Section Three: Teacher Candidate Artifacts

Introduction

Section Two of this Elementary Portfolio Project detailed the educational experiences

and professional background that led me on this journey to become a professional teacher.

Section Three of this portfolio allows me to showcase my abilities and possession of the key

competencies one must have in order to be an effective teacher, as evidenced by ten artifacts I

have developed during my studies in the Master of Science in Education program at Medaille

College. These artifacts serve as confirmation that I have successfully acquired and refined the

essential teaching competencies of planning, instruction, assessment, technology, learner

accommodation, culturally responsive teaching/diversity, classroom management, professional

collaboration, curricular and professional standards, as well as professional development. These

artifacts also address my abilities to create engagement in the classroom, to maintain a

professional disposition, my commitment to teaching effective math and literacy lessons, and

also to be sensitive to students with disabilities, from various ethnicities, religions and

socioeconomic status, and other diversities.

Throughout this section, a number of curricular and professional standards will be

addressed. Each artifact will address the Interstate New Teacher Assessment Support Consortium

Standards (InTASC), Council for Accreditation for Educator Preparation (CAEP) Standards,

New York State Code of Ethics for Educators, and the Ontario Teachers Ethical Standards.

Additionally, the following standards will be discussed throughout my artifacts: New York State

P-12 Common Core, New York State Learning Standards, Ontario Curriculum Expectations,

International Society for Technology Education for Teachers and Students (ISTE), International

Literacy Association Professional Standards, as well as the Council for Exceptional Children

(CEC).
 I have chosen the following artifacts to best showcase my effectiveness, ability, and

readiness to be a caring teacher: two classroom management tools, my certificate of completion

in DASA training, my certificate of completion of Humor in the Classroom workshop, an

English Language Arts lesson using Book Creator, a Pecha Kucha presentation on special needs

awareness and support, a literacy lesson plan on compare and contrast, a 4-lesson math learning

segment on patterning, a cultural awareness learning activity, a literacy newsletter for parents,

and a science weekly planning document.