For Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Curriculum, and Student Teaching courses. This booklet demonstrates how to collect items for a professional Early Childhood Education portfolio and how to create/compile them in a professional manner, electronically or in a binder, for presentation upon graduation to obtain employment. The authors guide the reader in selecting items for the portfolio, how to compile/construct/label it, and how to talk about it/present it.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Your Portfolio Chapter 2: Using Teaching Standards to Organize Your Portfolio Chapter 3: Setting Up Your Portfolio Chapter 4: Identifying Artifacts Chapter 5: Electronic Portfolios Chapter 6: Developing a Philosophy of Education Statement Chapter 7: Writing Your Reflective Narrative Chapter 8: The Collection Phase Chapter 9: The Selection Phase: Choosing Artifacts for the Showcase Portfolio Chapter 10: The Final Phase: Preparing, Assessing, and Presenting Your Portfolio Chapter 11: Taking Your Portfolio to the Next Step References