A major component of almost ALL of our Faculty of Education classes is our professional portfolio. This is what we will use to "sell ourselves" and let potential employers know what we have to offer their schools. It can be electronic:
- Website
- Blog
- Slide-share
- PowerPoint
- etc
Or it can be done in a hard-copy form:
- Scrapbook
- Binder
- File System
- etc
I had started a portfolio last year when I first entered the Faculty of Education but now, looking back at it, I realize that it is not the best reflection of who I am. In that short period of time, I have definitely learned a lot and I wanted my portfolio to reflect that. So right before I began student teaching again this semester I started working on revamping what I already had.
Naturally, one of my first steps was to ask the Twitter-world, "what makes a good portfolio?" and I received some really good feedback. Unfortunately, Twitter is not currently letting me access my tweets from that far back so I can't share them with you right now :(
Right now I feel like my portfolio is as complete as it can get until I go out student teaching again. There is definitely more that I want to add, but I need completed student work first! So I am taking a REALLY BIG step for me and publicly posting my portfolio for others to critique. Be nice but be honest. Any feedback would be helpful as I really want it polished before I go for interviews next spring/summer.
** All contact info that is on my portfolio is available on other places on the web so there is no sensitive information being shared without permission!
Labels: portfolio, professional development, student teaching, university