The primary purpose of the portfolio is to measure the effectiveness of the T3 training in advancing teacher and student learning. Included in the portfolio will be documentation that provides necessary and sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the participant has met the intended purpose the the T3 program. Participants will choose a variety of works and documents that illustrate accomplishments and progress towards the training purpose. It is important to note that the portfolio captures growth and change in the participant over time. Each portfolio may contain a variety of documents, but each must have Captions and Reflection.
Captions transform documents into evidence and assist participants in articulating their thoughts.
Reflection provides participants an opportunity to summarize the documents in the portfolio and how the documents capture change and growth in themselves and in their students. Content may include lesson plans, classroom observations, tests, and assessments, student work, philosophical and goal statements, self assessment and written commentaries, letters of recommendation, formal evaluations, certificates and other indications of application and effectiveness. It is not limited to formal papers and can include notes, drafts, journal and diary entries, sketches, drawings, photographs, audio tapes, video tapes, models, and computer disks. The Learning Results Portfolio is a mandatory part of T3 and must be satisfactorily completed to get credit for participation in T3.