NSW HSC Online Professional Development Node
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Professional Development: Portfolios
Written by Dr Jennifer Tylee
This node is designed to assist NSW HSC teachers develop professional portfolios. It provides information about the nature, purpose and design of a portfolio and guides those undertaking the development of a portfolio with a series of questions and activities. When the questions and activities have been completed the teacher will have a functional portfolio, in either paper or electronic form, developed away from this node, that can be used for personal reflection and career development purposes.
Contents
Introduction – What does this professional development node offer the NSW HSC teacher?
What are the purposes and benefits of a professional portfolio for a NSW HSC teacher?
Should you use collaboration and mentoring in portfolio development?
What does a professional portfolio look like?
What are the stages in portfolio development?
- deciding the purpose;
- determining your philosophy and goals;
- building and refining the portfolio;
- selecting the content
- reflecting on the content
- refining the content
- reflective summaries
- framing the contents for presentation
- paper, multimedia or online approach.
- determining further staff development needs
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