Title: NON-TRADITIONAL LICENSURE IN ARKANSAS
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Attachment #3 Appendix B (2 pages)

Appendix B

Professional Portfolio for Non-Traditional Licensure Candidates

This notebook will be assessed periodically during the participation in the NTL program and will be reflective of the Arkansas standards for teacher licensure.  Candidates have not met the requirements of  this component of the program unless all items listed have been included in the notebook.

Rationale:  As professionals, continued reflection and assessment of strengths and weaknesses, over time, result in improvement of classroom delivery and professional growth. 	

Required items:

1.	Hand-outs from trainings, staff-development, in-service from sources other than Non-Traditional Licensure Program.  (Do note include NTL hand-outs in this notebook.)
2.	Documentation that instructional practices reflect students’ performance on assessments.  Examples:  classroom grades, Benchmarks, SAT 9 (Year 2 requirement).
3.	Certifications from training programs, i.e., PET, TESA, classroom management, etc.
4.	Documentation of professional conferences attended.
5.	Evidence of professional collaboration, i.e., alignment teams, ACSIP committees, content committees, team teaching, etc.  (Minimum of two pieces of evidence, i.e., meeting agenda, meeting notes, sign-in sheet).
6.	Contact logs with parents, sample progress reporting systems, i.e., websites, forms, etc.  (Minimum of two pieces of physical evidence, i.e., notes to parents, newsletter, documentation of two-way communication).
7.	Examples of initiatives, sponsorships, programs, etc.
8.	Evidence of presentations made in professional field (where applicable).
9.	Copy of Professional Growth and Development Plan (Year 2 requirement).
10.	Completed ‘Formative Observation Forms’ from Pathwise Mentoring Program, a minimum of two full conference forms, class profile, reflection form, all relevant forms from Pathwise observations.
11.	Two units of study designed from instructional guidelines of NTL training.  The units must reflect the appropriate instructional delivery as presented during training sessions in reference to appropriate use of textbooks, guides, and resources.  Documentation should include rationale of selection of materials, the methods and activities used to meet students’ needs, and the evaluation strategies.  There should be evidence of the use of multiple resources to meet the instructional goals of students.
12.	Independent project designed in Year 2 incorporating multiple active-learning strategies.  This project can be a continuation of units of study required in Year 1.  This project will be an on-going work and maintained in a separate notebook.
13.	A complete professional resume.
14.	A copy of NTL candidate’s philosophy of education and personal teaching goals.