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15 Inspiring Teaching Portfolio Examples (Plus How To Create Your Own)

Show them what you’ve got.

Every teacher, from the newly licensed to those with years of experience, should have a teaching portfolio. It summarizes your career and achievements in ways that go far beyond a resume. But this valuable tool isn’t just for those who are actively job-searching. Here’s why and how to create and maintain your own, plus lots of helpful teaching portfolio examples for inspiration.

What is a teaching portfolio?

A teaching portfolio is a tool that highlights your strengths as an educational professional. It can be a binder of paper-based materials, neatly organized and presented. Or, as is increasingly more popular these days, it can be digital, including videos and other multimedia elements. Most teachers use portfolios when they’re interviewing for a new position as a way to demonstrate their abilities and achievements.

Why should you create a teaching portfolio?

If you’re actively searching for a new job, you probably already have a portfolio on hand. You can take it with you to interviews to show real examples of yourself in action—lesson plans, pictures and video, notes from kids and parents, and more. These can all help potential employers get a more thorough picture of you as a candidate.

But even teachers who aren’t currently job-searching should keep their teaching portfolio up-to-date. By documenting your professional development, you can show you’ve met the criteria for a promotion or other opportunity for advancement. Plus, it pays to be prepared. Creating and updating a teaching portfolio takes time, and it’s much easier to add to yours a little bit at a time than to build a brand-new one from scratch if you’re suddenly facing the job market again.

More than that, though, updating a portfolio gives you a chance to reflect on your achievements and identify opportunities for improvement. You get a chance to look over your entire journey as an educational professional and celebrate your successes. This can be a real benefit during those times when being an educator is a little more challenging than you bargained for.

What does a strong teaching portfolio include?

Source: Sharing Kindergarten and Teach Starter

Every teaching portfolio is different. The goal is to show your experience from many angles, and highlight your achievements. Try to include quality real-life examples to prove the points you want to make about yourself as an educator. Here are some common elements to consider:

Philosophy of Education

Each teacher should give some thought to the question “What is your teaching philosophy?” Include it at the beginning of your portfolio, and ensure the examples you provide throughout support that philosophy. See 30 Philosophy of Education examples here to get you started.

Career Summary

This is similar to a resume but can provide much more detail. This is the place to show the subjects, grades, and ages you’ve taught, with lists of topics and material you covered. Be sure to highlight any courses you built from scratch, plus any significant professional development you’ve completed.

Teaching Samples

Here’s the place to include a few particularly strong lesson plan examples and samples of materials like worksheets you personally created. For digital portfolios, include a few well-chosen videos of you in action in the classroom.

Student Work

While you don’t want to stuff your portfolio full of endless student projects and materials, you should choose some representative samples that you’re particularly proud of. Include some work that shows how you provide feedback to help students improve, such as proposed edits on essay drafts or notes on incorrect answers.

Evaluations and Communications

This section is the place for positive communications like thank-you notes from parents and students, as well as statements from colleagues or supervisors about your achievements. Include student evaluations, as well as any documentation you have showing student progress under your instruction.

Professional Achievements

Have you published articles in a journal or written a textbook? Do you have a thriving TeachersPayTeachers store or a blog with thousands of followers? Show off your influence in this section of your portfolio. Plus, list any awards, honors, speaking engagements, committees, and other ways you’ve been recognized for excellence.

How do I choose materials for my portfolio?

When you start putting together your teaching portfolio, keep in mind that the goal is to provide evidence of your teaching experience from a wide range of sources. As you gather and organize material for your portfolio, you’ll get a better sense of what you want to include. Here are some tips to help you get started:

• Be honest: When you’re putting together your teaching portfolio, you don’t want to exaggerate your experience or qualifications. You don’t need to look perfect! Your portfolio should be an accurate and fair representation of your teaching career. Tell the world all about your successes, but don’t omit the losses. Instead, focus on how you’ve learned from negative experiences. 
• Choose wisely: Include materials that show the many aspects of your teaching. Be selective and put some real thought into this. It’s much better to have a strong set of well-chosen materials than a large collection of documents that are unfiltered and overwhelming to the reader.
• Get organized: Your teaching portfolio should have a clear structure that makes it easy for readers to find what they want to review. Include a table of contents and headers to keep everything in order.

