The portfolio will be structured according to program specifications, will conform to the School of Education's conceptual framework, and will be assessed by a committee of three M.Ed. professors using program designed rubrics and a 0-3 rating scale. The portfolio will be submitted to the committee by the 10th week of the final semester. Students will receive a detailed explanation of how to organize the portfolio in the anchor course for teachers, LALE 602 Advanced Language Teaching Methodology. The portfolio will be organized around the three elements of teacher competency:

1. Understanding and valuing the learner
2. Knowing what and how to teach and assess and how to create an environment in which learning occurs
3. Understanding ourselves as professionals

Foreign language candidates will take into consideration the ACTFL/NCATE standards for the preparation of teachers. ESOL candidates will follow the TESOL/NCATE standards for teacher education programs. http://www.tesol.org/

Specific Items to be Included in the Portfolio

1. The candidate’s current résumé.
2. Work done in all graduate classes, special projects, and achievements.
3. Samples of work from classes the candidate is teaching. (Please remove any identifying texts from student samples and obtain appropriate permission to use them.)
4. M.Ed. dispositions forms.
5. Evidence of fieldwork.
6. Self-reflections and narratives.

Organization of the Portfolio

• section 1.   Personal information (résumé, etc.).
• section 2.   ACTFL or TESOL evidence data sheet and supporting evidence.  If you have no evidence for a category, please include a short statement describing how you meet that standard.
• section 3.   Teacher competencies - Organize additional evidence according to the 3 Teacher Competency areas. Introduce each of the 3 sections with a narrative.
• section 4.   Final Reflection -- Address what you perceive to be your strengths and weaknesses at this point, what you have learned in this program, how your teaching has improved, etc.
• section 5.   Documentation of field experience and observations.
• Section 6.   Other (student work, honors, materials created).