Martin Kimeldorf's Portfolio Library  -  If you're short on time and want to visit only one Website with information on portfolios, this is the one to choose. It links to Mr. Kimeldorf's articles and examples of two portfolios. It also extends and support's Mr. Kimeldorf's book, Portfolio Power, and the examples and notes explain the purpose and intent of the various parts of his career portfolio. Aron's Bike Portfolio is also a great example of a job search portfolio at a secondary school level.
http://www.amby.com/kimeldorf/p_mk-toc.html

Creating an Impressive Portfolio    (Colorado State University, College of Business) Tips and information on building portfolios.
http://www.biz.colostate.edu/career/portfolio.htm

Teaching Portfolio This site is small, but it is targeted directly to teachers.
http://members.tripod.com/~papertiger1/index.html

“Starter” Bibliography on Portfolio Use
Paper-based Resources
Portfolio Power:  The New Way to Showcase All Your Job Skills and Experiences
by Martin Kimeldorf, Peterson’s, Princeton, NJ, 1997
(The most complete of the few books available on career portfolios.)

Creating Your Skills Portfolio: Show Your Accomplishments
by Carrie Straub, Crisp Publications, Inc.,  Menlo Park, CA, 1997
(Designed for Crisp's 50-minute series, basics are covered.)

Creating Your Career Portfolio:  At a Glance Guide
by Anna Graf Williams and Karen J. Hall, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1997

Portfolios
edited by Martin Kimeldorf (Special Issue of Career Planning and Adult Development Journal, Vol. 12, No. 4, Winter 1996-7), San Jose, CA
(Articles by career development professionals writing from wide-ranging experiences with portfolios.)

Creating Portfolios for Success in School, Work, and Life

By Martin Kimeldorf, Free Spirit Publishing,, Minneapolis, MN, 1994
(Written for high school students, but relevant beyond the age group.)

Creating your Life's Work Portfolio:  An Interactive Career and Life Planning Workbook  by the editors of JIST, JIST Works, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, 1998
(Portfolios are a part of this book on planning for one's life)

Note to the reader:  You'll have noticed that this collection of resources has no examples from geographers and that the selection is limmited. Please help us to remedy this situation. If you know of any geography-related resources on portfolios or good links that we've missed, we'd appreciate your letting us know at gaia@aag.org.

(For more information on portfolios, see Portfolio Basics, and Starting Your Portfolio Collection.)

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