Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Introduction
For this section of my portfolio, Section Six: Teacher Candidate Interview Video, I will
provide you with a link to my personal Weebly teacher website as well as a link to a mock
teacher interview. I first created this website for a course called Technology in the Elementary
Classroom in the Master of Science in Elementary Education at Medaille College. I have gained
so much experience from the creation of this website and have learned of the many benefits it
can have if used properly in the classroom. Once I have been hired as a professional teacher, my
website will be geared for my own personal classroom. As it is right now, my website is for a
potential classroom. The interview video will answer several questions that you may have for me
as a potential teaching candidate for your school or schoolboard. I will answer these questions
and I will showcase my technological skills by recording the interview using a scree cast video.
The video will showcase my past and present achievements. Creating this section of my portfolio
as well as the interview video has really allowed me to practice my planning skills as well as my
technological skills. Below I have provided you with a link to my Weebly website as well as a
https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cbXTrQ2UOx
Developing the Teacher Candidate Interview Video was a great way to gain experience
of hearing myself speak through a potential interview process as well as preparing myself for the
questions that may arise in a future interview. It is extremely important to practice my answers to
MSED ELEMENTARY PORTFOLIO PROJECT 2
these questions because it allows me to reflect on my own experiences in the classroom; what I
can improve during an interview; as well as professional development. Below I have included
Transcript
that I did for my course Technology in the Elementary Classroom at Medaille College
- Throughout the website I have provided information and resources for my future
classroom.
- I created the website as a way to communicate with parents and students after the school
day.
- This is a great way to make sure that everyone stays current with what is going on in our
classroom.
- As you browse through my Weebly website you will be able to go through the different
tabs and view the different artifacts that I have created that showcase my skill in
- As you can see, the tab after my home page you will notice my portfolio. Within this, you
will find information about my background and experience, artifacts that I have created,
curriculum and standard alignments, as well as the reflection I have done while
- I will now bring you to a power point presentation to answer questions that you may have
for me.
MSED ELEMENTARY PORTFOLIO PROJECT 3
Briefly share a little about your background experiences that have led you to
in Brantford, Ontario.
- I was enrolled in an all French school because my mom is from Lyon, France and wanted
- I grew up speaking both French and English at home because my dad could only speak
English.
- I didnt know it at the time, but being bilingual, I was acquiring something that was going
- Learning a second language and being bilingual, I gained extremely beneficial language
and career experience early in my childhood and moving forward in life and education,
especially living in an officially bilingual Province like Ontario and Canada, whose
invaluable skill and sets me apart from others when applying for a job regardless of what
- I have had a unique post-secondary educational career. I have gone to three different
post-secondary schools, 2 on full scholarships and one not, all because of baseball. I
began in Tennessee at Roane State Community College in 2011, played for two years and
transferred to Missouri Baptist University where I played for one year, and finally
- I played baseball in the states with a dream of becoming a professional baseball players.
It wasnt until I sustained an injury that I began to realize that this dream may no longer
happen.
- After my surgery, I helped work with younger children on their pitching fundamentals.
My head coach was so enthralled by how well I worked with children and how well they
responded to me. He was the first person that suggested I become a teacher and was one
of my biggest supporters.
the opportunity to start coaching and share my knowledge of the game with children who
- While coaching, I began to realize that I really loved teaching children what I know. I
loved seeing the look on their faces when what I was trying to teach them finally
clicked, the fantastic ah-ha moment. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing a
child have a breakthrough moment with something they have been struggling with for a
while.
- Baseball has given everything to me. Playing baseball in university while going to class
full time provided me with skills that I will have for the rest of my life. Balancing both
MSED ELEMENTARY PORTFOLIO PROJECT 5
my education and my commitments to baseball was full of fun academic challenges that I
had never experienced before. Because of this I learned great time management and
organizational skills, as well as invaluable teamwork and leadership skills. Like my coach
always preached, Baseball is 10 percent physical and 90 percent mental. Skill alone will
only get you so far, having a good work ethic and a strong mind will set you up to be
successful.
My Professional Background
- I have a vast array of diverse work experiences varying from a canoe/kayak instructor
and river guide to serving and bartending. Working as a canoe/kayak instructor and river
guide, I personally experienced how great leadership/guidance and solid teaching skills
- Throughout my school, work and life experiences, I have learned so much about myself
and about how much knowledge, guidance and patience (especially patience), are
essential tools for teaching children the educational and life skills they will need to
succeed.
