Elementary Portfolio

Project Summary
TANIA TANTALO
Purpose of the portfolio

 To showcase my skills as a teacher and my preparedness to successfully lead a

classroom
 To demonstrate the type of teacher I strive to be:
 knowledgeable, compassionate, engaging, adaptable, motivational, and effective
 The information and artifacts within this portfolio are important because:
 they reflect my ability to create effective and engaging lesson plans that align to
curriculum standards
 they highlight my superior technology skills
 they demonstrate how I will successfully manage and motivate my classroom by
either modifying my instruction or providing creative options for busy, distracted
students.
Section 1: Introduction to the project

 Overview of all the portfolios components

 Includes:
 purpose and importance of this portfolio
 to demonstrate my strategies, values, pedagogy, artifacts, and interview video to
showcase my exemplary skills as a teacher

 description of the individual sections

 process of developing this portfolio
 theories, theorists, and best practices that support this project
Section 2: Background experiences

 Details my academic background and work experience and how they

connect to my work in education
 Supporting documents include:
 philosophy of education
 classroom observations
 résumé
 culturally responsive applications throughout this journey
Section 3: Artifacts

 Highlights a collection of my best work done throughout the M.S.Ed program

(artifacts), which demonstrate my skills, knowledge and preparedness to
become an effective educator in the elementary classroom
 Artifacts included showcase my competency to plan, instruct and assess
successfully, my knowledge of the elementary curriculum, my current
pedagogy, and my superior literacy and technology skills.
 literacy lesson plan
 grade 4 mathematics learning segment
 assessment tools
 classroom management toolbox
 Weebly website
 philosophy of education
 SMART Board presentation
 Pecha Kucha presentation on traumatic brain injury
Section 4: Alignment to Curriculum &
Professional Standards

 Outlines the importance of curriculum and professional standards

 Demonstrates my knowledge of and ability to align both NYS and Ontario
curriculum and professional standards to my daily work and lesson plans,
 including the artifacts presented in Section 3
 Standards addressed in this section include:
 New York State P-12 Common Core & Learning Standards and The Ontario Ministry of
Education Expectations
 New York State Code of Ethics for Educators and The Ontario Ethical Teacher
Standards
 Interstate New Teacher Assessment Support Consortium (INTASC)
 International Society for Technology Education for Teachers and Students (ISTE)
 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
 Medaille College DOE Claims and CAEP Standards
Section 5: Reflection

 Focuses on my personal experiences while working on this portfolio project

 Includes:
 my educational experiences throughout Medaille’s M.S.Ed program
 my ability and readiness to become an elementary teacher
 areas in which I believe I excelled as well as areas in which I believe I could
have improved
Section 6: Interview video

 A mock interview to showcases my work, technology skills, and

preparedness to become a teacher
 Demonstrates my ability to make relevant connections to respond to job-
related questions
 Features my Weebly website to highlight my technology skills
 Is created and edited by me, using Screencast-o-matic
Thank you for your
consideration.