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Welcome to the FCS 470- Portfolio Assessment This class provides credit for the Showcase Portfolio you develop to demonstrate achievement of the Idaho Core Teaching Standards. The Idaho standards were adopted from the INTASC standards. The Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) developed these standards as part of a national effort to insure a high level of quality in education. During your FCS Education Internship you create a Developmental Portfolio where you keep your unit plans, lesson plans, student activities and assessments. From these materials you "showcase" you best efforts with at least two artifacts for each Idaho standard. These artifacts are drawn from your developmental portfolio. The developmental portfolio is graded as a part of FCS 471. The showcase portfolio is graded for this class. Developing a portfolio consists of four steps 1. The Collection process. This is the primary purpose of your Developmental Portfolio. 2. The Selection phase. You examine what you have collected to decide what should be moved to your Showcase Portfolio. 3. The Reflection stage. You articulate your thinking about each artifact in your portfolio. Through the process of reflection you become increasingly aware yourself as a learner. The quality of your portfolio is directly proportional to the quality of your self-reflection of your work. Your reflective statement for each artifact should elaborate on why it was selected, how it meets a standards and the value of this artifact to your portfolio. 4. The Presentation stage. You focus on arranging your documents in print format and on creating an accessible format for publishing your Portfolio. 5. As you complete your college preparation, begin searching for a job. First, set up a credentials file with the U of Idaho Career Services Office. By establishing this repository for your credentials> You should ask your references to place a confidential letter of recommendation with the Career Services, and then as you apply for jobs, you won't need to ask your references for copies of their letter, you can just ask that your credentials be requested from the U of Idaho Office where your credentials are maintained. Most faculty spend a great deal of time, hours in fact, preparing a letter that reflects the positive qualities you have. It is courteous on your part to ask they for a letter for your file, rather than for personalized copies for each application you make.
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