Thinking about Portfolios
I'm currently taking my Special Education Specialist course online, and the assignment I am working through right now has to do with portfolios. The module is focused on mentorship and leadership in Special Education, which is applicable to me as a relatively new teacher. Having just gone through the mentorship process, I feel like I have a lot to contribute in this area. Anyhow, back to portfolios… the assignment is to design a one-page handout giving the key parts of a professional portfolio, and then develop a plan to share with staff and use as a mentoring tool. I really felt like a bit of brainstorming needed to happen first, and so here I am. I think that a professional portfolio is a bit like a super-charged resume. It is a snapshot of who you are as a teacher, and serves as talking points for an interview. The interview could be a job interview, or a performance appraisal interview, or something more informal, but the portfolio is evidence. When I interviewed to be an...