This book presents a step-by-step practical procedures and tips on how to organize a professional portfolio to document the achievement of professional goals. It is written primarily for preservice teachers; however, inservice teachers, school districts, or university departments of education can adapt and interpret the guidelines presented to their unique situations.

The preeminent guidebook for portfolio development, this influential text has given pre-service and in-service teachers the necessary tools to create a professional teaching portfolio that reflects the uniqueness of each individual educator, and to provide to others an authentic, broad-based, and compelling method for evaluating their professional abilities. For fifteen years, How to Develop a Professional Portfolio: A Manual for Teachers has been a leading source of information for teachers who need guidance in creating a portfolio that showcases their professional abilities. In seven concise chapters, this book offers pre-service and in-service teachers step-by-step procedures for portfolio development, using national teaching standards as the organizing system, and offers teachers an extensive list of pragmatic artifact possibilities to showcase their professional growth. This versatile and practical book provides clear, manageable guidelines and tips for professional portfolio development that can be followed by teachers at all stages of their careers.

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