Transcript EXIT PORTFOLIOS - West Virginia University
EXIT PORTFOLIOS
in the Benedum Collaborative Five Year Teacher Education Program
What is a portfolio?
PURPOSE AUDIENCE EVIDENCE REFLECTIONS
Why develop a portfolio?
REFLECTION GROWTH ADVANCEMENT ASSESSMENT
Standards Portfolios 10 Characteristics of the Novice Teacher (Benedum Collaborative) 10 Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) Principles 5 Core Propositions (National Board for Professional Teaching Standards)
Exit Portfolio Inclusions RESUME TRANSCRIPTS PRAXIS SCORE REPORTS PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS: Volunteer Experiences Practica Experiences Internship
Exit Portfolio Inclusions (cont.) PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PDS DESCRIPTION(S) INQUIRY EXEMPLAR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NOVICE TEACHER INTERPRETATIONS REFLECTIONS/RATIONALES SUPPORTING ARTIFACTS
Artifact Requirements Inquiry Exemplar Exemplars of the Program Strands Professional Development Plan Instructional “Package” including . . . – – – – – Unit overview Lesson plan Assessment Student work Impact on student learning
Other Artifact Examples Lesson / unit plans Professional development activities Pictures of classroom activities Course work (with instructor comments) Parent communication Self evaluations / journal excerpts Position papers
What is reflection?
Interpreting Characteristics Breaking down for meaning Providing a personal context – How and where you came to understand their meanings – How they relate to your specialization(s) – Anecdotal Action orientation
Artifact Reflection/Rationale DESCRIPTION ANALYSIS PLANNING
Legal Issues Obtain signed release forms Mark out all students’ names Refer to students anonymously in reflections Don’t identify students in pictures
General Considerations Save everything ORGANIZE!
Use format/colors that are reader-friendly Be mindful of time for documents/images/video/sound to load Double (or triple!) check spelling and grammar
Next steps . . . Review Revise Interview Employment Revise, revise, revise . . .