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Purposes for PortfoliosHartnell-Young & Morriss (1999) Digital Professional Portfolios for Change. Skylight
Formative(developmental)
Purposes
Summative(assessment)
Purposes
MarketingPurposes
1. ProfessionalDevelopmentPlanning
4. UniversityAdmission
8. Job Application
2. RecordingContinuingProfessionalDevelopment
5. Meeting CourseRequirements
9. "Cold Calling"
3. Celebration ofAchievements
6. PerformanceReview &Promotion
10. OrganizationalCapability
7. ProfessionalCertification &Registration
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Portfolio Purposes (p.9)
LearningPortfolio
Promotes teacherreflection and
ownership over thelearning process.
AssessmentPortfolio
Presentseducational
organizations withinformation about a
teacher'seffectiveness.
EmploymentPortfolio
Providesprospective
employers withinformation about ateacher's suitability
for a position.
Wolf, Kenneth (1999) Leading the Professional Portfolio Process for Change. Skylight Training & Publishing, Inc.
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Portfolio Authors and Audiences(p.10)
LearningPortfolios
AssessmentPortfolios
EmploymentPortfolios
Author Teacher Teacher/EducationalOrganization
Teacher/ProspectiveEmployer
Audience Teacher/Colleagues,Parents, &Students
EducationalOrganization/Public
ProspectiveEmployers
Wolf, Kenneth (1999) Leading the Professional Portfolio Process for Change. Skylight Training & Publishing, Inc.
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Portfolio Structures & Contents(p.11)
Learning
Portfolios
Assessment
Portfolios
Employment
Portfolios
Structure Open-ended,teacher determined
Highly structured,standardized
Semi-structured
Content Wide variety ofteacher-selected
work related to self-selected goals
Clearly specifiedset of teacher
work as well asstandardizedassessments andinformation from
others.
Documents suchas resumes and
recommendationsalong withselected teacherwork
Wolf, Kenneth (1999) Leading the Professional Portfolio Process for Change. Skylight Training & Publishing, Inc.
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Portfolio Process (p.11)
LearningPortfolios
AssessmentPortfolios
EmploymentPortfolios
Process Teachers chooseown goals and buildportfolios that reflectthese goals.Teachers self-assess withassistance of peersand mentors
Teachers followguidelines forbuilding aportfolioaccording toinstructions fromorganizationsconducting theassessments.
Teacherscustomize theirportfolios tomatch the jobrequirements,and prospectiveemployersassess teacher'squalificationsbased on schoolor district needsand criteria
Wolf, Kenneth (1999) Leading the Professional Portfolio Process for Change. Skylight Training & Publishing, Inc.
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Portfolio Trade-Offs (p.12)
LearningPortfolios
AssessmentPortfolios
EmploymentPortfolios
Strengths Teacher chosen andflexible; a non-threatening forum foranalyzing ownpractice
Valid and reliableassessment andcomprehensiveview of ateacher'sperformance andpotential
Advertises ateacher's talentsand providesinformation toemployers abouta teacher'sperspectives andpractices
Limitations Can be idiosyncraticand unconnected toprofessionalstandards or schoolgoals
Reduces teacherownership andcan be time-consuming toevaluate
Provides a viewof teacherstrengths ratherthan weaknessesand canemphasizepresentation oversubstance
Wolf, Kenneth (1999) Leading the Professional Portfolio Process for Change. Skylight Training & Publishing, Inc.