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Developing and Presenting a Professional Portfolio in Early Childhood Education THIRD EDITION Nancy W. Wiltz Janese Daniels Heather Skelley Hannah S. Cawley Ocie Watson-Thompson [email protected] All of Towson University BUTUH LENGKAP HUB Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City São Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Vice President and Editorial Director: Senior Art Director: Jayne Conte Jeffery W. Johnston Cover Designer: Bruce Kenselaar Senior Acquisitions Editor: Julie Peters Cover Art: Fotolia Editorial Assistant: Andrea Hall Full-Service Project Management: Vice President, Director of Marketing: Nitin Agarwal/Aptara®, Inc. Margaret Waples Electronic Composition: Aptara®, Inc. Senior Marketing Manager: Chris Barry Printer/Binder: Edwards Brothers Senior Managing Editor: Pamela D. 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To obtain permission(s) to use material from this work, please submit a written request to Pearson Education, Inc., Permissions Department, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 or you may fax your request to 201-236-3290. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Developing and presenting a professional portfolio in early childhood education / Nancy W. Wiltz . . . [et al.].—3rd ed. p. cm. ISBN-13: 978-0-13-293038-3 ISBN-10: 0-13-293038-2 1. Portfolios in education. 2. Early childhood teachers—Rating of. I. Wiltz, Nancy W. LB1029.P67D48 2013 370.711—dc23 2012022303 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN 13: 978-0-13-293038-3 ISBN 10: 0-13-293038-2 Preface Developing and Presenting a Professional Portfolio in Early Childhood Education , Third Edition, has been developed to assist preservice teachers in early childhood education in developing professional portfolios. It may be used in any of a variety of courses or entry points in your program. The book uses a step-by-step approach and numerous examples to assist early childhood education students in successfully developing a paper and/or an electronic professional teaching portfolio. Each chapter is designed to support the devel- opment of the professional portfolio in the same way we support our Towson University interns through this process. New to This Edition ◾ T he newly revised NAEYC Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation Programs (2009). ◾ The Revised InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards updated in April 2011. ◾ An updated review of the literature. ◾ The use of NAEYC Standards as the primary standards, which means that this book can be used to engage prospective early childhood professionals at community col- leges as well as four-year universities. ◾ Activities, suggested websites, and references at the end of each chapter. ◾ Chapter 3 , the electronic portfolio chapter, includes the Web address where readers can find the NETS standards. ◾ Examples of authentic prospective teacher interview questions from a Head Start center, preschool, and elementary school. Chapter Contents C hapter 1 explains the rationale for using a professional portfolio in early childhood education, identifies the parts of the portfolio, and describes the phases of the portfolio process. Chapter 2 explains the standards used by early childhood educators for struc- turing a portfolio; these standards illustrate competencies of beginning teachers in our field. C hapter 3 defines and describes electronic portfolios, discusses the benefits and challenges associated with using e-portfolios, and provides the skills needed to execute a successful e-portfolio. Chapter 4 provides guidelines for setting up a portfolio. Chapter 5 supports the writing of a strong philosophy of education statement. Chapter 6 explains what artifacts are and how they are used in portfolios to illustrate knowledge in the field. The chapter provides ideas for finding and choosing appropriate artifacts that support learning. Chapter 7 addresses the important task of writing effective reflective narra- tives. C hapter 8 provides suggestions for collecting, cataloging, and storing evidence for use in a showcase or interview portfolio. The goal of C hapter 9 is to help candidates iii iv PREFACE organize a final showcase portfolio and prepare them for their summative assessment, the portfolio presentation. C hapter 1 0, the final chapter, looks at how a portfolio can prepare candidates to enter the workforce as professionals and how a portfolio may remain a valuable tool throughout a teacher’s professional career. Acknowledgments The authors wish to acknowledge the support of the students and faculty members in the Department of Early Childhood Education and the College of Education at Towson U niversity. All the artifacts included in Developing and Presenting a Professional Portfolio in Early Childhood Education , Third Edition, come from our students, who have g enerously allowed us to use their work. In particular, we would like to thank: M onica Borja, Janina Brugada, Elizabeth Eagling, Kathy Landis-Mullins, Lauren Lijweski, Jenn M aikin, J ennifer Palmer, Nicole Pulchino, James Rock, Miguel R odriguez, Katie Runyon, Sarah Rybka, Jennifer Sharp, and Alexandria (Lexie) Weir. We would also like to thank the