Possible+Additional+Portfolio+Categories

One important component of portfolio theory is choice. As a part of your MSL Senior Portfolio, you will need to include at least 2-3 additional categories of your choosing. With that in mind, consider the following prompt:

//What are the categories you would want to have as a part of your portfolio that you think would best represent who you are as a beginning middle grades ELA and SS teacher? In other words, what links would you want to have as a part of your portfolio that would best represent your identity as a beginning middle grades ELA and SS teacher?//

We will add our initial ideas below:


 * Philosophy of teaching
 * Empathetic knowledge
 * Community involvement
 * Diversity
 * Work experience
 * Creativity- out of the box thinking
 * High school experience (not usually in your "big" categories)- Umbrella category: Other Experience
 * Cultural knowledge and experiences (could include study abroad etc. )
 * Professional Development (activities you have done that contribute to your professional knowledge ie. conferences, workshops)
 * Refurbishing (taking something old and creating something new or "repurposing"... using something in a new way)

- If you are unhappy with the papers you have done over the years, talk to Dr. Lee or Dr. Young for help. Some people use the inquiry paper that is assigned this semester. - You can use multiple artifacts that are related to each other. Drafts and revisions perhaps. Pieces that represent a whole. - How would I use a scrapbook? Take a picture of the cover and pull a few selected pieces out that you would want to represent the whole.
 * Using papers:** they might be best suited for the content knowledge categories. When using papers, it is up to you whether you put it in with the grade or not. Is the grade necessary? Why are you including the grade with it.