Veteran teacher educators Marianne Jones and Marilyn Shelton provide practical and comprehensive guidance on developing a portfolio specific to the needs of pre- and in-service teachers of young children.

Developing a teaching portfolio is becoming central to a career in education in the United States, and this practical handbook is a useful guide through the process. The text focuses on the needs of early childhood practitioners, and the demands placed on their learning and continuing career development.

"Jones and Shelton provide a detailed model for using teacher portfolios as an expression of constructivism and reflective teaching practices. Whether you are a college instructor, student, or teacher of early childhood education, this book offers a comprehensive look at the portfolio development process. With clarifying definitions and detailed examples, this text prepares the reader to become an intentional, disciplined user of portfolios for a variety of purposes." --Margie Carter, Early Childhood Instructor and Consultant "This timely book offers an alternative to standardized testing and competitive grading as the way to assess what teachers-and by extension, children-know. Emphasizing the construction of knowledge through action, reflection, and documentation, it presents detailed guidelines for portfolio development." --Elizabeth Jones, Faculty Emeritain Human Development, Pacific Oaks College "This book is valuable to those in the child development and early education fields of education."--Reference and Research Book News