CA Mini-Corps Workshop

Professional Portfolio

December 05, 2014Rosario Verdel

Outcomes for today’s workshop

O Mini-Corps tutors will be introduced to the components of a professional portfolio.

O Mini-Corps tutors will complete a resume outline with appropriate information.

O Mini-Corps tutors will be introduced and begin working on their personal educational philosophy.

O Mini-Corps tutors will collaborate in grade level groups to identify learning challenges that their students face.

O Mini-Corps tutors will complete the Migrant Pupil Summary

Norms• Make arrangements to be on time to leave

on time.• Listen attentively and respectfully when

someone speaks.• Discussion followed by voting depending

on the situation.• Be an active participant (get involved).• Come prepared with a positive attitude,

open mind, be respectful and be flexible.• Silence cell phones and put them away.

Mini-Corps MissionThe California Mini-Corps Program is committed to the educational success of migrant students and the development of tutors as bilingual educators.

Mini-Corps VisionThe California Mini-Corps Program will be model providers of high quality strategic services for migrant students through effective collaboration and highly skilled professionals.

TeambuildingO Objective: to shake hands with as many Mini-

Corps tutors as possible.

Five handshakes in five minutesO #1 Shuffle Handshake (1,2,3,4, alternating, bump

“ping”)O #2 Milking the Cow HandshakeO #3 Winding-Up Toy Handshake (wind up three

times)O #4 Popcorn Handshake (4-5 people, one breath,

pop away)O #5 Butterfly Handshake

Tapping into Prior Knowledge

O On your whiteboard write and complete the following statement…..

Since our last workshop I have implemented/ used……

Collaboration Structure/Assigned Partners

O Someone who is wearing the same color as you.

O Share your responses.

Formative AssessmentO On your whiteboard and using a

scale of “1 to 5” how much do you know about “Professional Portfolios”?

Professional PortfolioO A professional portfolio is a compilation of your

skills, an insight into your beliefs and work ethic. In summary, your professionalism.

O Essential for educators. O As you begin your journey in education some

of you have gathered artifacts, work samples, SMART goals, received awards, etc.

O Creating a professional portfolio is an ongoing process that can be updated on a yearly basis to show your latest achievements.

The Importance of a Portfolio

O Living and changing collection of documents

O Chronicles your experiences, achievements, skills and attributes

O Highlights and showcases samples of some of your best work.

O Also highlights your values and work ethic

What goes into a Professional Portfolio?

O Cover page for BinderO Table of ContentsO ResumeO Educational PhilosophyO Letters of RecommendationO Teaching ArtifactsO Evidence of EffectivenessO Community ServiceO Honors/Awards

Table of ContentsO A table of contents ensures your

work is easy to reference within your portfolio.

O Helps you to organize and archive your work.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Resume 2 Educational Philosophy 4 Letters of Recommendation 6 Teaching Artifacts 8 Evidence of Effectiveness 11 Community Service 13 Honors/ Awards 15

ResumeO Most important piece of your

professional portfolio.O First glimpse prospective employers

get of you.O Make it count and stand out.O What you list on your resume serves

as a catalyst for what comes next in your portfolio.

O Focus on making it look professional.

ResumeO Include certification, education,

teaching experience, professional goals and any related qualification.

O Once you have written your resume you can expand and showcase the terms you listed in your portfolio

Resumes Do’sO Make it easy to read. It’s a summary

not autobiography.O One page ideal-two maximum

(based on your experience).O Neatness counts. Use quality paper if

possible.

Resume Don’tsO No pictures of yourself-no matter

how beautiful you are.O Use standard size paper (quality)-

beige or white.O Be realistic about your resume. It

won’t speak for you and get you a job-only you can speak for yourself.

O Make sure your email is professional.O Make sure your outgoing cell phone

greeting is professional as well.

Diana Torres 1234 Runner Way, Bakersfield, CA (661) 555-2345 (H); (661) 555-6789 dtorres@bak.rr.com EDUCATION

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD, Bakersfield, California MULTIPLE SUBJECT CREDENTIAL PROGRAM, BCLAD August 2009-2010

Exams Passed

CBEST, RICA, CSET Student Teaching experience Final Student Teaching, Casa Loma Elementary Jan. 2010-May 2010 Bakersfield City School District, 3rd grade, Mary Sanchez Initial Student Teaching, Bear Mtn. Elementary Sept. 2009-Dec. 2009 Arvin Union School District, 6th grade, George Strait TEACHING EXPERIENCE California Mini-Corps Tutor, CSU, Bakersfield Sierra Vista Elementary, Kindergarten Sept. 2007-May 2008 Lamont Elementary, 1st grade Sept. 2006-May 2007 Vineland Elementary, 4th grade Sept. 2005-May 2006 *Provided direct instructional services to a diverse groups of students *Developed and prepared lessons utilizing the Direct Instruction/Target teaching format *Developed and implemented SMART Goals after consulting w/Supervising Teacher *Assisted supervising teacher in organizing classroom materials for lessons *Informally and formally assessed students/utilized results to plan lessons *Served as a positive role model for students VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY SERVICE EXPERIENCE Character and Civic Conference April 2008, 2009 Region XXI Migrant Parent Conference Sept. 2006, 2008 College Making It Happen April 2009 SPECIAL SKILLS Computer Skills: Word, Power Point, Excel, Trilingual (English, Spanish, Mixteco) Sports: Softball, Tennis, Basketball PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLC, SMART Goals, Step Up to Writing, Read Naturally, Thinking Maps Professionalism, Lesson Design REFERENCES: See Attached

Educational PhilosophyO Samples on Handouts

Letters of Recommendation

O You’ve worked hard and you should get credit/recognition for it.

