Hill- Portfolio model for music educators

MUSIC 23241: MUSIC TEACHING AS A PROFESSION
Mr. Marcus L. Neiman, Assistant Professor
Kent State University School of Music
Fall, 2011

CRN:  200910 – Section number: 001 – Class Days: TR 7:45a – 8:35 am - Classroom: SOM E202
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BlackBoard and Text Readings

Submitted by:  Emily Young
Submitted for: Mr. Marcus L. Neiman, lecturer
Date: October 27, 2011

Hill, Cheryl F.  (2008).  A portfolio model for music educators.
 Music Educators Journal, (September), Pages 61-72.

    In this article, Cheryl hill discusses the importance of portfolios of music educators.  Portfolios can be used in a few different ways.  Educators can keep portfolios for themselves to keep track of their own professional growth, and college students can create a portfolio to show to future employers.  A portfolio can contain several different artifacts and it can be either a hard copy or electronic.  These artifacts can include writing samples, recordings of performance, recital/concert programs, and several other things that will show who one is as a music educator.
    As a future music educator, I will definitely be constructing my own portfolio to show to future employers.  This article has definitely given me a good idea of things that can be included in my portfolio.  I have a much better idea of the purpose and objective of a portfolio.  I had never thought of keeping a portfolio in my career to keep track of my own professional development. 
    I wish I had been preparing this portfolio sooner.  There are a lot of things from my freshman year that I would like to include in my portfolio.  I wish I had more recordings of my voice to keep track of my progress as a musician.  I think that it is important to start thinking of myself as a future educator.  This means that I should treat all school work as if a future employer might be looking at it.