Transformative teaching is teaching so compelling that it leaves your students with no choice but to dig deeper and reconsider their previous conceptions. A transformative teacher does not simply tell their students the information and expect them to learn it, a transformative teacher must engage the students to the point where they themselves are invested in their own learning. 

Transformative teaching is not limited to content knowledge, although transformative teachers are able to transfer content knowledge effectively to their students. In order for teaching to be transformative, it must prompt shifts in mindsets or dispositions. Transformative teaching should prompt students to reconsider what they previously believed to be true. 
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Above all this, what differentiates transformative teaching is the action of transformation that takes place within the teacher themselves. 

            Something I have struggled with while creating my portfolio that still seems to be prominent is balancing my IslandWood experience with my other experiences. I hope to use my portfolio to apply for jobs, and would like to include all of my relevant experience, but I am unsure how to clarify which areas are specific to IslandWood and which are not.

            I am working on ways to approach using my experience in the EEC program as a case study of sorts, to showcase my teaching skills and dispositions. However, I am still struggling with how to genuinely incorporate my other experiences. 
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            As of right now, it seems that my portfolio is well on its way to being completed. However, I do still need to (and plan to) add additionally reflection in terms of the artifacts I have provided. I also hope to add additional information about my prior experiences with early childhood education, but am struggling with that as I was not allowed to take any photos at my previous jobs.