I thought Danielle E. Van Patter’s electronic portfolio was a good portfolio for a undergraduate, but not for a professional teacher. The materials she included work together as a cohesive unit, each adding an essential element to the whole. She included her resume, cover letter, teaching philosophy, students’ evaluations of her, letters of reference, a letter to parents, a wide professional development report and her academic achievements. As she still is a student, she didn’t include many materials about activities developed in her classes, what can be seen as lack of experience. So, I think her portfolio didn’t displayed her as a competent professional.
Her electronic portfolio: http://eduportfolio.org/vues/view/2874#section71767
Stephanie Ladner’s portfolio, on the other hand, showed an also young but experienced professional. It’s more complete and accurate than Danielle’s, showing all the materials that Danielle posted and many examples of lessons done, and activities that she took part of during the years, and also she included pictures of her experience as a volunteer at Nalopa Primary School in Arusha, Tanzania, with a brief description of the work done there, what showed her as a mature and determined young woman.
Stephanie’s portfolio: http://sites.google.com/site/stephanieladner/Home
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