HIT: Prof. Portfolios - Part II

[TK Cassidy <tkcassidy@YAHOO.COM>]

My whole emphasis is to show the various
responsibilities of library media specialists.
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Thing to include:
Resume
Sample lesson plans
evaluations
Your philosophy of education/library media
program
photos
accolades: awards, certificates
listing of professional activities: presenting at
conferences, staff development training you
provided
listing of workshops and training you have
attended
Work samples: flyers from activities you have
sponsored/promoted
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In my portfolio-in-progress I keep an
annually-updated resume, copies of newsletters I
email the staff, forms I've created for
team-teaching with staff, photographs of the
improvements I've made to the physical look of
the library, lesson plans I've used, goals I've
made, my standards and benchmarks.  I plan to add
9 week reflections.
        Like I say, it's in progress.  I will read with
interest what others are doing, because our
principal has asked all teachers to begin putting
one together this year, and I'm not exactly sure
what is relevant!
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I finally put one together last summer for a
mentorship position in my school district.
Unfortunately I was pretty much on my
own.....never saw one to model after.  I had a
section for resume, transcripts, references,
etc.; section for coursework, conferences,
presentations, etc.  I included examples of
materials I had produced such as newsletters,
invitations or announcements of special events in
the library, professional "thank you's" for
participating in some professional activity.
Essentially, keep artifacts and documentation of
everything you do and everything you receive and
then try to sort it out and put it into some
coherent form.  I used a large 3-ring binder with
plastic sheets in which I could insert the
material for exhibit yet they were easy to
remove.  Since I did it rather hastily I am going
to get together with some of the teachers who
have completed them several times and get some
pointers. Anyway, that's how I started and what I
have done so far.
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I have one...not sure if I did it right, but it
fits my needs.  this is what I have in it:
1.  Page 1 -- picture, philosophy statement
2.  Education pages:  (like the education section
of a resume) followed by degrees, list of
inservice classes taken, and other
education-related stuff
3.  Awards section:  (List plus certificates,
letters, newspaper articles, etc.)
4.  Work samples:  Photos of bulletin boards,
sample lessons, newsletters I published, booklets
I had prepared, even packets assembledfor
distribution at workshops, etc.
5.  Letters of recommendation

I showed it to a woman who was teaching
portfolios and she said it was fine.  Who
knows???

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As a new school media specialist, I have am
required to hand in a professional portfolio
which should include the following:
Samples of assessments used in my classes
Rubrics used in my classes
Lessons designed using multiple modalities
Samples of student work
Unit lessons with interdisciplinary designs
Lessons designed to incorporate technology
Information gathered at conferences, graduate
classes,
inservice classes or personal researh and
Lessons designed using parallel tasks.

This must be handed in mid year, then updated and
handed in again at end of year.

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I went through all my piles of "stuff" that I
planned to put in my portfolio.   I might even
get to it this weekend. I am in a HS, so we might
not have the same things.  But, at least it might
 give you some ideas.  The majority shows the
positive relationship I have  with the students
and the "extras" I do.  I want to show that I
will not just be a librarian-- I am going to go
above and beyond in my job and also be
contributing in many other ways.

-I have some research projects I put together
with teachers-- i will type up  a brief
description of the process of collaboration and
coming up with the project. Includes all handouts
given.  Ideally include an excellent student
example for the creative projects that required
students to really process information and come
up with something on their own.

- I include all of my evaluations and annual
performance reviews to show I have had good
evals.

-Pictures of my displays.  We have a display case
that I am very creative with (whose graduation
pic is this? etc.)

-Pictures, flyers, invitations of some programs--

    *Read across American Book Exchange
    *Count the Kisses Contest (Valentine's Day--
every book checked out gets a guess at how many
Hersheys kisses in the jar).
    *Library Council Holiday Party Pictures,
invitation
    * L.C. Dorney Park pictures (take my
volunteers to an amusement park, they fundraise
to go)
    * Pictures decorating for Junior Proms,
chaperoning senior prom
    *As Class 2002 Advisor, pictures and
explanations of Homecoming and all the
fundraising efforts I coordinate
    *Also teach Peer Leadership one period, so
pics of our retreat activities, pictures of us
bowling, invitation to the dinner party I had for
them with descriptions.

-My bibliographies (Mysteries, African American
Authors,Multicultural, Historical Fiction, etc.)

-Back to School Night Handouts, Welcome to the
Library Brochure

- Letters, cards, and emails from students to
show a positive impact and relationship with
students.

-Library Memos to teachers announcing new
reference books, new videos, professional
development sessions, etc.


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T. K. Cassidy, MLIS   tkc@storylady.com - http://storylady.com
Stepping up to a Library Power LMC - Aldert Root, Raleigh NC

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