Portfolio Artifacts

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Portfolio Artifacts
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NCATE provides assuranceto the public that the
graduates of accredited institutions have
acquired the knowledge,skills, and dispositions
necessary to help all students learn.
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So what does this mean?

• Knowledge The range of one's information or
  understanding
• Skills An ability that has been acquired by
  training
• Disposition Your usual mood An attitude of mind
  especially one that favors one alternative over
  others A natural or acquired habit or
  characteristic tendency in a person or thing

Resources WordWeb and Merriam-Webster
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Knowledge

• academic history
• course syllabi
• assignments including instructor comments
• professional readings and reflections
• position papers
• awards

• praxis scores
• lesson plans
• case studies
• assessments from courses
• ???

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Skills

• lesson plans
• unit plans
• supervisor observations
• co-ops observations
• photos
• videos
• assessments

• academic history
• audio tapes
• photos of bulletin boards
• tutoring
• extra-curricular
• ???

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Dispositions

• logs or journal entries
• supervisory comments
• co-op comments
• letters from parents
• position papers
• videotapes
• teaching reflections
• awards and commendations

• philosophy statement
• reflections about professional reading
• organization memberships and activities
• volunteering for related activities
• ???

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• INTASC Standards and Benchmarks
• http//www.d.umn.edu/educ/faculty_resources/ncate/
  INTASC.html
• http//www.tayloru.edu/upland/departments/educatio
  n/intasc.html
• Suggested key indicators
• http//www.dpi.state.nc.us/pbl/pblintasc.htm