A teaching portfolio is an important tool for a teacher to have in the education field. A teacher can outline his or her accomplishments within their portfolio in order to gain a higher-level position in the work force. Most portfolios include a range of evidence from different sources to back up the teacher’s work ethic. Sources include samples of student work, self-reflections, syllabi outlining course material, and reports on classroom research.
There are numerous materials that every teacher should place into their portfolio. A teaching philosophy statement and a statement concerning responsibilities (i.e., course titles, numbers, student demographics, how courses were taught, and how these fit into the overall goals of the department) are vital components of any portfolio. Moreover, it is best to describe steps taken to improve teaching, and how non-traditional education settings, such as special help sessions, played a role in the teacher’s work.
Educators should also include material from other individuals when constructing their teaching portfolio. Examples include student course evaluation data, statements from colleagues and other faculty team members, student feedback on the instructor, or other honors and accolades, which reflect a positive overview of the educator.
Teachers should also compile materials relating to how their student’s performed in the classroom and how the educator contributed to their growth. Samples of student’s work with feedback from the teacher show how the pupils have performed over a given period of time and how the instructor dealt with individual situations. A teacher should also include any student journal submissions that have been compiled over the school year. Scores on tests, department exams, and national exams should also be included to reflect the success of the educator’s classroom methods. In addition, any classroom tapes or videos showing how the teacher went about his or her methods are always a good way to build rapport with others who are looking over a teaching portfolio.
One of the most important components of this material is the personal statement from the educator, which outlines the instructor’s mission and how they will adapt or modify their methods when changes arise in the field. This statement should include thoughts on the teacher’s role in different environments; how the educator’s methods fit within the overall teaching role; and how these methods have been modified in response to student attitude, course materials, or curriculum alterations.
A teaching portfolio as mentioned should take student feedback into account. A student evaluation on how the course was taught and what they learned from the course is an important part of the material. An instructor should analyze these comments to see who enjoyed the course and who did not. These comments can also be sorted by a student’s GPA or the expected grade a student intends to receive for the course. This process of analyzing student feedback may help to explain or balance out any negative comments a teacher may have received.
There is a lot of information and data an educator has to assemble when putting together their teaching portfolio. This important tool helps others get a better view of how the teacher has performed in the past across a wide spectrum of educational settings. A teaching portfolio is a step toward a more open, professional view of teaching and reflects the practice as an academic activity. When it comes to deciding how a portfolio should be put together, institutions should focus on what exactly is effective teaching, and what kinds of standards factor into the practice of teaching. A portfolio should only include the things, which document the teacher’s practice, and not an exhaustive overview of every detail in the educator’s career.
Welcome Welcome to my online teaching portfolio. Above you can find links to my resume (letters of recommendation included), personal teaching philosophy, and classroom management techniques. I have also included a link with background information regarding my internship placement. Example of a caption in a teaching portfolio for an Alternative Assessment course in a Bachelor of Education Programme 8 2.7. Example of part of a reflective summary in a teaching portfolio for an Alternative Assessment course 9 2.8. Portfolio showing how contents can be organized 11 3.1.
Welcome!
To my Professional Teaching Portfolio
I am a teacher in a highly specialised setting, which is why you’ll find posts about Structured Teaching, Sensory Processing and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) alongside my thoughts about Professional Development I’ve attended or assessment methods I’ve used. I’m also lucky enough to work in an environment which allows me opportunities to support and encourage adults as well as children, which my writing tries to reflect. I experiment with and adapt ideas and love to incorporate ICT into my teaching. I am always considering what myself, my students, my support staff and my placement students are doing in the classroom.
How to access my evidence:
This website has been developed to allow educators to reflect on their practice against aitsl’s Professional Standards for Teachers. By clicking one of the blue tiles above, you’ll be taken to the relevant posts I’ve written for each standard. These standards are:
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- Know students and how they learn
- Know the content and how to teach it
- Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning
- Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments
- Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning
- Engage in professional learning
- Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community
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Within these standards are 148 focus areas, divided across four career stages-Graduate, Proficient, Highly Accomplished and Lead. You can also access my evidence by these focus areas, using the tag cloud to the left. The bigger the tag, the more evidence I have for that focus area. I’m finding this a very empowering way to identify my strengths and to clearly see my areas for growth.
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If you have any questions, feedback or suggestions, please feel free to leave a comment below one of my posts, I’d love to hear from you.