Teaching Portfolio Examples

Still not sure how to start, or looking for new ideas? Check out these top-notch teaching portfolio examples from real educators. Each has its own style and reflects the personality of its creator. You’re sure to find some inspiration!

Personal Website Portfolio

This digital portfolio has a clean presentation with simple navigation. The professional appearance really helps to sell this person as a potential hire. With strong examples, lesson plan samples, and videos, this teacher presents herself in the best possible light.

Learn more: Gretchen Seibel

Traditional Teacher Portfolio

If you’re looking for examples of a traditional teaching portfolio, this one is organized in a binder with lots of pictures and samples of work. We love the “A Peek Into My Classroom” section, which shows various areas like learning centers, seating setups, and more.

One caveat: This teacher includes an “About Me” page with information about their religion and family status. We don’t advise including that sort of information in your own portfolio, as this can potentially lead to illegal discrimination in hiring practices. Keep your portfolio focused on your career, and let your personality show through your achievements and examples.

Learn more: Sharing Kindergarten

Google Sites Portfolio

Digital portfolios should be well organized and make it easy for people to learn more about you. Share the link on your resume or cover letter, and bring a tablet or laptop with you to interviews so you can show it off there too. Primary Paradise has tons of great tips for creating a quality portfolio using Google Sites, a free and easy hosting option.

Learn more: Primary Paradise

Free Editable Portfolio

Finding a template that you can customize to your liking can save so much time. This template from Teach Starter is free! It also includes sections on behavior management, parent communication, assessment and tracking, and teacher collaboration. This example has lots of in-depth sections, and you can choose the ones you want to include.

Learn more: Teach Starter

Portfolio Templates for Elementary

This completely customizable template is available for purchase on TpT. Reviewers note that it helped them create and organize their own stand-out portfolios. Just remember to make sure your own personality and achievements really show, regardless of the template.

Learn more: The Lemonade Stand Teacher

Digital Professional Teaching Portfolio

This digital portfolio example includes an array of subjects, helping to show this teacher’s diverse experience. Lots of quality images help illustrate her achievements.

Learn more: Megan Carnaghi

Art Teacher Portfolio

This art teacher portfolio would also work for other “special” teachers, like those who teach music, physical education, and more.

Print Student Teacher Portfolio

In this video, a teacher who was newly hired into her first role shows off the portfolio that landed her the job. If you’re just finishing up your student-teaching experience, this example is for you.

Digital Student-Teacher Portfolio

Check out this example of a digital portfolio for a student teacher looking for their first job. This example highlights a teaching philosophy, student work, classroom management, reference letters, and more.

Learn more: Cassandra Burke Teaching Portfolio

Well-Organized Portfolio

When you’re using your portfolio during an interview to help illustrate a point, you don’t want to be fumbling through the pages to find what you need. The colorful tabs in this binder make it a lot easier to navigate. Be sure you know your portfolio’s contents inside and out, so you can refer to it easily and naturally.

Learn more: Luckey Frog Learning

Substitute Teacher Portfolio

Not looking for a full-time position? Or are you looking to transition from part-time to something more permanent? This teaching portfolio created by Sarah Cheesman might be perfect for you! Not only does it cover substitute teaching work, it highlights other related professional experiences as well.

Learn more: Sarah Cheesman

Hybrid Teaching Portfolio

This traditional-style portfolio has been digitized into a PDF, so it can be accessed from anywhere. It’s extremely comprehensive, with lots of valuable information for potential hiring schools to consider.

Learn more: Holly Factora’s Portfolio

World Language Teacher Portfolio

If you teach a world language or specialty class, this example may be more helpful to you. This Spanish teacher included comments from students and information on engaging class activities.

Learn more: Tyson Hazard, Spanish Instructor

Portfolio Update

In this YouTube video, a third-year teacher reviews what she included in her portfolio when she was searching for her first job. Throughout the video, get tips on revisiting and updating your teaching portfolio.

