TEACHER PORTFOLIOS.. A TOOLBOX FOR BETTER TEACHING 5 DAY WORKSHOP ON EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FOR HMs / PRIMARY IN CHARGE APRIL-MAY 2013

MAIN IDEAS What is a Teaching Portfolio? Guidelines for developing a Teaching Portfolio What is a Teaching Portfolio? Why have a Teaching Portfolio? How do you make a Teaching Portfolio?

What’s a Teaching Portfolio? A collection of materials to document one’s teaching approach, experience, achievements, and goals. Materials in the portfolio should be: • Selected • Interpreted • Purposefully arranged

Why a Teaching Portfolio? The reasons are both professional and personal Helps you reflect on your teaching Shows dedication to teaching Facilitates improvement in teaching Incorporates a variety of teaching-related materials

How to make a Teaching Portfolio? A Portfolio is an evidence of the processes and products of teaching. • Write teaching statement. • Gather materials that reflect your teaching philosophy and your teaching experience. • Organize the materials. • Write reflective and summary statements about the materials. • Share and discuss your portfolio with others and revise it.  

Items in a Teaching Portfolio?   The items most commonly found in a teaching portfolio include: Teaching statement Description of teaching experience Teaching artefacts Teaching anecdotes and journal entries of classroom experiences which may reflect on your teaching skills Evidence of teaching effectiveness Teaching awards and recognition Professional development efforts and teaching goals

Materials from others Products of good teaching Organize the materials into categories and make a Table of Contents Arrangement of Materials Potential in a Teaching Portfolio Materials from others Products of good teaching

PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT MAINTAINED BY HMs A SAMPLE MRS. ANUSYA SRINIVASAN HM KV AFS YELAHANKA BANGALORE

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