Running head: Domain F Review

Review of Portfolio Artifacts for Domain F

Michael Wigglesworth

National University

May 30, 2018

MAT 690 Capstone

Instructor: Michelle Pengilly Ed.D.

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Abstract

The following paper discusses the artifacts submitted for Domain E for my Professional

Development Quest Portfolio. The artifacts include my professional Five-Year Plan, my

philosophy of education, and a document from my BTSA program -series of responses to

questions pertaining to my AP Government class and my professional development.

Domain F - Artifact Analysis

Domain F of the California Teaching Performance Expectations addresses the objective

Developing as a Professional Educator. The first artifact that I’ve included is my 5 Year

Professional Development Plan. I plan to present this plan to my department chair and

department administrator during our final collaboration meeting this year. The meeting will

highlight my plans for the Student Senate and give me an opportunity to explain how I plan to

make student government a more democratic and engaging force on campus. Also, this will

provide an opportunity for me to present my concerns about our current textbook as well as my

desire to be a part of the textbook adoption process. My second artifact is a formal philosophy of

education that I initially wrote in my first year of student teaching and have occasionally

modified ever since. I think it is very important to revisit a statement such as this as a way to

remind one's self of what is really important and why they became a teacher to begin with.

Furthermore, a philosophy of education should not be a static document. It should be regularly

reevaluated and updated to reflect your changing perspectives. In fact I did this prior to posting it

in my portfolio. The last artifact is an interview from my year 2 BTSA program. In this interview

I express my strategy and focus on professional development. I explain that I spend considerable
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time researching current events and learning more about the subject matter I teach. I subscribe to

several current affairs publications and regularly collaborate with other AP government teachers

at other schools. As a result, I can provide insight for the students and give them concrete

examples and anecdotes to help illuminate the subject matter. As long as you are a teacher

professional development and growth should always be part of the process. A teacher who

abandons the quest to improve has probably reached the point at which they need to retire from

the profession.
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References

Slavin, R. E. (2006). Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice. (8th Ed). New York, New

York: Pearson.