Undergraduate Programs

Digital Portfolio Guidelines

Professional Digital Portfolio Guidelines

Education Studies Teacher Preparation Program

The professional portfolio reflects the developmental nature of the Education Studies major as you progress from student learner to student teacher. You will use this digital portfolio to document and showcase your overall Dominican Experience. By collecting and organizing artifacts in many formats (photos, graphics, video, text), you will display your best work demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and abilities developed along your path to becoming a teacher. You will create your portfolio using Google Sites based on the required sections below, incrementally adding to the site each semester.

Copy of ES Portfolio Guidelines 23-24.docx

Required Sections

Home
Creativity
Collaboration
Fieldwork: Freshman-Junior years

Philosophy of Education
Communication
Critical Thinking
Student Teaching: Senior year

Required Artifacts & Resources

Home

Introduction to the purpose and content of the site
Your photo, background, resume, and relevant personal information

Home student example:

Riley Camp, Education Studies Credential Candidate

Signature Work: Philosophy of Education

Your philosophy of education is a description of your professional beliefs about teaching and learning and how you will put these into action in your classroom. (see formal Philosophy of Education assignment to guide your work on p. 3)

Introductory paragraph that encompasses your philosophy of education
Artifacts & resources from coursework & fieldwork illustrating your philosophy
Links to websites, videos, and resources that illustrate your big ideas about teaching & learning

Philosophy of Education student example:

Izzy Julliard, Education Studies Credential Candidate

21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication, Collaboration

Introductory paragraph for each 4C
Artifacts & resources from EDU coursework illustrating your work with the 4C’s
Links to websites, videos, and resources that illustrate inspiring ideas and best practices in teaching and learning the 4C’s

Fieldwork (1st year-junior year)

Introductory paragraph about each school site
Reflections on Becoming a Teacher: What you taught, how you interacted with students and teachers, what you learned about teaching and learning
Photos & videos of yourself teaching with captions
Artifacts (e.g., lesson plans, assignments, photos, resources)

Fieldwork Experience student example:

Ms. Annabel, Multiple Subject Teacher

Student Teaching (senior year)

Introductory paragraph
Information about the school site & your 2 classroom placements
Reflections on Becoming a Teacher: What you taught, how you interacted with students and teachers, what you learned about teaching and learning
Photos & videos of yourself teaching
Artifacts from both classroom placements

Teaching example,

Christine Jones, Education Studies Multiple Subject Candidate

Required Artifacts: Choose where to place these items

Assignments from every EDU course
Artifacts demonstrating principles of diversity, equity & inclusion
Variety of content coursework assignments & resources (science, history, art, music, etc.)
Variety of Dominican University experiences