Experienced Teacher Portfolio

In this video, a teacher with several years of experience shows off her detailed portfolio. An awesome feature in this portfolio is the use of a QR code to link to a digital website or portfolio!

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Teaching portfolios.

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What Is a Teaching Portfolio?

Why assemble a teaching portfolio, general guidelines, components of a teaching portfolio, sample teaching portfolios, electronic teaching portfolios, what role do teaching portfolios play on the job market, other resources.

• Portfolios provide documented evidence of teaching from a variety of sources—not just student ratings—and provide context for that evidence.
• The process of selecting and organizing material for a portfolio can help one reflect on and improve one’s teaching.
• Portfolios are a step toward a more public, professional view of teaching as a scholarly activity.
• Portfolios can offer a look at development over time, helping one see teaching as on ongoing process of inquiry, experimentation, and reflection.
• Teaching portfolios capture evidence of one’s entire teaching career, in contrast to what are called course portfolios that capture evidence related to a single course.

Portfolios can serve any of the following purposes.

• Job applicants for faculty positions can use teaching portfolios to document their teaching effectiveness.
• Faculty members up for promotion or tenure can also use teaching portfolios to document their teaching effectiveness.
• Faculty members and teaching assistants can use teaching portfolios to reflect on and refine their teaching skills and philosophies.
• Faculty members and teaching assistants can use teaching portfolios, particularly ones shared online, to “go public” with their teaching to invite comments from their peers and to share teaching successes so that their peers can build on them. For more on going public with one’s teaching, see the CFT’s Teaching Guide on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning .
• Start now! Many of the possible components of a teaching portfolio (see list below) are difficult, if not impossible, to obtain after you have finished teaching a course. Collecting these components as you go will make assembling your final portfolio much easier.
• Give a fair and accurate presentation of yourself. Don’t try to present yourself as the absolutely perfect teacher. Highlight the positive, of course, but don’t completely omit the negative.
• Be selective in which materials you choose to include , though be sure to represent a cross-section of your teaching and not just one aspect of it. A relatively small set of well-chosen documents is more effective than a large, unfiltered collection of all your teaching documents.
• Make your organization explicit to the reader. Use a table of contents at the beginning and tabs to separate the various components of your portfolio.
• Make sure every piece of evidence in your portfolio is accompanied by some sort of context and explanation. For instance, if you include a sample lesson plan, make sure to describe the course, the students, and, if you have actually used the lesson plan, a reflection on how well it worked.
• A reflective “teaching statement” describing your personal teaching philosophy, strategies, and objectives (see Teaching Philosophy ).
• A personal statement describing your teaching goals for the next few years
• A list of courses taught and/or TAed, with enrollments and a description of your responsibilities
• Number of advisees, graduate and undergraduate
• Course descriptions with details of content, objectives, methods, and procedures for evaluating student learning
• Reading lists
• Assignments
• Exams and quizzes, graded and ungraded
• Handouts, problem sets, lecture outlines
• Descriptions and examples of visual materials used
• Descriptions of uses of computers and other technology in teaching
• Videotapes of your teaching
• Summarized student evaluations of teaching, including response rate and relationship to departmental average
• Written comments from students on class evaluations
• Comments from a peer observer or a colleague teaching the same course
• Statements from colleagues in the department or elsewhere, regarding the preparation of students for advanced work
• Letters from students, preferably unsolicited
• Letters from course head, division head or chairperson
• Statements from alumni
• Scores on standardized or other tests, before and after instruction
• Students’ lab books or other workbooks
• Students’ papers, essays, or creative works
• Graded work from the best and poorest students, with teacher’s feedback to students
• Instructor’s written feedback on student work
• Participation in seminars or professional meetings on teaching
• Design of new courses
• Design of interdisciplinary or collaborative courses or teaching projects
• Use of new methods of teaching, assessing learning, grading
• Preparation of a textbook, lab manual, courseware, etc.
• Description of instructional improvement projects developed or carried out
• Publications in teaching journals
• Papers delivered on teaching
• Reviews of forthcoming textbooks
• Service on teaching committees
• Assistance to colleagues on teaching matters
• Work on curriculum revision or development
• Teaching awards from department, college, or university
• Teaching awards from profession
• Invitations based on teaching reputation to consult, give workshops, write articles, etc.
• Requests for advice on teaching by committees or other organized groups

The website from University of Virginia provides sample teaching portfolios from a variety of disciplines. As you look at these portfolios, ask yourself,

• “What components did the author choose to include and which ones are most effective at describing their teaching?” and
• “What structural and organizational decisions did the author make as they assembled their portfolio?”

