Office of
Field Experiences
Tom Ganser, Director
2038 Winther Hall
Whitewater, WI 53190
(262) 472-1123
Fax: (262) 472-1500

PORTFOLIOS

            As this Student Teaching Program Handbook goes to press, College of Education faculty and staff are actively involved in revising the assessment system for students, including the implementation of a new, required portfolio.   College of Education faculty and staff are also working to design an electronic portfolio system that will be put into place over time.   The portfolio is based on the Wisconsin Teacher Standards (See Appendix A-1.) and on five central assessment concepts:

              ·               Communication Skills

              ·               Human Relations and Professional Dispositions

              ·               Content Knowledge

              ·               Pedagogical Knowledge

              ·               Teaching Practice

                The portfolio will be required at three phases in students' course of study (Pre-Professional Block, Professional Block, and Student Teaching), and it will be evaluated based on carefully designed rubrics.   A satisfactory evaluation of the portfolio is required at each phase before students are permitted to continue in their program.

                As of Fall 2002, all students in the Pre-Professional Block who are enrolled in Observation and Participation (EDFNDPRC 210) are required to complete successfully the first part of their portfolio as a pre-requisite to the Professional Block.   Next, these students will be required to complete successfully the second part of their portfolio during their Professional ("Methods") Block as a pre-requisite to student teaching.   Finally, during their full semester of student teaching, these students will be required to complete successfully the third and final part of their portfolio.

                 Additional information about portfolios will be disseminated to students, university supervisors, and field supervisors in a timely fashion.