Portfolio presentations for MAT students planning on graduating in Fall 2009 are scheduled from 4:00 until 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday November 11th, Thursday November 12th, and Friday November 13th on the Denton campus. There will be a reception for MAT students in conjunction with the portfolio presentations. Faculty and staff will also be present to answer questions and provide information relative to graduation, certification requirements and other issues. The exact room location will be determined and sent to all MAT students later in the semester.

MAT students required to participate in this activity are those being advised through the College of Professional Education, primarily EC-4 and 4-8 Generalist students. All other MAT students planning to graduate in December should contact their advisor to determine if they should participate in the portfolio presentations on those dates or if there are other arrangements they need to make.

At the portfolio presentation each MAT student will stand in front of the group to give a short introduction of her/his certification field and level and future professional plans. Each student will then show one portfolio item using the video projector and describe how that item reflects her/his development as a teacher. The entire presentation should take no more than 5-10 minutes. Each student should come prepared to share her/his entire portfolio with other students and with faculty members. Please send the portfolio item you plan to highlight two days prior to your presentation day to jwhitworth@mail.twu.edu as an e-mail attachment.

For more information, contact Dr. Jerry Whitworth, JWhitworth@mail.twu.edu.