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Creating your teaching portfolio : presenting your professional best

Patricia L. Rieman, Jeanne Okrasinski

McGraw-Hill Higher Education, [2007]

2nd ed

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Updated edition of: Teaching portfolios, 2000

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This portfolio handbook includes authentic, student-generated artifacts as well as insights from administrators, teachers, and parents. Issues of classroom management, diversity, communication, planning, standards-based education, and reflection are all addressed in the context of how to approach these important aspects within a teaching portfolio and during interviews. The materials are designed for continued use as the students become in-service educators.

Table of Contents

Part One: Understanding Portfolios Chapter 1. Teaching Portfolios: What Are They and Why Do You Need Them? The Professional Portfolio as a Concept Purposeful & Selective Diverse & Ongoing Reflective & Collaborative Portfolio Benefits Demonstrate Mastery of INTASC Standards Demonstrate Mastery of Teacher Work Sample (TWS) Standards Demonstrate Mastery of Subject-Specific Standards Examples of Portfolio use Preservice Use Inservice Use: Maintaining a Career Portfolio National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) References Suggested Resources Chapter 2. Compiling your Portfolio Recognizing and Expressing Your Philosophy Basic Educational Philosophies Idealism Perennialism and Essentialism Progressivism, Experimentalism, and Pragmatism Existentialism Social Reconstructions Compiling Your Portfolio Providing Rationales for Artifacts Organizing a Teaching Portfolio Displaying Credentials Confidentiality Issues Considerations References Suggested Resources Chapter 3. Selecting your Portfolio Style Portfolio Qualities Aesthetics Efferent Qualities Portfolio Types Traditional Portfolios Electronic Portfolios--Digital and Web Based Considerations References Suggested Resources Part Two: Putting It All Together Chapter 4. Using Standards to Construct Your Portfolio The Standards Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) Teacher Work Sample (TWS) Organizing Your Portfolio in Relation to Standards Organizing Your Portfolio According to Teacher Work Sample Considerations References Suggested Resources Chapter 5. Displaying Classroom Management in Your Portfolio Communication and Management Styles Communicating with Students Communicating with Colleagues and Administrators Communicating through High-Quality Correspondence Connecting with Parents Seating Charts and Floor Plans Case STudies Considerations References Suggested Resources Chapter 6. Presenting Lesson Plans and Curricular Modifications The Importance of Planning Curricular Modifications for Diverse Learners Curricular Modification Artifacts Differentiated Instruction Considerations Reference Suggested Resources Chapter 7. Reflecting on your Pre-Professional Experiences Goals of Reflection Models of Reflection Examples of Reflections Artifact Rationales Considerations References Suggested Resources Chapter 8. Preparing for Interviews Using your Portfolio in Interviews Choosing Your Interview Portfolio Comprehensive versus Abbreviated Portfolios Traditional versus Electronic Portfolios Digital Portfolios Providing Brochures Choosing Artifacts Based on School District Information Discussing Your Portfolio Considerations Suggested Resources Conclusion Glossary Table of Artifacts Reproducibles Parental Permission for Student Work Samples Parental Permission for Student Photos Modifications for Students with Special Needs Modifications for Students Who Speak English as a Second Language State Education and Certification Offices Suggested Table of Contenets Based on INTASC Index

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