I am a student in the Alternative Routes to Certification program at Seattle Pacific University (SPU). SPU requires that students document their learning and development throughout the program by using an electronic portfolio format. As part of the certification process, I need to demonstrate competency on the four teacher certification standards of Washington state (Standards STLP). I will be using this site to demonstrate my developing competency.
During the Introduction to Teaching class (EDU 6918), I learned about the standards and created this portfolio using a blog format. As I complete courses during the program and progress through my student teaching internship, I will submit three types of blogging posts:
1. The first type of entry will include reflections on what I am learning and on my experiences. I will be able to share my thoughts about my development as a teacher. I will also be able to talk about the experiences I am living as part of this program.
2. The second type of entry will be slightly more formal as I include both teacher-based and student-based artifacts (papers, projects, images, video links, etc.) with my posts to help demonstrate my developing competency on the certification standards. I will self-assess these submissions in reference to the rubrics provided in class.
3. The third type of entry will reflective assignment submissions that my instructors may ask of me as part of the course they are teaching.
For every post, I will align the entry with either the certification standards and/or other tags that I find meaningful. Faculty and my University Coordinator will periodically review my posts and they will have an opportunity to provide feedback.
As required in the program, I will develop metareflections on each standard and faculty will conduct a full review. These can be found on the “Standards” pages in this site. Throughout this process, I will document my learning and growth as a pre-service teacher in the ARC program.
