TELP Portfolio Excerpt: Technology Integration
STANDARD III
I. GENERAL REFLECTION
In 300-500 words, please reflect in general on your understanding of and growth in CTQS Standard III:
Teachers plan and deliver effective instruction and create an environment that facilitates
learning for their students.
In your general reflection you may wish to address questions like these:
• Does your school/district define “effective instruction” in a particular way? What training, if any, did
they provide in that model?
• How did you determine “the appropriate levels of intellectual, social, and emotional development” of
your students? Once you did so, how did you balance your students’ needs as you taught?
• At your school, how intense was the focus on using data to inform instruction?
• What research – from Classroom Instruction That Works or elsewhere – influenced your practice?
• What technology did you use this year? Did you encounter any obstacles? What additional technology
do you hope to incorporate next year?
• Do critical-thinking and problem-solving skills take a back seat in today’s test-prep culture?
• What was your biggest “aha” relative to grading practices?
• Did the “professional practices” enumerated in the rubric capture the essence of this standard? What
should be added or deleted?
Your answer will be evaluated for how thoroughly you seem to understand the overall purpose of
Standard III and how well you write. Do not be afraid to reflect on gaps or mistakes; you will not be
penalized for reflecting on lessons learned the hard way.
II. EXPLANATIONS OF EVIDENCE
Please list and briefly describe (2-4 sentences/artifact) the evidence your portfolio contains relative
to each element of CTQS III. Remember that your evaluator will need to check off EACH
"professional practice" up to and including a given heading in order for you to qualify for that
rating. You may want to list and describe your artifacts in a table like the example below.
ELEMENT
ARTIFACT(S)
EXPLANATION
Example
Example
Example
III.h
III.h Documentation My district requires teachers to post charts of our
of student
classes’ progress on quarterly assessments. This photo
progress toward shows the bar graphs posted in my room, along with
mastery
goals we set for the next round.
III.a
III.b
III.c
III.d
III.e
III.f
III.g
III.h
Your reflections will be graded according to the following criteria:
2
Essay reflects
misunderstanding of the
standard.
4
6
8
10
Essay reflects
little
understanding
of the standard.
Essay reflects
adequate
understanding of
the standard.
Essay reflects
solid
understanding
of the standard,
offers insights
about its
importance to
the profession,
evaluates
personal growth.
Essay reflects
thorough
understanding
of the standard,
offers highquality insights
about its
importance to
the profession,
relates it to
personal
effectiveness
and growth.
2
3
4
5
I. GENERAL
REFLECTION
1
II.
EXPLANATION
OF EVIDENCE
(Understands
Element, Aligns
Artifacts and
Professional
Practices)
III. WRITING
AND
PRESENTATION
FOR FEW
ELEMENTS
(<40%):
FOR SOME
ELEMENTS
(40-59%):
FOR SEVERAL
ELEMENTS
Explanations
offer scant
connection
between
artifact(s) and
any Professional
Practices
Explanations
offer some
connection
between
artifact(s) and
some
Professional
Practices
· Confusing
organization
· Unprofessional
tone, word
choice, and/or
sentence
structure
· Numerous,
distracting
errors
· Sloppy
formatting
FOR MOST
ELEMENTS
(80-90%):
FOR EACH
AND EVERY
ELEMENT:
Explanations
provide
connection
between
artifact(s) and
Professional
Practices
Explanations
provide explicit
connection
between
artifacts and
most
Professional
Practices
Explanations
highlight
insightful
connections
between
artifacts and all
Professional
Practices
· Weak
organization
· Adequate
organization
· Clear
organization
· Skillful
organization
· Questionable
tone, word
choice,
and/or
sentence
structure
· Appropriate
tone, word
choice, and
sentence
structure
· Effective tone,
word choice,
and sentence
structure
· Engaging,
compelling,
professional
tone, word
choice, and
sentence
structure
· Multiple errors
· Weak
formatting
(60-79%):
· Occasional
minor errors
· Adequate
formatting
· Very few
errors
· Appropriate
formatting
/5
· No errors
· Highly
professional
formatting
TOTAL
/10
/5
/20