A lifelong portfolio for the teaching profession

The portfolio can be an effective device to support the professional growth of the teacher. Today there is no online portfolio with a similar rationale that can be used in the various moments of growth from initial teachers’ education to in-service training. The various experiences of the use of the portfolio proceed separately, with a certain fragmentation that makes it difficult to think in terms of lifelong learning. In this contribution, we describe the joint initiative of Indire and the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart and the University of Macerata, aimed at designing a device to encourage the reflexivity of the teachers, accompanying them throughout the phases of their career. In this paper we discuss the various models of teacher portfolios in order to begin the discussion on a model that can find continuity of experimentation and then application at the national level in the various stages of the teacher’s professional development.