Charting a course...

I have no idea what to call this post but this just came to me. We are talking about creating a form to record course work. I use a chart to do so... hence charting a course {giggle!}.

In a previous post, we started discussing the importance of the portfolio and my process to create this book. As I work through each of my courses, I add information to it. One of the things that was highly recommended was to complete an information sheet for every course I take. It was further recommended to complete one of these for each course I took after my certification as well.

This is the template I created for each course. I included in this sample what I fill each section in with. If you would like a copy of this, it is a word document. Please leave me a comment with your email address and I will send it to you. Please note this has a 2.3" margin at the top of the page due to my custom stationary.

UPDATE: This is currently available at TpT as part of my portfolio kit. 

This same format can be used for workshops and any other professional development you complete. I am hearing more and more from my teacher friends that they truly wish they continued to develop their portfolios once they were in the classroom. However, with all the other things to do... this is last on the list. I too would put it at the bottom of the list if not for the groans of complaints I have been hearing. As the world of education continues to evolve and teachers are being held to higher standards, more and more administrators are asking for portfolios as proof of meeting these standards. They are being used during observations and performance reviews.

What are you doing to ensure that you are ahead of the latest expectations?