Portfolio Presentation:

My Journey
Who was I before?
I used to think...now I think
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I have grown… tremendously.

I thank the Masters program,
and everyone who was a part
of my journey.
Who I am now…
 Teacher and Student Leadership Commitments:

➢ Acting Administrator (K-6)

➢ Teacher Advisory Group Representative
➢ Mentor Teacher for New Staff Members
➢ School Leadership Team Member
➢ Freshgrade Coach
➢ Collaborative Response Model - Lead Teacher
➢ PGP Staff Review Representative
➢ School Assembly Leader
➢ Professional Development
○ Math (Kathy Coers, Dr. Nikki Newton,
○ Literacy (GB+, F & P, LLI, Evoke, Je lis Je lis,
Je decode, etc)
 Teacher and Student Leadership Commitments:

➢ Family Dance Fundraiser Initiative

➢ Active Winter Challenge Captain
➢ Healthy School Committee
➢ School Assembly Leader
➢ Arts and Craft Club
➢ Running Club
➢ Family Literacy Night
➢ Delivering Christmas cards to communities members
Vision/Mission and Platform:
Growth Plan Goals: 1, 3, 5 years?
● Acting administration
● Leadership and community involvement
● Public speaking
● Professional development and conferences
● Professional readings
● Aspiring Leaders
● Short-term exchange programs

● Vice principal opportunities

● Change teaching assignments?
● PhD?

All I know is I want to continue growing, professionally and personally!

Growth Plan: Increase and Maintain
● Communication and Counselling:

○ Active listening
○ Empathetic
○ Trust

○ Asking open-ended questions so others can come up

with the solutions.
○ Emotionally invested
Growth Plan: Increase and Maintain
● Supervision and Instructional:

○ Mentoring and collaborating with colleagues.

○ Mentored: 1st year teachers, practicum students, and
highschool work experience students.
○ Provide honest and constructive feedback.
○ Staying accountable and working efficiently.
Growth Plan: Increase and Maintain
● Ethics, HR:

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Growth Plan: Increase and Maintain
● Curriculum:

○ Knowledge of curriculum
○ Learn from each other- instructional practices, assessment
practices
○ Professional Development
Growth Plan: Increase and Maintain
● Diversity and Change Management:

○ Subcultures
○ Equity
○ Change

“Caring is nurturing; believing is strengthening. Caring is validating;

believing is promising. Caring is responding; believing is empowering.
(from “Unmasking the Truth: Teaching Diverse Student Populations”, Middle Matters, 2006).
Capstone:

"Together is Better"
-Simon Sinek
Capstone:
“It is people, not programs, that
determine the school quality”
-Whitaker

My Portfolio
Definition/Application:

“She believed in me more

than I believed in myself”
- Kouzes & