Includes bibliographical references.

1. What you need to know about portfolios : Why portfolios ; What is a portfolio? ; How do I organize my portfolio? ; What evidence should I include in my portfolio? ; Who is the audience for my portfolio? ; How might I use my portfolio? ; Try this -- 2. Guidelines for assembling your portfolio : How to use this chapter ; Creating the working portfolio ; Creating the presentation portfolio ; Try this -- 3. Choosing standards for your portfolio : What are standards? ; What is standards-based education? ; What is a standards-based portfolio? ; Try this -- 4. Organization of portfolios around teaching standards : How to use this chapter ; How this chapter is organized ; Knowledge of subject matter ; Knowledge of human development and learning ; Adapting instruction for individual needs ; Multiple instructional strategies ; Classroom motivation and management ; Communication skills ; Instructional planning skills ; Assessment of student learning ; Professional commitment and responsibility ; Partnerships ; Try this -- 5. Artifact possibilities : How to use this chapter ; Types of artifacts -- 6. Using the portfolio throughout a teaching career : The full potential of portfolios ; Using the portfolio while in a teacher education program ; Using the portfolio when interviewing for a teaching position ; Using the portfolio during inservice teaching ; Try this -- 7. Electronic portfolios : Definition of electronic portfolios ; Advantages of electronic portfolio ; Disadvantages of electronic portfolios ; Creation of electronic portfolios ; Stages for developing electronic portfolios ; Try this -- Appendices : A. NCATE-affiliated professional organizations ; B. Developing your "Portfolio at a glance" ; Appendix C. Glossary.

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