CREATING AN ART TEACHING PORTFOLIO FOR PROFESSIONAL AND MASTER LEVEL LICENSURE

For a practicing art teacher, what should be included in your art teaching e-Portfolio that will meet state standards in Wisconsin for reaching the Professional Educator Level and the Master Educator Level?

Portfolio Artifacts and Reflection

Documentation of the following artifacts are recommended as evidence of your teaching practices in accordance with PI 34. 18 (Professional Educator Level) and PI 34. 19 (Master Educator Level) and ISTE National Education Technology Standards for all teachers. (www.iste.org)

To demonstrate your teaching, planning, and assessment skills include:

• Lessons plans, and assessment tools that include adaptations for special needs students
• Supervisor and mentor comments of your classroom performance
• Student work samples with assessments that are inclusive of students with a wide range of abilities
• Videotapes of you assessing student work, leading discussions, and/or engaging with students
• Evidence that you integrate technology into teaching, learning and assessment

To demonstrate your growth as a teacher that is aligned with your PDP (Professional Development Plan) goals include:

• Supervisor and mentor comments of your classroom performance
• Journal entries about art teaching
• Videotape of art instruction and student/teacher interaction
• Documented classroom-based research
• Studio work
• Evidence of student learning
• Evidence of technology integration (use of CD, DVD, web, and/or Internet)

To demonstrate your reflective skills about your teaching include:

• Evidence of improved student learning
• Videotapes
• Written reflections
• Commentary on your visual work
• Stated future goals
• Audio or video reflections

To give evidence of collaboration with professional peers and others (student teachers) include:

• Documentation of grant work, seminars, conference work, attendance at professional meetings, involvement in action research, completed university coursework, in-district work, and other professional development activities related to yout PDP goals.

To demonstrate recognition of your contributions to the profession that you have received include:

• Awards
• Letters of recommendations
• Letters from parents

To demonstrate your skills as a mentor to student teachers include:

• Feedback to student teachers
• Student teachers' lesson plans/units that you have graded
• Other assessment evidence

Ethical use/Copyright resources- When developing you e-Portfolio, you may use sayings or quotes from internet and print resources.  Guidelings for internet use see: http://cte.jhu.edu/randy/eportfolio/resources.htm.

Requirements for Professional Educator Level (PI34.18)

• Completion of a PDP plan (identified activities and objectives) that demonstrate increased proficiency
• This plan should reflect the school goals, district goals or professional development goals
• A timeline for achieving these
• Evidence of collaboration with professional peers and others

 For more information on obtaining Professional and Masters Level Certification in Wisconsin go to http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsis/tel/index.html

Requirements for Master Educator Level

Completion of a performance based professional education program with college or university endorsement and passing scores on standardized test in license area approved by State Superintendent.

This is a 5 year non-renewable certificate.  Art teachers moving from initial to professional level need an approved PDP plan.

Currently licensed teachers will renew their license, at the professional level with 6 earned credits or a PDP plan.

Requirements for Master Educator Level (WI PI 31.19) Issued for 10 years

Note: Certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) shall be accepted in lieu of meeting requirements for this level.

• Completion of a related master’s degree
• Five years of successful professional experience
• One year at the professional educator level
• Evidence of contributions to the profession
• Evidence of improved pupil learning

Assessment of the above may include interviews, examinations, review of portfolios or other essays or methods of analysis and appraisal.