So last week my county had Spring Break, so this allowed me time to work on a hard copy of my portfolio. I spent a really long time working on it, and I am pretty happy with how it turned out. I had a hard time trying to decide what exactly to put in, and how much was needed because I have not had any professional interviews yet so I am not 100% sure what employers are looking for (plus it seems like everyone always wants something different!). When I first finished it, there were over 150 pages...yikes! I had put all of my lesson plans in, and examples of student work, but I decided to cut back to just the lessons I had done while in the College of Education at GV since those were my best pieces. I cut it back to 92 pages. I was able to get it printed off today, and I plan on going out tomorrow to get everything bound together nicely. The examples I have seen have all been in binders, so I am hoping by doing something different it will help me to stand out. So far I just have two copies printed off because it was expensive to get it done. Hopefully I will not have to do any more and I will be all set for my first interview!
Last week I was contacted by one district I talked to at the job fair, and was asked to schedule a screening interview! I have no idea how many more people were invited as well, but I think this is a good start in the right direction. I also was able to find a few more jobs to apply for, but there were only those that covered a large group for like K-5 positions not a single classroom. I have been told May is the hiring season for most schools, and I would love to get a job before summer starts that would be wonderful! Wish me luck on my first interview!
Here is a few pages out of my portfolio, just to give you an idea of what's included:
If you need more tips on the rest of what I have included in my portfolio please feel free to contact me! I just wanted to show the type of theme I had made. This took me a very long time to get it where I was happy with it, so please I would appreciate it if you used this as a guide and not just copy my words. Again, if you would like more info please just ask!
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