 Artifact Possibilities	89	(14)
How to Use This Chapter	89	(1)
Types of Artifacts	89	(14)
Appendices	103
Appendix A: NCATE-Affiliated Professional Organizations	103	(2)
Appendix B: Artifacts Checklist	105	(4)
Appendix C: Developing Your "Portfolio at a Glance"	109	(6)
Appendix D: Glossary	115