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Johnson, Mims-Cox, and Doyle-Nichols (all California State U., Los Angeles) present an updated resource text for preservice and professional educators and teachers, administrators, and counselors who will be developing portfolios; it is also suitable as a teaching tool for instructors. The text is organized into sections on the rational for requiring portfolios, a guide for developing portfolios, and continuing the portfolio experience for ongoing professional development. Revised throughout, the second edition includes a new chapter on action research, expanded coverage of assessment, additional practical material on structured reflection, new material on building a rubric and developing a portfolio, more specific directions on developing a good teacher resume, and new material on electronic and online portfolios. The accompanying CD-ROM contains PowerPoint presentations, Web resources, hyperlinks, portfolio models and templates, implementation guidelines, additional exercises, and research information. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Developing Portfolios in Education, Second Edition, walks teachers through the practical aspects of creating portfolios and demonstrates how they can be used as an action research tool for reflection and professional development. Authors Ruth S. Johnson, J. Sabrina Mims-Cox, and Adelaide Doyle-Nichols include checklists, visuals, organizational strategies, and hands-on tools to help readers through every step of developing a professional portfolio. Key Features Emphasizes the role of standards as they apply to portfolio content and evaluation Includes chapter-opening scenarios that offer real-world examples of portfolio development New to This Edition Presents a chapter that links portfolio development to action research Contains updated material on electronic portfolio development Provides new step-by-step descriptions of the portfolio process written specifically for teachers Accompanying Student Resources on CD provide video clips of portfolio presentations, sample electronic portfolios for elementary and secondary teaching credential candidates, PowerPoint slides, tables, templates, and links to Web sites.
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