ASTL 5700 - Portfolio Development

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Prerequisite: Teacher certification and admission into the RODP M.Ed. Program or department approval
This course presents an overview of the portfolio as an authentic assessment tool utilized to document the scholarship of teaching. It requires practicing educators to use artifacts, products, teacher work samples as evidence of effective teaching with the standards and, then, expands this to include student work samples as supportive evidence of that effectiveness. The course emphasis is focused on collection and presentation of teacher developed instructional examples organized comprehensively to demonstrate the ability of the educator in planning and teaching, assessment and evaluation, reflection, professional growth, and communication. Some aspects of the professional portfolio developed in this class will follow the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards requirements.