What goes in your portfolio?

With my first semester of grad school under my belt I need to start assembling a portfolio of all my work.
What do I put in it? Is it all my work from previous semesters?

Also what do I keep everything in? I big folder or a binder?

Also, Do I put things in it that are graded already or put in fresh copies that are unmarked!

I'm trying to stay as organized as possible! Thanks ladies!

Re: What goes in your portfolio?

this is what i have in my portfolio but everyone's is different

In a big 2inch binder (all papers in sheet protectors and i used dividers):

table of contents

Educational Philosophy
Resume
Letters of reccomendations
Certfication
Seminars Taken
a Select few lesson plans with student work
some unit plans i did as a group in my undergrad
student teaching Video/analysis

and random misc stuff: more evaluations, conference notes, notes of meeetings, a trip slip etc..

and yes i would put in already graded work hope that helps

Re: What goes in your portfolio?

i don't know since i never had to do one... i had a binder that i threw together for interviews and that had letteres of recommendation, teaching evaluations, a few of my best lessons and samples of student work, educational philosophy. i probably interviewed about 20 times and i NEVER once was asked to show them my portfolio. they always went off my resume...

i am under the old guidelines and the portfolio seems to be one of the things teacher ed. programs do now, but when i interviewed heavily in the spring of 2004 for my now current job, no one asked for it.

Re: What goes in your portfolio?

Message edited 1/23/2008 11:24:22 PM.