Download or read book What Every Teacher Should Know about Creating Digital Teaching Portfolios written by Clare R. Kilbane and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2002 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital Teaching Portfolios are persuasive professional tools for pre-service and in-service teachers- displaying tangible evidence of their knowledge and skills. In this booklet, readers will learn about portfolios, the ways they benefit teachers and how to create one.
Download or read book The Digital Teaching Portfolio Handbook written by Clare R. Kilbane and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2003 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Digital Teaching Portfolio Handbook offers comprehensive information on preparing a teaching portfolio for a Web site or CD-ROM. This practical text not only demonstrates the process for developing a digital teaching portfolio, it also provides students with strategies and suggestions for creating an appealing package that is accessible to a diverse audience. The Digital Teaching Portfolio Handbook helps students understand the benefits of portfolios and how to use portfolios to enhance professional growth and success. This comprehensive guide is not only an essential learning tool but also a fabulous resource for students entering the teaching profession. When posted on the Web or burned on CD-ROM, digital portfolios provide easily accessible and professionally appealing representations of educators' work. But the process of producing a portfolio can be even more useful than the product. This text allows teachers to acquire skills while reflecting on their professional growth during development displaying pedagogical knowledge by using technological skills.
Download or read book The Digital Teaching Portfolio Workbook written by Clare R. Kilbane and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Digital Teaching Portfolio Workbook: Understanding the Digital Teaching Portfolio Process is a practical book full of exercises and examples to help teachers at all levels develop a quality digital portfolio. This book provides activities that guide teachers through conceptualizing, organizing, and producing a teaching portfolio. It streamlines the development process and provides useful examples illustrating challenging aspects of production such as navigation and graphic design. Whether the eventual format of the portfolio is electronic or paper format, the steps presented will walk teachers through the recursive stages of portfolio creation and support them with accessible prose and relevant analogies.
Download or read book The Teaching Portfolio written by Peter Seldin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-08-30 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for The Teaching Portfolio "This new edition of a classic text has added invaluable, immediately useful material. It's a must-read for faculty, department chairs, and academic administrators." —Irene W. D. Hecht, director, Department Leadership Programs, American Council on Education "This book offers a wealth of wisdom and materials. It contains essential knowledge, salient advice, and an immediately useful model for faculty engaged in promotion or tenure." —Raymond L. Calabrese, professor of educational administration, The Ohio State University "The Teaching Portfolio provides the guidelines and models that faculty need to prepare quality portfolios, plus the standards and practices required to evaluate them." —Linda B. Nilson, director, Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation, Clemson University "Focused on reflection, sound assessment, and collaboration, this inspiring and practical book should be read by every graduate student, faculty member, and administrator." —John Zubizarreta, professor of English, Columbia College "All the expanded and new sections of this book add real value, but administrators and review committees will clearly benefit from the new section on how to evaluate portfolios with a validated template." —Barbara Hornum, director, Center for Academic Excellence, Drexel University "This book is practical, insightful, and immediately useful. It's an essential resource for faculty seeking promotion/tenure or who want to improve their teaching." —Michele Stocker-Barkley, faculty, Department of Psychology, Kishwaukee Community College "The Teaching Portfolio has much to say to teachers of all ranks, disciplines, and institutions. It offers a rich compendium of practical guidelines, examples, and resources." —Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Associate Provost for Faculty Development, University of Massachusetts Amherst "Teaching portfolios help our Board on Rank and Tenure really understand the quality and value of individual teaching contributions." —Martha L. Wharton, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Diversity, Loyola University, Maryland
Download or read book Digital Portfolios in the Classroom written by Matt Renwick and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2017-08-31 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assessment is messy. Day-to-day, in-the-moment assessments not only reveal information that drives future instruction but also offer a comprehensive picture of students’ abilities and dispositions toward learning. As teachers, we might know what this looks and feels like, yet it can be hard to put into action—hence the messiness. Say hello to digital student portfolios—dynamic, digital collections of authentic information from different media, in many forms, and with multiple purposes. Using digital portfolios to capture student thinking and progress allows us to better see our students as readers, writers, and learners—and help students see themselves in the same way! Matt Renwick’s Digital Portfolios in the Classroom is a guide to help teachers sort through, capture, and make sense of the messiness associated with assessment. By shining a spotlight on three types of student portfolios—performance, process, and progress—and how they can be used to assess student work, Renwick helps educators navigate the maze of digital tools and implement the results to drive instruction.
