ClipBoard

ClipBoard is a comprehensive electronic teacher portfolio system designed to guide the professional development of early childhood educators. ClipBoard is a component of two grants sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education as a part of No Child Left Behind. The Tehama County Schools Early Reading First grant, Libros y más, and the Rural California Early Childhood Education Professional Development Program, CAL-NET, incorporate ClipBoard as a professional teacher self-assessment tool. ClipBoard allows teachers to collect artifacts that document teaching competencies aligned with national and state standards for early childhood educators. Teachers submit artifacts that focus on Early Reading First instructional skills in early literacy and numeracy, as well as meet academic standards for young children in all subject areas. Teachers design showcases aligned with professional standards of excellence. As teachers collect artifacts and design showcases, they reflect on their teaching practice. Showcases may be published for public exhibition and shared with the professional community.