Portfolio

The Professional Development Portfolio is a collection of carefully selected materials and targeted reflections that provide a record of teaching experiences and growth.  It documents a teacher candidate’s knowledge, skills, and ability to teach.  A performance-based document, the portfolio synthesizes learning from the teacher candidate’s coursework and school-based experiences and includes multiple sources of data that should be gathered and developed in the teaching-learning process.  Its purpose is to encourage teacher candidates to become actively involved in monitoring their growth and reflecting on their development as a teacher, with the idea that this practice will continue throughout the teaching career.  This formative and summative product is designed around the university’s mission and program goals and published professional standards that represent the professional consensus of what beginning teachers should know and be able to do.  TESOL has articulated the standards incorporated into this document.  The portfolio is also designed around the standards and assessment requirements for NCATE accreditation. The evaluation of the portfolio and its presentation will be integrated with the overall evaluation of a candidate’s program work and internship and is a requirement for licensure completion.  The Professional Development Portfolio may be adapted for use during the job search process.

Please see the guidelines for the semester in which you began the program:

Summer and Fall 2006: ESOL Portfolio Guidelines 2006
Spring 2007 to Present: ESOL Portfolio Guidelines Spring 2007 to Present