Final/Portfolio

Today, was our official last day of class. We had to finish developing our professional portfolio, which we need  in order to graduate. The purpose of the portfolio is to document your growth as  professional educator and to demonstrate that you have achieved the competencies necessary to help children learn, while meeting the National Learning Standards and WV CSO'S. Each portfolio should provide evidence of your teaching ability to promote learning and curriculum planning. In addition your portfolio should move beyond the teaching and include reflection. I have created a reflection which illustrates the link between this class and standard four of the WVPTS (West Virginia Professional Teaching Standards). To view my portfolio click here.

Standard Four:Teachers persistently critically examine their practice through a continuous cycle of self‐improvement focused on how they learn, teach and work in a global and digital society. The teacher is responsible for engaging in professional, collaborative self‐renewal in which colleagues, as critical friends, examine each other’s practice in order to adjust instruction and practice based on analysis of a variety of data. Participation in this form of professional dialogue enables teachers to discover better practice, to be supported by colleagues in engaging in that practice and significantly contribute to the learning of others as members of a professional learning community. Teachers who contribute to the teaching profession through the implementation of practices that improve teaching and learning demonstrate characteristics of informal teacher leadership