editors and staff at Pearson, specifically Julie Peters, Andrea Hall, and Mary Irvin, whose assistance was invaluable. About the Authors Nancy W. Wiltz, Ph.D. Nancy W. Wiltz earned a B.S. in Education at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Maryland, Col- lege Park. In 1999, she joined the Early Childhood Education faculty at Towson Univer- sity, where she taught pre-primary and primary curriculum courses until she left the main campus to administer a new Montgomery College–Towson University–Montgomery County Public Schools partnership in Early Childhood Education at the Universities at Shady Grove. At that location for the past three years, she taught seminar, supervised stu- dent teachers, and helped students develop their final showcase and interview portfolios. Now retired, she is a Professor Emerita from Towson University. She keeps busy writing, gardening, playing with her five grandchildren, and working as a volunteer for three for- mer students who now teach first grade in a Montgomery County public school. Janese Daniels, Ph.D. Janese Daniels received her B.S. in Psychology from Morgan State University; her M.A. in Education, Instructional Systems Development, from UMBC; and her Ph.D. in Edu- cation, Human Development, from the University of Maryland, College Park. Her teach- ing career began in 1992 as a teacher in the Baltimore public schools. After completing her doctorate, she joined the faculty in the Department of Early Childhood Education at Towson University in 2006, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in early intervention, diversity, literacy, technology, and pre-primary and primary curricu- lum. She has worked with Head Start and public school teachers around the country. In 2011, she piloted an e-portfolio section of early childhood education students at Towson University. She enjoys watching teacher candidates learn and grow into professionals. Heather Skelley, M.S. Heather Skelley received her B.S. and M.S. from Towson University, and is currently a full-time lecturer in the Department of Early Childhood Education, where she teaches reading, literacy, and curriculum courses. She is a former prekindergarten, first-grade, and second-grade classroom teacher in the Baltimore County public schools. She spent two years as a professional developer with the Fund for Educational Excellence, and currently is a professional developer for Children’s Literacy Initiative, a nonprofit orga- nization that provides literacy staff development for teachers in urban school districts. She has not only modified and written curriculum in reading for the state of Maryland, she has also, along with Hannah Cawley, co-authored several online courses. She is the busy mother of two active boys, and she is president of their school’s PTA in Harford County, Maryland. v vi ABOUT THE AUTHORS Hannah Smith Cawley, M.S. Hannah Smith Cawley joined the department of early childhood education at Towson University as a full-time lecturer in 2003. She teaches a variety of courses in early child- hood education, ranging from the introductory course to the student teaching semi- nar. Mrs. Cawley hails from Maine, where she completed her B.S.; her M.S. is from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. This range of experiences allows her to bring a fresh and critical eye to the portfolio-development process. With Heather Skelley, she has developed several online courses including Human Growth and Development and Introduction to Early Childhood Education. She is also a university liaison to a cluster of professional development schools in Baltimore County. Ocie Watson-Thompson, Ed.D. D r. Ocie Watson-Thompson, a native of Alabama, began her career as an elementary school teacher but has taught for nearly 30 years in teacher education at Towson Univer- sity. Her specialty is curriculum and instruction with concentrations in special educa- tion, literacy, and diversity. As the “guru” of portfolio at Towson University, she taught a portfolio course for many years, although now portfolio development is incorporated into all courses. As a faculty member, her course load ranged from teaching introduction to early childhood education to the final capstone student teaching seminar, helping her to clearly articulate the progressive work that goes into portfolio development and pre- sentation. Dr. Watson-Thompson is an associate professor at Towson University, where she is currently chair of the Department of Early Childhood Education. Contents Preface iii About the Authors v 1 An Introduction to Your Portfolio 1 2 Using Teaching Standards to Organize Your Portfolio 7 3 Electronic Portfolios 1 9 4 Setting Up Your Portfolio 2 6 5 Developing Your Philosophy of Education Statement 3 6 6 Identifying Artifacts 4 5 7 Writing Your Reflective Narrative 6 0 8 The Collection Phase 8 2 9 The Final Phase: Preparing and Presenting Your Professional Portfolio 9 1 10 Taking Your Portfolio to the Next Step 1 00 vii viii CONTENTS Appendixes A Position Statement: NAEYC Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation Programs 1 11 B Teaching Standards: InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards: A Resource for State Dialogue 123
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