Sample Portfolios from the University of Virginia Teaching Resource Center

How do electronic portfolios differ from print portfolios?

• Increased Accessibility: Teaching portfolios are intended, in part, to make teaching public. Distributing a portfolio on the web makes it even more accessible to peers and others.
• Multimedia Documents: Technology allows for inclusion of more than just printed documents. For example, you can include video footage of yourself teaching, an audio voiceover providing context and reflection on the portfolio, or instructional computer programs or code you have written.
• Nonlinear Thinking: The web facilitates nonlinear relationships between the components of your teaching portfolio. The process of creating a portfolio in this nonlinear environment can help you think about your teaching in new ways. For example, since readers can explore an e-portfolio in many different ways, constructing an e-portfolio gives you an opportunity to consider how different audiences might encounter and understand your work.
• Copyright and Privacy Issues: While examples of student work can be compelling evidence of your teaching effectiveness, publishing these examples online presents legal copyright and privacy issues. Talk to someone at the VU Compliance Program before doing so.
• 585 include the words “teaching philosophy,”
• 27 include the words “teaching statement,” and
• 28 include the words “teaching portfolio.”
• 388 include the words “teaching philosophy,”
• 5 include the words “teaching statement,” and
• 8 include the words “teaching portfolio.”
• write a meaningful teaching philosophy statement and
• to discuss your teaching more effectively during interviews.

The following books on teaching portfolios are available for check-out in the Center for Teaching’s library.

• Seldin, Peter, The Teaching Portfolio: A Practical Guide to Improved Performance and Promotion/Tenure Decisions , 3rd edition, Anker, 2004.
• Cambridge, Barbara, Electronic Portfolios: Emerging Practices in Student, Faculty, and Institutional Learning , American Association for Higher Education, 2001.
• Hutchings, Pat, ed., The Course Portfolio: How Faculty Can Examine Their Teaching to Advance Practice and Improve Student Learning , American Association for Higher Education, 1998.
• Murray, John P., Successful Faculty Development and Evaluation: The Complete Teaching Portfolio , ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, 1997.
• Anderson, Erin, ed., Campus Use of the Teaching Portfolio: Twenty-Five Profiles , American Association for Higher Education, 1993.

The following web sites offer additional resources and strategies for creating effective teaching portfolios:

• Developing a Teaching Portfolio , from the Center for Instructional Development and Research at the University of Washington
• Developing a Teaching Portfolio , from the Office of Faculty and TA Development, The Ohio State University
• The Teaching Portfolio , an Occasional Paper from the University of Michigan’s Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
• What is a Teaching Portfolio?, from the Office of Instructional Consultation, UCSB.
• Curating A Teaching Portfolio , from the Center for Teaching Effectiveness at the University of Texas-Austin
• The Teaching Portfolio , from the Center for Teaching Excellence at Duquesne University
• “The Teaching Portfolio,” an article published by the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education

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• Principles & Frameworks
• Pedagogies & Strategies
• Reflecting & Assessing
• Challenges & Opportunities
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17 Teaching Portfolio Examples That Will Make You Say WOW

An online teaching portfolio is an incredibly valuable tool for any teacher to showcase their accomplishments.

This typically includes a variety of evidence you’ve compiled throughout your career that backs up your teaching philosophy.

You can share it with your students, their parents, your current school’s administration—and especially with that new school district you want to land a job at!

There are only two tools I recommend for this, and the one you choose comes down to how tech-savvy you are with setting up your own website domain and customizing it as needed.

That said, let’s check out some live teacher portfolio samples you can use as inspiration in crafting your own.

