Preparing to Teach Portfolio

Several of you have had questions about this FSEHD requirement at the end of Practicum, so here goes.

Artifacts to include in your Preparing to Teach Portfolio are:

1. Implemented lesson plan (either middle school or high school), including reflection/analysis (by you, approx 3-4 pages), evaluations by Dr. Cook and/or cooperating teacher, and your formal lesson plan, handouts, and assessments from the class. 

2. "Teaching Dispositions" self-evaluation and faculty evaluation--We will make individual appointments for a conference during which you and I will complete this together. 

3. Reflection on your professional experience this semester--as we discussed (and prepared) in class, the Reflective Essay should be focused on your learning in our classroom and your learning in the schools and what all that learning means to you as student teaching approaches. Please note that the Reflective Essay is your high-stakes, cumulative piece of writing for this class. You can find guidelines for this essay at:

http://www.ric.edu/faculty/spatterson/englished/

4. Critical Analysis of Media Lesson--this is included in your Unit Plan, which you already handed in to me.

Preparing to Teach Portfolios--in their entirety--are due to me by Friday, May 8. 

I expect you all to come to class on Monday with a shitty first draft of your Reflection Essay. And, please note that "shitty" doesn't mean nonexistent or skeletal. A shitty first draft is also called a "down draft"--a draft in which you get EVERYTHING down. If you have questions, please email me. See you Monday morning!