Glossary

Portfolio: A Common Thread in Teacher Ed

A working portfolio: documents the learning process…includes the collection of the learner’s artifacts...

focuses on the process...emphasizes reflection

A professional portfolio is organized around a set of learning outcomes, goals or standards...

drawing from their working portfolio...

Quotation From Helen Barrett

Portfolio Purpose:

• Provide students a common thread that connects the TE courses from first semester Ed Sem to the last semester Student Teaching.

• Connect the content of the program capstone assessment (the Professional Learning & Teaching (PLT) exam), to TE course content to better prepare students to think conceptually for this assessment.

• The portfolio begins as a "working portfolio" to house all student work and resources. It replaces the collection of 3-ring binders, plastic totes, and file cabinets that most teachers use to house all the materials they acquire.

• Create a Student Teaching application presentation (STAR) that provides accurate assessment of ST readiness and supports the licensure process.

• As students progress through the program, they begin to personalize their portfolios and transform them into a "professional portfolio" to use during their job application process.

Portfolio Template Structure:

• This portfolio is structured conceptually according to the components (tabs) on the Praxis II PLT exam - Principles of Learning and Teaching - which is taken during the student teaching semester.

• Refer to the study companion documents for the PLT to help you organize the material in your portfolio by reviewing the indicators and benchmarks under each component (listed on each tab's page).

• PLT Study Companions - the ETS resource that shows the topics covered in each component of the licensure exam, links below.

Grades K - 6th Grades 5 - 9th Grades 7 - 12th

Portfolio Resources: Items created by others; professors, links, other students, etc.

Portfolio Artifacts: Items created by the owner of the portfolio.

What makes a good artifact or resource?

* Represents the standard or concept

* Demonstrates competencies of the standard or concept

* Presented professionally and annotated

* Personally meaningful

* Paired with a relevant and insightful reflection (reflections can be written, audio or videotaped

Annotated - a brief explanation of what the item is and what future use you anticipate

TED Testing

CBase - program entry assessment of math, reading, writing skills administered during Ed Seminar semester

Praxis Series: three tests from the ETS, two of which you will take:

1. Content test - taken during your TL3 semester

2. PLT (Principles of Learning and Teaching) - taken during your student teaching semester

This link is to the ETS testing website Kansas requirements page and provides information on testing centers and dates.

This link is to a list of the exact PLT and Content tests required for Kansas Licensure.

TEIC - Teacher Education Information Center - a Moodle site to which you will gain access during Ed Seminar semester that houses information and materials you will use throughout the program.

TaskStream - The data gathering software used by TED to create reports for national and regional accreditation of the program. You will gain access during Ed Seminar semester and will submit a capstone assignment to it in every education course.