Download or read book Developing a Teaching Portfolio written by Ann Adams-Bullock and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a focus on using portfolios to show one's work throughout a professional teaching career, this compact, easy-to-read volume provides prospective and current teachers both the foundation and the specifics to be successful in their portfolio building endeavors. A two-part organization serves a two-fold purpose: first, setting the stage for portfolio building for students and novice teachers who have yet to engage in this activity; and, second, presenting a menu of topics from which more experienced educators can choose to inform their creation of targeted, results-oriented portfolios for a variety of situations. New to this edition: Integrated technology portfolio assignments More portfolio examples, included at the end of the book Digital portfolio examples Case studies following several teachers throughout their careers Additional examples of reflections, analyses, rubrics, and statewide assessment systems These new features illustrate chapter concepts, and provide readers with quality examples and tools for reference.
Download or read book Developing a Professional Teaching Portfolio written by Patricia M. Costantino and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing a Professional Teaching Portfolio: A Guide for Success, Third Edition, offers practical, comprehensive guidelines for developing standards-based paper or electronic professional teaching portfolios. This text leads future and in-service teachers through the rigorous process of documenting the qualities of good teaching: sound planning and preparation, able classroom management, attention to quality instruction, and continuous professional growth. Real-world examples accompany expert advice on both content and presentation, encouraging the creation of an effective portfolio that correlates evidence with national and state standards.
Download or read book Portfolio Teaching written by Nedra Reynolds and published by Macmillan Higher Education. This book was released on 2013-12-27 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brief but thorough, Portfolio Teaching: A Guide for Instructors provides the practical tips and pedagogical support that instructors and program managers need to successfully integrate portfolios into their courses, as well as create their own teaching portfolios. New coverage of e-portfolios, using portfolios across the curriculum and outside the academy, and an updated bibliography make the third edition more indispensable than ever for teachers who use portfolios in their courses.
Download or read book Digital Portfolios in the Classroom written by Matt Renwick and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2017-08-31 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assessment is messy. Day-to-day, in-the-moment assessments not only reveal information that drives future instruction but also offer a comprehensive picture of students’ abilities and dispositions toward learning. As teachers, we might know what this looks and feels like, yet it can be hard to put into action—hence the messiness. Say hello to digital student portfolios—dynamic, digital collections of authentic information from different media, in many forms, and with multiple purposes. Using digital portfolios to capture student thinking and progress allows us to better see our students as readers, writers, and learners—and help students see themselves in the same way! Matt Renwick’s Digital Portfolios in the Classroom is a guide to help teachers sort through, capture, and make sense of the messiness associated with assessment. By shining a spotlight on three types of student portfolios—performance, process, and progress—and how they can be used to assess student work, Renwick helps educators navigate the maze of digital tools and implement the results to drive instruction.
Download or read book Developing a Professional Teaching Portfolio written by Patricia M. Costantino and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2002 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook is a practical and comprehensive set of guidelines to smoothly lead teacher candidates and practicing teachers through the rigorous process of developing a professional teaching portfolio based on national/state standards of performance. The guidelines included in Developing a Professional Teaching Portfolio: A Guide for Success are designed to increase a teacher's understanding of the concept of a professional teaching portfolio, the value of using standards, and the phases of portfolio development. It also contains a multitude of suggestions for items to include in the portfolio, a variety of resources, and over 75 examples of portfolio artifacts. In addition, there is a chapter on developing an electronic portfolio. This handbook has been recognized as one of the most complete and practical set of guidelines for portfolio development.
Download or read book What Every School Leader Should Know about Digital Portfolios written by Clare Kilbane and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portfolios have long been a critical tool for school leaders- assisting in the employment of new teachers by illustrating candidates' professional competence with tangible evidence. In this book, the authors present a brief overview of what school leaders need to know about digital portfolios, including the different types, the advantages and challenges of digital portfolios, the development process and using portfolios for professional development and evaluation.
