Every portfolio submitted to COATT is judged by a three-member expert panel that includes K-12 practitioners and teacher education faculty. Portfolios must be technically correct as well as meeting the performance critieria specified in the COATT rubrics. Approximately half of all submitted portfolios are accepted for the award, although the majority rejected are because the portfolios are incomplete or have links that do not work rather than for inadequate content. Individuals submitting portfolios are encouraged to carefully check their portfolios before submission and have others review them as well to be sure they work.

The following materials are helpful for those who serve as judges. Specific instructions on portfolio development and application processes are found in the "See Also" links on the right.

• Verification Form for Student Teachers (PDF file: get Adobe Reader )
• Guiding Principles for All Portfolio Judging (Word Document)

COATT Standards Rubric:

• Student Teacher Rubric (Word Document)
• Practicing Teacher Rubric

Downloadable HTML Rubrics (right-click to download)

• Student Teacher (old)
• Practicing Teacher

Form for Portfolio Judges:

• Student Teachers, New Portfolio Process (Word Document)
• Student Teachers, Old Portfolio process (Word Document)
• Practicing Teachers (Word Document)