Top 17 Best Teaching Portfolio Template Options

1. paul gordon brown →.

Dr. Paul Gordon Brown is an independent speaker and consultant and has headlined conferences from Canada to Dubai on how education and technology intersect on various platforms. He is the Director of Curriculum, Training, and Research at Roompact, a company that provides educational software solutions for residential facilities in higher education. Dr. Brown’s aim is to make life better for students who are getting used to living on campus.

What I like. I like the way Dr. Brown approaches teaching as a privilege. He considers his role of consulting college instructors as a way to give back to the profession and reach many more students than he can personally train. Dr. Brown’s teaching philosophy is the first thing you see on his educator page, and you can tell that he’s passionate about it. He focuses on student learning and development to reach the whole person, and applies that philosophy to his teaching methods — in his own words, he constantly learns as he teaches.

2. Gretchen C. Seibel →

Gretchen C. Seibel is a third- and fourth-grade teacher who genuinely enjoys elementary school teaching. She focuses on language skills and is proficient in teaching Italian. She is also a post-graduate in English for Speakers of Other Languages.

What I like. I like the home page with the photo of Gretchen in her classroom. The introduction is written in third person, which gives the impression of an endorsement. Showing good knowledge of website formatting, she doesn’t just have a wall of text, but gives introductory points about her skills and certifications, allowing visitors to read more if they’re interested. This is a good example of an elementary teacher’s portfolio.

3. Dr. Marc C. Santos →

What I like. In this portfolio, the teacher showcases his ideas by posting a photograph that makes you think. He provides examples that show how interesting his methods are for students, because he wants learning to originate from the student, not the teacher. This portfolio is not in a format you might expect. It’s like a puzzle that draws you in.

4. Ben Pettis →

What I like. Ben Pettis informs visitors to his website that it is a work in progress. He does clearly list his accomplishments, but this first-year teacher portfolio is more like a journal where we can see his thoughts and fears, as well as his development. It is engagingly written, and actually makes you want to visit again to see how he is doing.

5. Luis Javier Pentón Herrera →

Luis Javier Penton Herrera is a high school teacher who holds two Adjunct Professor positions. He specializes in reading, language, and literacy in English and bilingual education. He has given many talks as an advocate for teaching English as a second and third language. He served in the Marine Corps and holds three Master’s Degrees.

What I like. I like this website because it’s user friendly. The introduction is also in third person, creating the impression of an endorsement. The vibe is friendly and welcoming, and it makes the visitor want to look further into this teacher’s accomplishments.

6. Gregory Tait →

What I like. Gregory Tait has innovative views, and when you open his digital portfolio, you’ll see a short segment in which he talks about his views and  supports his goals. Music is an essential part of his teaching method, so he needed a platform to showcase his talents. Any website where audio is important needs to be very user friendly.

7. Cynthia Tobar →

Cynthia Tobar is an archivist and community oral historian, and one of her main research interests is Communication of Memory in Archives, Libraries, and Museums. She is a visiting assistant professor at Pratt Institute. She has participated in many exhibitions and performances in art and history and fights for equal rights to higher education for lower-income families.

What I like. Cynthia’s website has a clear, first-person narrative about her work and passions. It’s easy to navigate, and projects a warm, friendly atmosphere. She shows her personal interests, along with her professional achievements, which makes for a very attractive and interesting portfolio.

8. Lisa Nielsen →

What I like. Her portfolio blog is her main means of communicating her ideas. She has one of the top 15 Educational Leadership Blogs. The website is easy to navigate, and the hot topics are easy to see. Just one click will get you where you want to go. Lisa clearly states her passions in education, which include social media for students, being a connected educator, and learning with mobile devices.

9. Ross McGill →

What I like. While the home page is all about Ross’s achievements — and they are impressive — the site also gives practical advice and help for teachers. From his 5-minute lesson plan to the free homework worksheets, as well as his paid services, @TeacherToolKit serves as Ross McGill’s teacher portfolio and online business providing educational material with the tagline Classroom Ideas, Teacher Training & School Resources.