Download or read book Developing Your Portfolio Enhancing Your Learning and Showing Your Stuff written by Marianne Jones and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2011-03-07 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portfolios have often been used as a way for teachers to monitor and assess their students' progress, but this book picks up on the current trend of using portfolios to assess teachers themselves as part of their degree requirements. As a professional development tool, portfolios are also useful for classroom teachers in evaluating their practice, and in showcasing their skills and accomplishments for use in interviews. Veteran teacher educators Marianne Jones and Marilyn Shelton provide practical and comprehensive guidance specific to the needs of pre- and in-service teachers of young children. This thoroughly revised and updated new edition features: A flexible and friendly approach that guides students at varying levels of experience through the portfolio process. New material on the portfolio planning stage and additional coverage on the importance of developing a personal philosophy. A companion website with additional instructor materials such as printable templates, exercises for improving portfolio skills, and more. Both theoretical and practical, the book addresses issues and mechanics related to process and product, instruction and guidance techniques, the role of reflection, and assessment strategies. With concrete examples, rubrics, tips, and exercises, this book will provide a step-by-step guide to creating a professional teaching portfolio.
Download or read book The Professor Is In written by Karen Kelsky and published by Crown. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive career guide for grad students, adjuncts, post-docs and anyone else eager to get tenure or turn their Ph.D. into their ideal job Each year tens of thousands of students will, after years of hard work and enormous amounts of money, earn their Ph.D. And each year only a small percentage of them will land a job that justifies and rewards their investment. For every comfortably tenured professor or well-paid former academic, there are countless underpaid and overworked adjuncts, and many more who simply give up in frustration. Those who do make it share an important asset that separates them from the pack: they have a plan. They understand exactly what they need to do to set themselves up for success. They know what really moves the needle in academic job searches, how to avoid the all-too-common mistakes that sink so many of their peers, and how to decide when to point their Ph.D. toward other, non-academic options. Karen Kelsky has made it her mission to help readers join the select few who get the most out of their Ph.D. As a former tenured professor and department head who oversaw numerous academic job searches, she knows from experience exactly what gets an academic applicant a job. And as the creator of the popular and widely respected advice site The Professor is In, she has helped countless Ph.D.’s turn themselves into stronger applicants and land their dream careers. Now, for the first time ever, Karen has poured all her best advice into a single handy guide that addresses the most important issues facing any Ph.D., including: -When, where, and what to publish -Writing a foolproof grant application -Cultivating references and crafting the perfect CV -Acing the job talk and campus interview -Avoiding the adjunct trap -Making the leap to nonacademic work, when the time is right The Professor Is In addresses all of these issues, and many more.
Download or read book The Teacher Portfolio written by James Green and published by R&L Education. This book was released on 1998-06-28 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow three very different teachers through the process of creating a reflective teacher portfolio. This book covers all the basics of portfolios. Chapters cover each of the standard parts of a portfolio—Introduction, Influences, Instruction, Individualization, and Integration—and explore how the teachers apply the principles to their classrooms and styles. Teachers, peer mentors and administrators alike will appreciate this detailed approach to the evaluation process. With this book, you can turn your portfolio into a powerful tool of self-assessment as well as a tangible demonstration of your teaching capabilities.
Download or read book Evaluating Electronic Portfolios in Teacher Education written by Pete Adamy and published by IAP. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Research on the effectiveness of electronic portfolios for assessment and accreditation is emerging, many who are now using, or who are beginning to use, electronic portfolios are looking to justify the cost and effort involved. The purposes of this volume are to create an in-depth portrait of ways in which electronic portfolios efforts can be evaluated effectively, and to provide xamples of e-folio evaluation in the form of case studies. The intention of these chapters is to serve as models for assessment and evaluation of electronic portfolios in teacher education, as well as to spark further investigations on this tool that is ecoming ubiquitous in so many SCDE’s across the United States and abroad.
Download or read book Digital Portfolios in Teacher Education written by Laurie Mullen and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This new book presents the skills necessary for building and maintaining digital portfolios and emphasizing their significance in today's educational system. Helpful student tips and advice add to the conceptual and technical information related to this technology. This book will become an important practical tool for education majors during their college years and throughout their professional careers." -- back cover.
Download or read book Professional Development for Language Teachers written by Jack C. Richards and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-04-04 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This much-needed text provides a coherent and strategic approach to teacher development Teacher Development for Language Teachers examines ten different approaches for facilitating professional development in language teaching: self-monitoring, support groups, journal writing, classroom observation, teaching portfolios, analysis of critical incidents, case analysis, peer coaching, team teaching, and action research. The introductory chapter provides a conceptual framework. All chapters contain practical examples and reflection questions to help readers apply the approach in their own teaching context.
