Portfolio
of
Jessica Marcotte
2009

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JESSICA MARCOTTE

INTRODUCTION
PLANNING
METHODOLOGY
ASSESSMENT
CLASSROOM
MANAGEMENT
PERSONAL AND
PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL
ACCOMPLISHMENTS CHARACTERISTICS

INTRODUCTION
 RESUME
COVER LETTER
PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
ED 2500 ADMINISTRATOR EVALUATION
OF KSAs
•KSAs- Teachers are expected to demonstrate
consistently that they understand:
•14. The importance of contributing, independently
and collegially, to the quality of their school
•15. The importance of career long learning
•16. The importance of guiding their actions with a
personal, overall vision of the purpose of teaching

PERSONAL
ACCOMPLISHEMTNS
 10 MONTH EXCHANGE AS A ROTARY EXCHANGE
STUDENT
ANTROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT TO DR.
PATRICK WILSON (REFERENCE LETTER)
RECIEPENT OF JASON LANG SCHOLARSHIP
TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
CERTIFICATE
BEGINNER SIGN LANGUAGE CERTIFICATE
ARTISTRY AND CREATIVITY
COMPLETED ‘J’EXPLORE’ PROGRAM AT LAVAL
UNIVERSITY

PLANNING
•NON-MAJOR PROGRAM OF STUDIES OVERVIEW
PROJECT KSA 3
•LESSON PLANS KSA 6 SHORT (ADD DRAMA
PRES)
•KSAs- Teachers are expected to demonstrate
consistently that they understand:
•2. The structure of the Alberta Education System
•3. The purpose of the Guide to Education and Programs
of Study germane to the specialization or subject
disciplines they are prepared to teach
•4. The subject they teach
•6. The purpose of short, medium and long term range
planning

METHODOLOGY
•KSAs- Teachers are expected to demonstrate
consistently that they understand:
•5. All students can learn albeit at different rates and in
different ways
•9. There are many approaches to teaching and learning
•10. The functions of traditional and electronic
teaching/ learning tools

ASSESSMENT
KSAs- Teachers are expected to demonstrate consistently
that they understand:
11. The purpose of student assessment

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
•GRADE 1/2 OPENING ROUTINE KSA 7
•EUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
WHICH INCLUDED SESSIONS IN BULLYING AWARENESS
KSAs- Teachers are expected to demonstrate
consistently that they understand:
7. The student’s needs for physical, social, cultural
and psychological security
8. The importance of respecting students’ human
dignity

PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL
CHARACTERISTICS
PERSONAL GROWTH PLAN KSA 13,14
•PROFESSIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT KSA
12,15,16
•KSAs- Teachers are expected to demonstrate
consistently that they understand:
•12. The importance of engaging parents purposefully
and meaningfully, in all aspects of teaching
•13.Students learning is enhanced through the use of
home and community resources
•14. The importance of contributing, independently
and collegially, to the quality of their school
•15. The importance of career long learning
•16. The importance of guiding their actions with a
personal, overall vision of the purpose of teaching