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Portfolio and Student Teaching
Students in the student
teaching semester have told us:
- “I think
the biggest help would be to tell all education students….they will be highlighting their student teaching
semester the most in the end….. For me, I focused on what made me
excited to talk about from past semesters and especially student
teaching. If a lesson or
unit excites you, then your passion for teaching will really shine
through.”
- I spent
a few hours on my own looking
through other people's portfolios before I found some ideas on how to set up
mine.
- The earlier we start thinking about our final
portfolio, the easier
this semester becomes. Most of my time was spent figuring out
what exactly I wanted my portfolio to look like in the end.
- “….there
were no designated times to work on the
portfolio during the semester, and then it is due right at the end of student teaching…. Luckily, I
had an arrangement with my teacher so that I could spend two hours each week on it, but I know others are not
as fortunate. “
-Brian Siegel, EED Dec 2005 grad
- “…like
most students, I really came to value the portfolio when I started
thinking seriously about it. Thinking about, and putting into words and evidence,
my feelings and philosophies about teaching made me come to
terms [with] everything I have been taught
and experienced throughout this program. “
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Leah Schlichtholz, EED Dec 2005 grad
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- “The process of creating a portfolio
is an AMAZING job search tool. Taking the time to organize
and reflect upon experiences
throughout the program make you much better at talking about yourself as a teacher in a professional and
concise manner. In addition, having a print version of selected
portfolio artifacts that really display your beliefs and experiences as
a teacher is a nice supplement to show, or have a visual representation,
of what you are discussing in the interview!!!”
- Nicole Olsen, Science, May 2006 grad
Using the portfolio in an interview:
- "[Near
the end of the first interview] I gave him the e-portfolio slip and told him to feel free to look at it to
get a better feel of who I am as
a teacher and some classroom
activities that I have done. Then when I was called in for my second
interview with a group of teachers, … [the
principal] introduced me as "the
one with the e-portfolio". During this interview I was able to
use my print version to share activities and lessons that I had taught…..
also [shared] student work. I …. referred to my online version when talking about
Reader's Theater because it had video of the students. When I left I
again left my portfolio slip and told them to look at my portfolio under
the Teaching and Learning section to see my development as a teacher. I felt that the portfolio allowed
me to be clear and concise with my answers while giving me concrete
evidence of the hard work I do and my enthusiasm for teaching."
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Amy Ellefson, EED May
2006 grad
- "I
received a phone call telling me I had an interview at a school in McFarland.
The principal said they would have a computer available for me to show
parts of my portfolio!"
- Dawin Wu, EED
May 2006 grad
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