- Throughout my time at Medaille College, I have learned several successful skills in their
o Short and long-term planning, such as lesson plans and unit plans.
opportunities to conduct mock lessons that we planned to get sense of what its
students and engage students with examples from their everyday lives.
o Pre-and post-assessments
o Learner accommodations
o Classroom management
o Professional collaboration
o Professional development.
o Educational theory
o Educational pedagogy
3. For the third question, I will be showing you an example of one of the lesson plans I
taught.
- The lesson I have elected to show you today is my Grade 5 Science Engineering Design
lesson.
- In that lesson, I incorporated Science and English Language Arts Curriculum Standards
MSED ELEMENTARY PORTFOLIO PROJECT 7
fails
- This lesson worked out very well as it was engaging for the students, it was hands on and
the students learned about Engineering Design by building a tower made of only straws
and tape that had to hold a cup of water for at least 30 seconds.
- Students were engaged and motivated to participate because the lesson was hands on and
they were allowed to explore and experiment with different types of structures using the
materials they were given and they could bounce ideas off of each other in order to build
their structure.
- I believe that education is constantly changing field and it is extremely important for
- Because todays society is becoming more and more digital. It is important to incorporate
technology into our classrooms and into our lesson in order to be educate our students
about being safe digital citizens as well as preparing them for our digital world.
o SMART Boards
o Educational apps
- Incorporating Daily physical activity and active brain breaks is a great way to keep our
- I have also noticed Nutritional breaks and healthy snack programs by allowing the
students to eat smaller meals throughout the day to keep them energized and well
nourished.
- First off, I am able to easily and efficiently incorporate technology into my lessons and
- I have the ability and experience to plan, instruct the unique learning styles in the
classroom.
male, elementary teacher. And I believe we need more male role models in our
Conclusion
Using screen cast to record the teacher candidate interview video was a fun and
invigorating way to finish my MSED portfolio project. The teacher candidate interview video
highlights areas of teacher candidate abilities for planning, instructing, technology, best teaching
practices, curriculum standards, and professional collaboration. Section Six of the MSED
portfolio project has also allowed me practice my answers to questions that I may face during an
interview for a role as a professional teacher. The questions, along with the screen cast video
MSED ELEMENTARY PORTFOLIO PROJECT 9
allowed me to showcase my Weebly teacher website which will serve as a fantastic educational
References
20-2017-birthday-b-f-skinner/
http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/norwoodpark/profile/
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/bullystoppers/Pages/teachclassroomcyb
er.aspx
Cox, J. (n.d.). Benefits of Technology in the Classroom. Retrieved October 16, 2017, from
http://www.teachhub.com/benefits-technology-classroom
Field, R. (n.d.). John Dewey (1859-1952). Retrieved August 10, 2017, from
http://www.iep.utm.edu/dewey/
Finley, T. (2014, August 14). Relationship Building Through Culturally Responsive Classroom
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/relationship-building-culturally-responsive classroom-
todd-finley
Kohl, H. W. III. (2013). Physical Activity, Fitness, and Physical Education: Effects
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK201501/
from https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
Only a Teacher: John Dewey (1859-1952). (n.d.). Retrieved August 10, 2017, from
MSED ELEMENTARY PORTFOLIO PROJECT 11
https://www.pbs.org/onlyateacher/john.html
Rousseau, J. (1889). Emile, or, Concerning education (E. Worthington, Trans). New York: Start
Shukla, S. K. (2011). Unit Planning Chapter Four. Indian Journal of Applied Research, 4(5),
370-373. doi:10.15373/2249555x/may2014/111
Teaching Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Instructional Strategies and
https://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/adhd/adhd-teaching_pg3.html
Thomas, A., & Thorne, G. (2013). How to Increase Higher Order Thinking.
higher-order-thinking
Top 5 Reasons Your Child Will Benefit from Learning a Foreign Language. (2014).
will-benefit-learning-foreign-language/
What is Project Based Learning (PBL)? (n.d.). Retrieved October 02, 2017, from
https://www.bie.org/about/what_pbl
Why Should Teachers Do Research? (2014). Retrieved October 16, 2017, from
http://singteach.nie.edu.sg/issue46-bigidea/