Developing Your Portfolio - Enhancing Your Learning and Showing Your Stuff: A Guide for the Early Childhood Student Or Professional

Title Page\n......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 9
INTRODUCTION......Page 10
Why Start a Book About Portfolios with Human Development and Constructivism?......Page 13
Constructivism......Page 14
The Other Side of Human Development......Page 19
Why Our Teaching Practices in Adult Learning Environments Often Do Not Reflect Our Constructivist Beliefs......Page 21
How Constructivism Applies to Adult Learners\n......Page 24
Implications for the Adult Learning Environment......Page 25
A Final Note......Page 26
Constructivism and Portfolios......Page 27
Our Journey to Portfolios: A Constructivist Story......Page 29
What Are Portfolios?......Page 30
Characteristics of Portfolios......Page 31
Benefits of Portfolio Development......Page 32
Challenging Aspects of Portfolio Development......Page 35
A Final Note......Page 36
CHAPTER 3: Portfolio Orientation: Purpose, Type, Context, Structure, and Audience\n......Page 37
Purpose, Type, Context, Structure, and Audience:\nWhat is the Difference?\n\n......Page 38
A Closer Look at Purpose\n\n......Page 39
Purpose as it Applies to All Types of Portfolios\n......Page 40
A Final Note\n\n......Page 48
CHAPTER 4: Planning and Organizing for a Successful Portfolio\n......Page 49
Planning Overview\n......Page 51
Organizing Overview\n\n......Page 63
A Final Note\n\n......Page 74
Philosophy: A Quick Refresher\n......Page 75
Philosophy Statement: The Unifying Element of Portfolios\n......Page 79
Dispositions: Getting into the Right Frame of Mind\n\n......Page 81
Philosophy Statement Essentials\n\n......Page 82
Sample Philosophy Statements\n\n......Page 86
A Final Note\n\n......Page 88
CHAPTER 6: Reflection: The Defining Feature of Portfolios\n\n......Page 89
Reflection in Practice\n......Page 90
Reflection and Learning Frames\n......Page 92
Becoming Accomplished in Written Reflection\n......Page 93
Anatomy of a Reflection\n......Page 97
Tools for Written Reflection\n......Page 98
A Final Note\n......Page 103
What is Evidence?......Page 104
General Guidelines for Selecting and Using Evidence......Page 108
Writing Rationales for Evidence Included in the Portfolio......Page 113
Writing Captions that Accompany Artifacts or Illustrations......Page 118
Characteristics of Portfolio Types that Influence Your Choices of Evidence......Page 120
Assessment: Formative and Summative Looks at Portfolios......Page 145
A Final Note......Page 152
Print or Electronic Format?......Page 153
Structuring Portfolios......Page 156
Release for Photographs......Page 165
Design Tips......Page 166
Using PowerPoint to Create an Electronic Portfolio......Page 168
Converting Documents for Inclusion in the Portfolio......Page 173
Gentle Reminders......Page 174
A Final Note......Page 175
REFERENCES......Page 176
INDEX......Page 180
Back Cover\n......Page 184