10. Larry Ferlazzo →

Larry Ferlazzo is a high school teacher who specializes in English and social studies. He has published many books on classroom management and parental participation. Larry is also a guest professor at the University of California at Davis. The author of nine books; he is currently working on a practical classroom book for science, social studies, and math teachers.

What I like. Larry Ferlazzo has a lot to offer educators, and his portfolio is more about helping teachers than about promoting himself. It’s not only about English language learners, but about every aspect of classroom management and teaching. Most portfolios are intended to introduce the teacher, but Larry needs no introduction. His articles, TV appearances and radio show are famous. The portfolio is always up to date with trending topics in education.

11. Kelly Walsh →

What I like. EmergingEdTech is Kelly’s blog about using the latest technology in the classroom. It has a lot of good information, and offers those ideas to teachers. If you’re this established in the education field, you don’t need a portfolio to present yourself to potential employers. But take note: the tone is humble, and he expresses happiness at helping others while he continues to learn. He invites teachers and others to join his conversations on several social media platforms.

12. José Louis Vilson →

What I like. The home page starts with a photo of José working at his school. It gives the impression that he’s focused on his work and not posing for the portfolio. His accomplishments are presented on the home page with easy access to his articles, media appearances and speeches. This portfolio is straightforward and easy to navigate.

13. Craig Kemp →

Craig Kemp is an educator, originally from New Zealand, who is based in Singapore. He is the head of Digital Learning and Innovation at the Stamford American International School. Craig is a consultant for many other schools that are switching to digital learning. He is a co-founder of the award-winning Twitter chat #whatisschool.

What I like. Craig’s portfolio home page is updated every day, and gives his colleagues access to a lot of chats and articles to help improve their teaching. The About page is written in the third person, so at least on the surface, it doesn’t seem like he’s touting his own accomplishments. This is a good model for teachers who are consultants, because it showcases his abilities and accomplishments while making his advice and help available to other institutions.

14. Angela Watson →

Angela Watson is a National Board Certified Teacher who runs one of the top three educational podcasts in the world. Her aim is to support good teaching by giving her colleagues practical methods to reduce fatigue while increasing effectiveness. She designs resources to meet the everyday needs of teachers.

What I like. Angela’s portfolio uses third-person throughout the website to showcase her accomplishments, which are many. It’s clear that her aim is to aid other teachers, and her website makes it easy to access the programs she offers. Angela’s tagline, “The Cornerstone for Teachers,” makes it clear she offers practical support and resources.

15. Vicki Davis →

What I like. Vicki’s bio is in the third person, but she comes in at the end to reach out personally to visitors, where she offers help and gives contact information. Her homepage is updated practically every second, so visitors will always find something new and relevant. The personal touch at the end includes a little information about her family life, children and pets. This is a very good touch for any teacher portfolio.

16. Steve Hargadon →

The founder and director of the Learning Revolution Project, Steve Hargadon also chairs or co-chairs several pioneering worldwide virtual events for teachers. A firm believer that schooling should not get in the way of education, he provides information and inspiration at virtual and physical events to more than 550,000 members.

What I like. Steve’s tagline is “The Learning Revolution Has Begun.” This immediately tells the visitor that what they will find in this portfolio will be innovative. The website also showcases other educators in a variety of fields, which is a good move, because it means visitors can regularly come back to get the latest updates in their field.

17. Scott McLeod →

What I like. This portfolio is provocative, inviting visitors to learn something new that may not be mainstream, but appears to be effective. The tagline says it all: “Technology, Leadership, and the Future of Schools.” Of all the examples on this list, this is the only one that provides direct contact, offering a portal for leaving Scott a voicemail.

5 Must-Have Items To Include In Teacher Portfolio Samples

5 nice-to-have items for a teaching portfolio.

Digital teaching portfolios need to have certain features to give easy access to your information:

3 Best Places To Build Your Portfolio

Streamlined packet & pdf format.

If you prefer, your portfolio doesn’t even have to be posted online. It can be a PDF file that you send to prospective employers, or it can be a hard copy. One advantage of teacher portfolio samples in PDF copy is that you can make sure it’s clean and error-free, and can’t be tampered with by an outside agent.

