Allyn & Bacon Publishes Portfolio Textbook
Written By University of Maryland Professors
COLLEGE
PARK, MD. . . Developing a Professional Teaching Portfolio:A
Guide to Success written by University of Maryland professors
Patricia M. Costantino and Marie N. De Lorenzo is now available
through Allyn & Bacon. The handbook is a practical and comprehensive
set of guidelines designed to lead teacher candidates and
practicing teachers through the rigorous process of developing
a professional teaching portfolio based on national and
state standards of performance.
Developing
a Professional Teaching Portfolio: A Guide for Success
increases a teacher's understanding of the concept of a
teaching portfolio, the value of using standards and the
phases of portfolio development. The authors feature a "step-by-step"
process for building a portfolio broken down into three
phases: Getting Started, Enhancing Your Documents and Using
Your Portfolio. The handbook also contains multiple examples
of actual portfolio documents as well as suggestions for
items that should be included in a portfolio and resources
to reference during creation. In addition, a separate chapter
on developing an electronic portfolio addresses the hardware
and software that is involved; web sites that include further
information on electronic portfolios; and the issues and
options of publishing electronic portfolios.
The
handbook, which has been recognized as one of the most complete
and practical sets of guidelines for portfolio development,
was previously available through the university's Office
of Technology Commercialization (OTC), where it generated
more than $108,000 in sales. OTC exclusively licensed the
handbook to Allyn & Bacon in 2001; the Spring 2002 semester
is the first time that the handbook has been offered through
Allyn & Bacon.
OTC
was established in 1986 to facilitate the transfer of information,
life and physical science inventions developed at the university
to business and industry. In the past 15 years, OTC has
received more than 1075 invention disclosures, secured more
than 160 U. S. patents, and licensed more than 550 technologies,
generating more than $19.5 million in technology transfer
income. In addition, 23 high-tech start-up companies have
been formed based on technologies developed at the university.
More
information about Developing a Professional Teaching
Portfolio: A Guide to Success is available on Allyn
& Bacon's web site at www.ablongman.com/newbooks.
An examination copy of the handbook can be obtained through
local Allyn & Bacon representatives at www.ablongman.com/replocator.
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