Professional ePortfolio

A Massachusetts' and system-wide goal is the implementation of a new teacher evaluation system. Our system invited consultants to introduce the new State system for professional standards and evaluation to us and instituted a system-wide pilot. 

To date, I have found that the best way to keep my professional house in order is through the use of an ePortfolio. Our system uses TeachPoint, a program that stores your evaluation information for administrative use, however I find that the ePortfolio serves as a working document for my ongoing professional work, reflection and goal setting--it's a vehicle that can be used in multiple ways to forward professional growth and effort. 

The ePortfolio has many advantages including the following:

• • The ePortfolio is an easy vehicle to share when you are applying for a job, submitting a grant proposal, offering to present at a conference or meeting with your administrator during an evaluation meeting. 

  • An ePortfolio is quick to update and easy to access--much easier than sifting through a file cabinet for the various paperwork for your evaluations or recertification.

  • The ePortfolio can serve as a reflection piece and working document--you can easily update and revise in real time to reflect the work you are doing and the adaptations you are making to develop your repertoire with regard to student learning.

  • The ePortfolio privacy settings vary so you can choose the privacy level you're comfortable with.

I have found Google sites to be a facile platform that lends itself to global sharing ease.  If you would like to see a sample of my current ePortfolio, a work in progress, please take a look.  Also if you're interested in creating an ePortfolio, I've outlined the steps in this blog post.