A PDF document also retains formatting, so you can be sure the potential employer is seeing all your carefully chosen fonts and well-placed photographs or graphics. If your resume is being sent by an applicant tracking system (ATS), PDF may not be your best choice.

===UPDATE===

A good teaching portfolio needs to be user-friendly. You don’t want to make it difficult for people to get the information about you they need. It needs to highlight your teaching philosophy because that tells more about you than your CV. Your resume will give the facts about your background, skills, and career objectives. Your degrees, awards, and certificates can be listed in a timeline. Give one or two examples of real plans, classes, or lessons you have given. Finally, include three letters of recommendation from prominent people in your area, either a professor or mentor, a parent of a student, or the principal of a school where you taught.

If you’re still hesitant to design your own teaching portfolio, here’s a template to get you started.

Hard Copy Of Portfolio

If you prefer a hard copy, it needs to have the look of a professional teaching portfolio with a hard cover, good graphics, and easy-to-read, well-formatted pages. Since there is no clickable menu in a hard copy, a table of contents is essential, so the employer can go to any section at a glance. This may include a cover letter , letters of recommendation, teaching philosophy, certificates, test scores, and your transcripts. If you are attending an interview in person, a hard copy has an advantage, because you can use it to support whatever information you give.

See how to create a hard copy of your teaching portfolio.

The Gold Teaching Portfolio Award

I would be truly honored if the authors of these portfolios placed this badge on their websites. All you need to do is just copy and paste this code into an HTML editor:

Before you begin, you should decide how you want to present yourself, then make a list of all the important points that support who you are as an educator. Finally, select colors, fonts, and graphics that are unique and easy on the eye.

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Teacher Work Sample and Electronic Portfolio

Teacher work sample description.

The Teacher Work Sample assignment is an assignment through which teacher candidates provide credible evidence of their ability to facilitate the learning of their students. The TWS consists of seven teaching processes identified by research and practice as fundamental to improving student learning. Students are required to teach a comprehensive unit. Before they teach the unit, they describe contextual factors and identify learning goals based on state standards. They then create an assessment plan that identifies key assessments to be used before, during and after the unit. Teacher candidates then plan for instruction. After they teach the unit, they are required to analyze student learning and reflect upon their own teaching as it relates to student learning. Each process is evaluated through the use of a rubric that defines the various levels of performance on the standard.

Electronic Portfolio

The electronic portfolio is an exit requirement for the MAT program. You will begin working on your electronic portfolio right at the beginning when you enter the program. You will complete your portfolio and present it to an audience of peers, college faculty, cooperating teachers, and administrators towards the end of your program in EDUC 615-the capstone experience. You will share initial iterations of the portfolio at the end of Internship I (EDUC 694 or SPED 691) and again after Internship II so as to receive helpful feedback from peers and college faculty. The following criteria are the items you will have to demonstrate when you present your portfolio:

• Your unique attributes and stance as a teacher;
• Your ability to teach in accordance with your beliefs;
• Your ability to use New Jersey Core Curriculum content standards as a guide in designing learning experiences that communicate high expectations to children and challenge them appropriately.
• Your ability to elicit meaningful, high quality thinking and work from all children, including those with differing abilities and special needs;
• Your ability to use technology appropriately and effectively in delivering instruction (the electronic portfolio itself may be partial evidence of this);
• Your ability to inquire into your own practice and use the evidence from such inquiry to improve your instruction. (the inquiry project may be partial evidence of this);
• Your commitment to advocating for all children (You may include evidence of work with colleagues, parent, and community resources, or any special efforts you made to assist a specific child or group of children.)
• Your commitment to lifelong professional development, including evidence of growth through reflection and goal-setting and participation in professional organizations and collegial activities.

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Introduction

There are many techniques special education teachers use to evaluate the progress and learning issues of a student in his or her classroom. These techniques are usually referred to as non standardized forms of assessment. One of the most popular types of classroom assessment is called a portfolio assessment. This Parent Teacher Conference Handout will explain this type of classroom assessment to parents who may not be aware of the purpose and use of such a technique.

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