More suggestions for a portfolio..........
I have put in copies of lesson plans that I collaborated on with
staff through the past year. I always have the date on them, how many days
the students were in the library, expectations, etc.. Professional
organizations or groups I have been involved in also have an impact.
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I put together a portfolio last year when I was looking for a new library.
I included the standard evaluations, lesson plans etc, but I also included
pictures of events, grants I wrote, handouts from workshops I did, etc.
Good luck! I think a hit would be a great idea.
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I did a 'pre-observation' meeting with my principal yesterday. I
brought: copies of book review / recommendation form I made for a library
aide project, a MLA bibliography handout ( 3 pages covering major types
of resources 6-8 uses), a bookmark with the library's website address,
a generic Research Pathfinder that I modify for the different classes
and projects, and a copy of my year's professional goals (required by
media supervisor).
And a copy of the Sept. SLJ article by Mike Eisenberg.
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I have always kept my portfolio. Included: lessons I have collaborated on
and
created and taught, newsletters, event summaries, procedures and yearly
duties, etc.
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I have never had to produce anything like this in my current job as a
librarian, but I started to put one together when I was job hunting over
the
summer. I would love to see a hit and here's a few things I might add:
list of affliations
any projects that you might have done (state reports w/6th gr, nocturnal
animals w/2nd, etc) to show that you worked in collaboration with the
teachers or had some great ideas of you own
possibly even a short list of a few of your favorite books (I had someone
ask me that on an interview!)
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In our district, we are not required to organize portfolios. However, we
are trying to establish a library program here, and for PR and
informational
purposes, as district coordinator, I have put together binders each year
which contain essentially a portfolio of each librarian's work during the
year. Then I take it to each school and show the principals what's
happening. In it, we include lesson plans for information literacy skill
building (working within the curriculum with classroom teachers),
newsletters sent to staff and parents, pictures of events, statistics on
collection and circulation (principals seem to love those numbers, even if
they don't know what they're all about!), committee work the LMS's are
involved in, (this might be something like committee minutes of meetings),
documentation on state and local professional organizations LMS's are
involved in, especially if they are serving on administrative board-type
things), our district information literacy guidelines, and soon we'll
include the state's Library/Technology Literacy Guidelines when they are
officially completed. This district is doing curriculum mapping for the
first time this year, using web-based software and it will be easy to run
copies of lessons, unit plans, resources, etc. that LMS's put into the maps
or contribute to other teachers' maps. Actually, there is so much a person
could include that (just like working with information sources), the
problem
is not what to put in, but which of the many possibilities to include that
best show the work that's being done. Good luck with your portfolio!
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I am doing a portfolio too and I choose to create a portfolio that can
be used in relation to our state library standards as well as include my
personal goals for the library for the year.
For example, one of our standards is programming and services so for
this section I will include information on author visits, extended
library hours, examples of teacher/student inservices I offered, etc.
Another section is facilities--at first I thought this would be hard,
but we are adding computers with new furniture, rearranging sections of
the library and adding some new paperback racks.
In some instances I am including before and after pictures, but I want
to make sure it looks professional so I am staying away from my hobby of
scrapbooking! :-)
Another item I plan to add is a copy of our library schedule that
tracks classes and school meetings--on our days with no/few classes, I
am going to add a copy of my personal calendar as to what I do with my
time when children are not in the library. You might consider adding
some usage statistics in the form of a graph as well.
Most of my personal goals will be reflected within a "standards"
section, but my principal also wants some brief reflections written
about the goals, philosophy, etc. Good luck!
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I do a yearly report in which I summarize budget issues and amounts,
circulation statistics, Accelerated Reader information, number of students
and classes seen, etc... I find that this, if nothing else, keeps my
bosses
informed as to what the heck I do everyday (since they rarely have time to
stop by for more than 30 seconds at a time -- last year I didn't even get
observed until after the evaluation deadline!!!)
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Here are some of the things I keep in my portfolio:
-Sample e-mails sent out to keep staff informed
-Flyers sent out announcing reading programs and other library events
-Sample newsletters
-Budget records
-Statistics
-A sample of your schedule
-Staff or student surveys
-Pictures of the library
-A sample lesson plan
I move a lot so I have always kept copies of anything I do so I can use
it in a future interview. I just toss them in a file folder for future
use.
Hope this helps!
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I keep a constant list of goals and accomplishments. This can be anything
from raising circulation by X% to increasing classroom visits. I'm "lucky"
enough to be at a school that needs automating so you can imagine what
things are on my goals this year. Hope this helps.
