Developing a Teaching Portfolio: A Guide for Preservice and Practicing Teachers, 3rd edition
- Ann Adams Bullock |
- Parmalee P. Hawk |
Title overview
- Includes three foundational chapters that lay the groundwork for an understanding of portfolios in the context of education’s evolution, define the types of portfolios teachers use today, and explore how portfolios have been used historically.
- Contains a chapter on the job portfolio, complete with numerous examples of portfolios created for licensure requirements. This chapter enhances the portfolio experience for current teachers and examines a variety of ways to use portfolios as a teacher-evaluation tool.
- Includes a chapter on national board certification for teachers who have taught for five, ten, fifteen, or twenty-five years that outlines national board processes and standards. This chapter also provides sample activities that support experienced teachers in creating a capstone portfolio showcasing their career achievements.
- Highlights Closing Thoughts and a References sections at the end of every chapter that summarize chapter content for optimal understanding and point readers to additional sources of reliable information for term papers, discussions, and research projects.
- End-of-chapter activities allow readers to get involved and practice the new skills and concepts that they have just learned.
- Author-recommended web destinations allow students to further explore concepts and material on the internet and to find research materials for future projects.
- NEW! Integrated technology portfolio assignments give students the opportunity to practice using technology so that they will be adept at creating their own multimedia portfolios in the future.
- NEW! Digital portfolio examples allow readers to see and be inspired by digital portfolio examples of real working teachers.
- NEW! Additional hard copy portfolio examples at the end of the book offer even more real world peeks at what actual portfolios look like and contain.
- NEW! Case studies located throughout the book follow different steachers throughout their career and present students with examples of possible future paths.
- NEW! Even more examples of reflection, analysis, rubrics, and statewide assessment systems that illustrate chapter concepts and provide readers with quality examples and tools for reference.
Table of contents
Part I Foundations for Portfolio Development
Chapter 1 The Teacher Assessment Movement
The Teacher Assessment Movement
Accountability
Evolution of Teacher Assessment
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
INTASC Standards
Closing Thoughts
Web Sites
References
Chapter 2 Portfolio Development
What Is a Portfolio?
What Is a Process Portfolio?
What Is a Product Portfolio?
What Is a Showcase Portfolio?
What Are the Differences in the Three Portfolios?
Different Types of Portfolios for Elementary Teachers
What Is a Teaching Portfolio?
Legal Issues in Portfolio Development
General Considerations for Developing a Portfolio
Closing Thoughts
Web Sites
References
Chapter 3 Reflection
What Is Reflection?
Why Should Teachers Reflect?
What Things Should Be Considered?
How Do You Get Started? Do These Reflection Activities!
What Are Some Things to Do to Get Started?
What If This Seems Difficult?
Where and When Can You Reflect?
Closing Thoughts
Web Sites
References
Part II Applications of Portfolio Development
Chapter 4 The Preservice Teacher’s Portfolio
What Do These Goals and Standards Portfolios Look Like?
Type 1: The Goal-Driven Product Portfolio
Type 2: The Standards Portfolio
Assessment
Closing Thoughts
Web Sites
References
Chapter 5 Getting a Job
The Options
Things to Include
The Job Interview
Closing Thoughts
References
Chapter 6 Portfolios for Continuing Licensure
Portfolios for Novice Teachers
Standards
Coordinated Sets of Evidence
Organization of Evidence
Reflection
Assessment
State Performance-Based Assessment Systems
Introductory Information to the Performance Product
Portfolios for Alternative Forms of Evaluation or Licensure Renewal
Options for Organization
Professional Goals: Another Option for Orgnization
Assessment of These Portfolios
Rubrics
Process for Using Scoring Evaluation Criteria
Samples of Alternative Evaluation Portfolios
Closing Thoughts
Web Sites
References
Chapter 7 Portfolios for Master Teachers
The Foundation Beliefs of the NBPTS
The Standards
Who Can Apply?
Time Line
National Board Assessment Center Exercises
Assessment and Evaluation
Getting Started: The Take One! Experience
Other Relevant Information
Tips and Good Information from Nationally Certified Teachers
Reflections
Closing Thoughts
Web Site
References
Appendix A Reflection Analyses for Chapter 3
Appendix B Sample Portfolio Guides for Beginning Teachers to Obtain Licensure: North Carolina and Connecticut
Appendix C Analysis of Student Work: Assessment
Appendix D Council for Exceptional Children Standards
Appendix E Canadian Curriculum Standards: Foundation Statements for Science Literacy
Appendix F National Council for Teachers of Mathematics K—12 Standards
Appendix G ISTE Standards
Index