Teacher Effectiveness Portfolio
Planning and Preparation
1a. Demonstrating Knowledge of Content and Pedagogy Intra- and interdisciplinary content relationships Evidence: Library of Congress Primary Source Activity Plan Primary Source Analysis Tool Recent developments in content-related pedagogy Evidence: Informed Citizenship Text Complexity Journal 1b. Demonstrating Knowledge of Students Methods to assess skill levels and design instruction accordingly Evidence: Comparative Analysis: The Kiss Leveled Venn Diagram for Comparative Analysis 1c. Setting Instructional Outcomes Encourage students to set their own goals, encourage academic risks Evidence: Multimodal Personal Essay Rubric 1d. Demonstrating Knowledge of Resources Ensure texts are matched to student skill level, maintain a log of resources for student reference Evidence: Informed Citizenship Text Complexity Journal 1e. Designing Coherent Instruction Permit student choice, connect to other disciplines, provide variety of challenging resources, differentiate for individual student needs. Evidence: Informed Citizenship Text Complexity Journal Leveled Venn Diagram for Comparative Analysis 1f. Designing Student Assessments Students participate in designing their own work, develop rubrics Evidence: Multimodal Personal Essay Rubric |
Professional Responsibilities
4a. Reflecting on Teaching Draw on repertoire of strategies to support diverse learners Evidence: Access to NMSI Train the Trainer yearly training Coordinator of KY Student Growth Project Coach for CTEPS--National Board Mentor State ELA Core Advocate Lead Student Achievement Partners KCTE Board member, conference presenter and attendee Synthesis Essay Visual Outline 4b. Maintaining Accurate Records Maintain information regarding student progress in learning Evidence: Student Blog Page Student Presentation Webpage 4c. Communicating with Families Regularly develop materials to inform students' families about the instructional program Evidence: AP Lang/AP US webpage 4d. Participating in Professional Communities Takes leadership roles in promoting professional inquiry, regularly contributes to and leads school events and district projects Evidence: Professional Leadership webpage 4e. Growing and Developing Professionally Seeks out opportunities for professional development and makes systemic effort to conduct action research, initiates important activities to contribute to the profession Evidence: Professional Leadership webpage 4f. Showing Professionalism Takes a leadership role in team and departmental decisions based on high professional standards Evidence: Professional Leadership webpage |