6 Updating an Existing Portfolio
For those revisiting their portfolio rather than creating it for the first time, this process still holds. Instead of starting from the beginning, however, your process may resemble a guided reflection that results in a few meaningful updates to your portfolio based on recent developments in your journey as an educator. Consider the following questions as you update your portfolio, which are aligned with the process outlined in the previous section:
- What has changed about my context? Are new strategic directions or initiatives at play? How have I enacted or contributed to them?
- What types of teaching have I engaged in over the past year? Did I try anything new?
- Have I had any meaningful insights about teaching and learning in the past year? Have my beliefs shifted? Is this best represented in a revised teaching philosophy, or as a written reflection for Part B?
- What types of evidence do I have access to? What types of evidence would best demonstrate my recent contributions and impact?
- If I add new evidence to Part B of my portfolio, does that make other evidence redundant?
Next, Chapter III explores how to create a compelling narrative about yourself as an educator.