Preparing a Professional Portfolio: A School Administrator's Guide

Balch, Bradley V.; Frampton, Pamela M.; Hirth, Marilyn A.

ISBN 10: 0205467202 / ISBN 13: 9780205467204

Published by Pearson (edition PAP/CDR), 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Preparing a Professional Portfolio: A School Administrator's Guide
• Publisher: Pearson (edition PAP/CDR)
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205467202
• ISBN 13: 9780205467204
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: PAP/CDR.
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

A practical hands-on guide,  Preparing a Professional Portfolio: A School Administrator's Guide, offers a dynamic, developmental and standards-based approach to professional portfolio development for educational leadership.  This guide will facilitate the reader’s development and completion of a meaningful portfolio while also presenting enhanced explanations of each of the ISLLC Standards so that the reader can find deeper meaning in the standards and implement them in authentic ways. This guide fills a serious void with regard to information and guidelines on portfolios and standards-based licensing requirements for both building level and district level administrators. It can be used as a supplemental guide in administrative courses or as a text for independent study or internship courses. This guide is also useful for practicing school leaders pursuing licensure renewal and for aspiring leaders building job-placement credentials.

From the Back Cover

This practical, hands-on guide is designed to help educational leaders develop a standards-based professional portfolio!

Created to fill a serious void, Preparing a Professional Portfolio: A School Administrator’s Guide, provides information and guidelines on portfolios and standards-based licensing requirements for both building-level and district-level administrators. This guide will facilitate your development and completion of a meaningful portfolio while also presenting enhanced explanations of each of the ISLLC Standards so that you can find deeper meaning in the standards and implement them in authentic ways. This guide is especially useful for practicing school leaders pursuing licensure renewal, candidates seeking new positions, and aspiring leaders building job-placement credentials.

Special Features:

• Contains real-world vignettes that present critical standards-based educational issues, providing you with opportunities for reflection, skill development, and connecting theory to practice.
• Presents sample portfolio entries to help you gain an understanding of the portfolio development process based on a broad range of building and district perspectives.

“The classic vignettes and exercises used by the author are real and add a great deal of credence to the material being discussed.”
—Anthony H. Normore, Florida International University

“The strength of the book is the clarity in which it is presented with the ISLLC Standards.”
—Felicia Blacher-Wilson, Xavier University of Louisiana