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Just wanted to give you a heads up on an article on this very topic!! that
is
appearing in the October issue of Teacher Librarian: The Journal for School
Library Professionals. It is designed to help teacher-librarians develop
and
plan an electronic portfolio -- what should go in, how to choose, consider
the
purpose, technology, etc. If you don't subscribe, keep an eye on our web
site
-- www.teacherlibrarian.com -- as we always feature one article online. I'm
not sure which one it will be though -- Ken Haycock decides that. The
journal
should be in the mail in the next couple of weeks.
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Hi. this is my evaluation year too. I plant to use my monthly reports to
show how circulation has been increasing. I also plan to highlight new
programs I have begun, i.e., quizbowl, after school reading club,
poetry reading,etc. I do not have to do a portfolio. Good luck.
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I completed a professional portfolio to present to prospective
employers when I was still working on my library degree. I also attended
a session on professional portfolios at one of our state conferences
(the last time it was in Houston, I think). Here are some things I've
included:
-Pictures of displays I have completed.
- a copy of an email research request from a teacher (as an example of
the types of requests that I get each day)
- copies of the agenda of workshops I have presented for teachers
- a representative page from each PowerPoint presentation I have
completed (library orientation, how to access the Gale resources from
the computer labs & classrooms, the Texas Bluebonnet Award books, the
Lone Star list, etc.)
- one year I did small "Read" posters using digital pictures of the
teachers in the school - I included a copy of one of these in my portfolio
- lesson plans of each lesson I have taught
- the home page of the library's web page (I am the webmaster)
- certificates I have received for workshops attended
- my professional resume
- current letters / emails commending me on a job well done for
___________ (no more than 2 of these to demonstrate the impact I have on
the teachers and students in my building)
I also invested in a nice binder (nice fake leather from Office Depot;
about $50) that zips closed and has pockets on each side for disks. I
captured my web page on a disk in case someone wants to see more than
the first page, and I saved my best PPT presentation on a disk, also
with examples of other computer skills I have (incorporating sound &
video into PPTs).
I try to update my portfolio every year, replacing the older info. with
the most current info.
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When classes come down, I asked the teacher for a copy of the
handouts they will be using with the class. This is way I can see
exactly what the teacher's expectations are for the students. After I
complete my lesson with the students, I evaluate the lesson, the
resources used, and determine what I would do differently next time.
I keep all handouts and evaluations in a calendar notebook. Also,
take pictures of the students working and you working with the
students. Voila, instant portfolio.
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I make lesson plans for the stories I do with the K-2 students. This
includes new vocabulary (which I introduce on the board), type of
literature, parts of the story, etc. to promote our state standards. I
also include the description of the makeup of our collection along
with the number of check-outs per week, month, etc.
I always include a list of professional meetings attended,
committees served on, travels which enhance education (I even
brought back a tumbleweed from one trip), and other libraries I visit
which include ideas to possibly incorporate here. I am a K-5
elementary library media specialist. I hope this helps.
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I am graduating with my MLS in December and, in lieu of a final exam, we
are
to create a professional portfolio. I thought I would share the things the
LIS dept. at Texas Woman's University wants to see in the portfolio. They
state that the portfolio should show:
(1) Where have you been (Resume that describes where you have been
professionally, work products that display what you have accomplished so
far)
(2) Where you want to be (Professional agenda...in the next few years what
will you be doing, what do you want to accomplish? This can be in the form
of an essay describing your professional goals for the next 5 years.
Include a slate of contributions you intend to make to your profession and
the community it serves.
(3) Mechanics for getting there (Continuing Professional Development.
Writing goals with measurable objectives. These goals should follow
closely
with your professional agenda. You can include a list of potential
professional development resources, such as seminars, workshops, training
opportunities you know are coming up, taking added classes, list-serves
(Yeah, LM-Net!), research, writing, online courses, annual conferences,
regional sessions, local meetings, reviewing for journals, reading
professional journals, utilizing Internet sites, and hands-on-training.)
All three areas put together should uniformly show where you are and where
you want to be. It is suggested to make the portfolio as professional as
possible and not "cutesy." You should probably include a table of contents
to allow the reader a chance to see how the portfolio is organized.
Hope this helps. I look forward to the HIT, as I am diligently working on
my portfolio. Good luck
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Jacqueline Bergson, Librarian
Rippowam Cisqua School
Bedford, NY 10506
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