About Me Teaching Portfolio

PROFILE Your profile gives your audience a first impression of you! This should be a brief autobiographical story that tells the audience about you. Make connections between what you have done and decisions you have made in your life. Consider the Six Pillars REMEMBER ~ YOU ARE UNIQUE

Teaching Philosophy State your values, beliefs and goals of teaching and education. What are education, teaching and/or student learning to you? Why is teaching important?  Examples: University of Texas at Austin – University of Michigan

Career Goals What career path do you want to follow? Where do you see yourself in five or ten years? What are you doing to prepare yourself for the career that you want? What, to you, are the great and wonderful rewards of teaching? 

Experience What have you done in the past/present that is getting you ready for your future career? What will you be doing after SRVHS?

Interests and Hobbies Are there any interests/hobbies you have that show the audience a different side of you? Do you bring these personal interests into your teaching philosophy in any way?

Get Started! Complete a minimum of one paragraph for each of the five topics. Put this into your Haiku account. We will work on this in class again on Wednesday, October 7th. It is due Monday, October 12.

Five Paragraphs Profile - What makes you YOU and why? How would your friends define you? Give examples! Teaching Philosophy – What do you believe makes a good teacher? Career Goals – What are your plans? Experience – What experiences have you had that make you YOU and affect your career goals? Interests & Hobbies – What do you do for fun? Are you passionate about anything special?