O Include letters (2) from supervising teachers, professors, advisors/ counselors

O Letters must be typed and on official letterhead (if possible)

Teaching ArtifactsO Can include lesson plans, student

work and photographical evidence that contains a brief description.

O Formal/ Informal observationsO Special projects you’ve worked on

with your students

Stand Alone Artifacts vs. Artifacts that need descriptions

O Stand Alone artifacts do not need a brief description (transcripts, etc. unless you have a bad grade and need to explain).

O Artifacts such as assessments or photos should have a brief description , why it’s important and highlight improvements and accomplishments.

Evidence of Effectiveness

O Include evaluations from Teachers/ Coordinators

O Migrant student academic growthO Formal ObservationsO SMART goal summaryO Any type of assessment graphic that

shows your tutoring is effective.O May or may not need descriptive

caption.

Community ServiceO Evidence of Volunteer workO May include Mini-Corps Community

Service hours form O Letters from contact peopleO Pictures with brief descriptive

captionO Certificate of completion

Honors/AwardsO Certificates of AchievementsO Honors – Dean List letters of

recognitionO ScholarshipO Student of the year

Portfolio RubricO Review Rubric

O Assignment: All Professional Portfolios will be due : January 30, 2014 at our workshop.

O You will have time to work on it during our next few workshops.

Materials you will needO Binder (we have some available in

office)O DividersO Sheet protectors

Name__________________________

Criteria DescriptorExcellent (clear,

consistent, convincing evidence)

Satisfactory (clear but evidence uneven in depth

and scope)

Substandard (limited or no evidence)

Clear, organized, and professional format

Cover page, Table of Contents,dividers, make materials accessible and easy to read.

Portfolio contains a cover page with name, dividers are visible and readable, TOC directs reader to each section listed on rubric

All elements are present, but lack clarity, ie. Dividers not visible, TOC not organized in order of rubric.

Some elements missing

Resume

Portfolio includes a resume that clearly presents the education and experience of the candidate.

Resume follows the guidelines given by Mini-Corps handouts. No spelling or grammatical errors.

Resume lacks key elements or is formatted in a way that makes it difficult to read and to identify the key elements.

Resume has several spelling or grammatical errors or is missing key elements.

Educational Philosophy

Portfolio includes a 1 to 2 page description of an educational vision that clearly presents the beliefs of the candidate.

Philosophy is clear and compelling-no grammatical or spelling errors.

Philosophy is adequately developed-few grammatical or spelling errors

Philosophy is poorly developed or missing-many grammatical or spelling errors.

Letters of Recommendation

Portfolio should include at least 2 or more letters of recommendation from teachers, counselors, or former employers.

2 or more letters of recommendation, on letterhead and computer generated.

1 letter of recommendation on letterhead and computer generated

No letters or letter that is handwritten.

Teaching Artifacts

Lesson Plans, Student Work and Photographical Evidence containing description statements.

Contains all elements listed in rubric. Student work and

photographical evidence includes description statements

Lacks 1 key element. Student work and/or photographical evidence

lacks description statementsLacks more than 1 element

Evidence of Effectiveness

Teacher and Coordinator Evaluations of Mini-Corps Students, assessments of migrant student academic growth with description statements, Informal and Formal Observations.

Contains all elements listed in rubric. Assessment entries include

description statements

Lacks 1 key element listed in descriptor section. Assessment

entries lack description statements.

Lacks more than 1 element listed on descriptor section.

Community Service

Evidence of Volunteer Work. Mini-Corps Community Service hours forms and/or letters from contact people

3 or more Community Service Projects

1-2 Community Service Projects No Community Service Projects

Honors/AwardsCertificates, letters that reflect honors, awards, and achievements

Contains 2 or more certificates, letters that reflect honors, awards,

and achievements

Contains at least 1 certificates, letters that reflect honors, awards,

and achievements

Contains no certificates, letters that reflect honors, awards, and

achievements

Mini-Corps Portfolio Rubric

Resume Writing

OActivityOTemplateOAssignment

BreakO Be back in 10 minutes please

Formative AssessmentO Do you know what an Educational

Philosophy is?

O 1-5

Educational PhilosophyO In groups of 4 review the examples

of the Educational PhilosophiesO Highlight / underline any words that

pop outO Discuss with your group matesO Select a facilitator, recorder and

reporter to share out ( use chart paper if needed)

Educational PhilosphyO Ppt.O Group work-review examplesO Begin to work on educational

philosophy (on your own).

Grade level group/ Collaboration

O Sit with tutors who are in your grade level groups.

O Pick a facilitator , recorder and reporter.O Discuss what your students are learningO Identify their challengesO Pick two concepts in Math and ELA/ ELD

that you would like to see addressed in future workshops.

Example: 2nd gradeO ELA : High frequency words;

Constructing sentences

O Math: Double Digit Subtraction, expanded notation

O BE AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE.

Announcements/ Business

O Next workshop: December 12, 2014

O Sign up for February 7th for the NC Latino and Migrant Parent Conference SM High Tech High 8:00am-1:00pm (10 tutors)

O Timesheets due Dec. 19th by 2:30pm

O Middle of the Year Benchmark Jan 12th-30th

O Community service hours, home visits, any other paper work still missing due Dec 12th

ReferencesO Kinsella, Kate, Dr. San Francisco

State University.O Lomeli, Lilly and Mejia, Jose. CMC,

CSU Fresno.O You tube video (WHO?).O Readwritethink.org . Resume writingO Ornelas, Natalia. CSUBO Brambila, Mayra. CSUBO Salas, Liliana. Taft College

Migrant Pupil Service Forms

O Mini-Corps tutors will complete preliminary migrant pupil summary forms and submit electronically to Coordinator.