Thread: teaching portfolio

this is good timing

This School District informed us that the portfolio should include:

*You Philosophy of Teaching.

*A Sample Lesson Plan, to use at interviews,

*Ideas for Engaging Parents.

*Ideas for engaging Diverse Learners, Learning Styles/Culture.

*Your Classroom management System.

It was basically explained these five points should be included in about 5 pages.

If you are already inside the classroom you can include your curriculum Outline and some lesson plans and samples of some of your student's worrk in it.

I am an Adult Basic Education Instructor and I am looking to move into Middle School Science so some adjustment is needed in my Portfolio in order to reflect the Child centered learning. Currently I am the Center of the classroom given that the GED is so specific and the goal is simply to pass this exam in as short a time as possible.


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My state requires all new teachers to go through an internship their first year. They must spend a certain amount of hours in class and out of class with a mentor teacher, be observed nine times by a committee, and complete a portfolio. My portfolio requirements are:

Philosophy of Teaching
Assessment Techniques and examples of student work
Collaboration with other teachers, adminstrators, and parents
Professional Development
Lesson Plans, including a unit plan for the final set of observations

It's rough, but I think it's worth it. I take all of the constructive criticism from my mentor, my principal, and my teacher educator seriously. Everything will only make me a better teacher (so says the naive intern)!

Wow. Reading all this makes me realise how luck I got off!

All we need to do in NZ to get a job is to have a recognised teaching diploma/degree and consent to having a police check done.

I agree, it would be good to have a teaching philosophy etc when applying for jobs, but as a BT who has only JUST finished her diploma, I think that my teaching philosophy etc will change dramatically during my first year of teaching.

That philosophy of education thing...I think I tossed it by the wayside about halfway through my first year. If asked about it now, I merely reply "pragmatic". Inside I will either be smirking or cursing.....

I am trying to think what my son had in his. I think he had the following:

*statement of teaching philosophy,

*description of (student) teaching experience (responsibilities),

*course planning artifacts: sample course syllabi, lesson plans, assignments, exams,

*evidence of teaching effectiveness: summary of student feedback, department evaluations,

*classroom management and discipline

*teaching awards and recognition, ( recognition from the university)

*professional development efforts.

It was extremely helpful when I needed to reference what my Syllabi or lesson plans looked like.

I had to prepare one in college, but after I graduated I lost interest in keeping it updated...until one of my VP's used it for her formal evaluation of me...ever since then I have kept it updated.

I have used a couple of websites to see what is expected:

-http://www.utexas.edu/academic/cte/teachfolio.html

-http://www.city.londonmet.ac.uk/deliberations/portfolios/ICED_workshop/seldin_book.html

-http://ftad.osu.edu/portfolio/

I usually do a Google search for: "teaching portfolio" <--with quotes

I also prepared an electronic portfolio to include with my resume for potential employers and I have posted another version online.

They are very effective and give schools an idea of your teaching style and abilities