This portfolio documents a teaching candidate's qualifications and competencies across four domains: Knowing, Sharing, Caring, and Growing. Within each domain are 3-4 competencies addressed through examples of coursework, lesson plans, assessments, and reflections demonstrating content knowledge, pedagogical skills, classroom management ability, and commitment to professional development. Links and artifacts provide evidence of meeting each standard to obtain teaching certification.

1. Position you are certified to teach Name Picture

2. Introduction Resume Philosophy Statement School of Education Competencies Brief Overview

3. What is the purpose of this portfolio? Back to the Table of Contents Introduction

4. List four or five experiences, etc from your resume Back to the Table of Contents Full Resume Resume

5. Back to the Table of Contents Philosophy Statement Summarize your philosophy into 3 -4 sentences. Use professional, educational language. Philosophy Paper

6. A knowledge of discipline specific content and curriculum appropriate for their chose field. A knowledge of the intellectual, social, physical, and personal development of diverse learners and appropriate instructional strategies to teach children in diverse cultural contexts. KNOWING: Competencies K1: K2:

7. Sharing: The ability to design effective learning activities for all learners based on their knowledge of discipline specific content and curriculum, students, learning environments, and assessment. The ability to select and use appropriate curriculum resources including current technology to enhance instruction for diverse learners. The ability to effectively organize, mange, and facilitate a learning environment which engages learners in active learning and positive social interaction. The ability to develop and utilize a variety of formal and informal assessment strategies to ensure the continuous development of all learners. S1: S2: S3: S4:

8. The ability to create a safe and stimulating learning environment conducive to all learners. The ability to monitor and mange the classroom so that learners effectively attain desired learning outcomes. The ability to form home and community partnerships to foster student well being and learning. The ability to grow professionally as a teacher. Caring: C1: C2: C3: C4:

9. English 101: A English 102: A Grammar: A World Lit. : B Adv. Comp: A Amer. Novel: A History of the Eng. Lang: A Multi Ethnic Lit: A Contemporary Poetry: A Christian Lit: A American Lit: A Competency K1: The teacher candidate demonstrates a knowledge of discipline specific content and curriculum appropriate for their chosen teaching field.. Back to the Table of Contents Knowing I maintained an A average in my major content courses. (Tell why this shows mastery of this competency) Use the format below to highlight your grades instead of the entire transcript. Then delete this box.

10. Orientation/ Teaching: A Human Growth: A Prin. Of Ed.: A Ed. Psych.: A Teaching Grammar: A Teaching Literature: A Prin. of Reading: A InTech: A Curriculum Develop.: A Competency K2: The teacher candidate demonstrates a knowledge of the intellectual, social, physical, and personal development of diverse learners and appropriate instructional strategies to teach children in diverse cultural contexts.. Back to the Table of Contents Knowing Grammar Philosophy Reading Philosophy I maintained an A average in my pedagogical classes. Use the format below to highlight your grades instead of the entire transcript. Then delete this box.

11. Competency S1 : The teacher candidate demonstrates the ability to design effective learning activities for all learners based on their knowledge of discipline specific content and curriculum, students, learning environments, and assessment. Back to the Table of Contents Sharing Describe very concisely the activity/scene as a rationale for this activity . Cooperative Learning Plan

12. Competency S2: The teacher candidate demonstrates the ability to select and use appropriate curriculum resources including current technology to enhance instruction for diverse learners. Back to the Table of Contents Describe very concisely the activity/scene as a rationale for this activity. . Sharing Provide a link here Add picture

13. Competency S3: The teacher candidate demonstrates the ability to effectively organize, manage, and facilitate a learning environment which engages learners in active learning and positive social interaction. Back to the Table of Contents Sharing Example of Student’s Work Add picture Describe very concisely the activity/scene as a rationale for this activity. .

14. Competency S4: The teacher candidate demonstrates the ability to develop and utilize a variety of formal and informal assessment strategies to ensure the continuous development of all learners. . Back to the Table of Contents Pre- and Post-Test Assessment Action Verbs Sharing Pre-test Recognition 48% Usage 35% Post-test Recognition 92% Usage 91% Example: Use the format below to highlight the statistics from a pre- and post-test. Then delete this box. Provide link to actual test and stats gathered.

15. Competency C1: The ability to create a safe and stimulating learning environment conducive to all learners. Back to the Table of Contents Caring Add picture Describe very concisely the activity/scene as a rationale for this activity. . Provide link to lesson plan/activity that supports this.

16. Competency C2: The teacher candidate demonstrates the ability to monitor and manage the classroom so that learners effectively attain desired learning outcomes. Back to the Table of Contents Caring Provide link to actual lesson or evaluation Add picture Describe very concisely the activity/scene as a rationale for this activity. .

17. Competency C3: The teacher candidate demonstrates the ability to formhfome and community partnerships to foster student well being and learning. Back to the Table of Contents Caring Describe very concisely the activity/scene as a rationale for this activity. . Add picture Provide link to actual lesson or evaluation

18. Competency C4: The teacher candidate demonstrates the ability to grow professionally as a teacher. Back to the Table of Contents Caring Add picture Describe very concisely the activity/scene as a rationale for this. Provide link to your 4 year reflective paper, memberships in professional org., workshops