K-12 & ECSE

Senior Portfolio
Training Meeting
 Preparing
for your
Portfolio
Review
The seeds we are planting today
will grow and become mighty
oaks, and their branches will run
all over the earth.
The Portfolio
Presentation
 Have you checked the Google doc?
When your contact information is
correct, please initial (first column by
your name).
The Portfolio Presentation –
The Committee
 There will be anywhere from 1-3 students assigned to a
single committee
 The committee will be comprised of a Chair selected
from the faculty of the ECSE or K-12 programs
 The committee members invited by the student
candidates
 Other community or college faculty as needed
The Portfolio Presentation –
Committee Members
 You are asked to invite one person to sit on your
committee
 This individual should be someone who is familiar with
your teaching or has worked with you in a professional
or work capacity
 This person may not be a relative, friend, or a graduated
peer room,
In a breakout with tell
lessyour
than two years experience in the teaching
group
who you orareprofessional field
inviting to be on your
committee and why you chose them.
The Portfolio Presentation –
Dress & Grooming
 Student presenters should be professional in appearance
and grooming
 Business professional or Sunday attire is expected
 Appropriate grooming including neat hair and clean
hygiene is anticipated
The Portfolio Presentation –
Dress & Grooming
 This is not a time for professional classroom dress
 Students who do not meet these standards will be asked
to go home to change or fix what is needed
 Keep in mind this is a time to look and smell your best
 The Portfolio Presentation - Content
 The portfolio presentation should contain experiences
In a breakout room, tell your group which
that
section has address the program
been the easiest to find outcomes and demonstrate
evidence growth andhas
for and which in-depth knowledge in:
been the most
difficult.
Preparation & Planning
Classroom Environment
Instruction
Professional Development
Health & Safety
The Portfolio Presentation - Content
 Eachstudent candidate is a unique individual and
organizes and presents information in a manner
exclusive to them
 The student candidate should organize their presentation
in a manner that they are confident and comfortable
with
 Referto the Presentation Rubric for the criteria that will
be used by the committee to help them make their
decision
 The Portfolio Presentation - Content
 Example questions are provided for the student
candidate to study in preparation for the Question &
Answer session of the presentation
 Additional questions may be asked that are not on the list

In a breakout room, answer this question from the Q&A paper:

What are positive behavioral supports and what are their
implications for the classroom? Describe how you plan to
teach/implement them.
The Portfolio Presentation –
The Process
Zoomthe
 First update: Your
student committeeand
candidates chaircommittee
will send you their Zoom
members
link gather
will and the together
time you will
for present.
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andwill be in their waiting
introductions
room until they are ready for you. After you presented,
 Then each committee with be dismissed to their separate
answered questions, the committee deliberated and decided you
locations
passed then you can leave the Zoom meeting.
 Each portfolio presentation will be a approximately 45
minutes
The Portfolio Presentation –
The Process
The student candidate will present for 15 minutes
There will then be a 10 minute question and answer
session with the committee
The candidate will then be asked to step outside and
wait while the committee discusses the candidate’s
presentation and Q&A.
The Portfolio Presentation –
The Process
The student candidate will be invited back in into the
room and the committee will share feedback from their
discussion
A recommendation will be made regarding readiness
for student teaching
The Portfolio Presentation – The Process
 Possible outcomes
 Recommended
 Recommended with reservations and remediation plan
 Not recommended due to presentation, however
allowed to represent if desired
 Notrecommended and invited to stay for an additional
semester to remediate and present again the next
semester
 Notrecommended and invited to change majors to
University Studies degree
Congratulations you passed!

Now go celebrate!
Questions?
Important Dates:
 Oct17 – committee member’s contact info due to
the Google doc by midnight
 Nov 4 (and maybe the 5th also?)– Mock training
 Nov10 – Portfolio link due to the Google doc by
midnight
 Nov 17, 18, 19 – Portfolio presentations