Developing a Professional Teaching Portfolio: A Guide for Success

Developing a Professional Teaching Portfolio: A Guide for Success, Third Edition, offers practical, comprehensive guidelines for developing standards-based paper or electronic professional teaching portfolios. This text leads future and in-service teachers through the rigorous process of documenting the qualities of good teaching: sound planning and preparation, able classroom management, attention to quality instruction, and continuous professional growth. Real-world examples accompany expert advice on both content and presentation, encouraging the creation of an effective portfolio that correlates evidence with national and state standards.

Features

• A standards-based framework throughout the guide aids in selection of appropriate evidence of performance.
• A step-by-step process for creating a paper or electronic portfolio in three distinct phases of development simplifies portfolio construction.
• Assessment instruments facilitate evaluation of portfolio content.
• Nearly 100 examples of content and evidence of performance from teacher and intern portfolios model the elements of the book.
• References to 15 professional organizations provide access to professional standards related to specific areas of certification.
• Expanded information on creating electronic portfolios includes techniques for evaluating the quality of technical aspects of the portfolio and outlines a method for converting a paper portfolio into an electronic one.
• New tear-out worksheets assist in content development during the portfolio creation process.
• References to web sites supply additional information about electronic portfolios, including tips for development, on-line examples, and rubrics for assessment.
• Twenty-five new examples from actual professional portfolios present even more models to inspire success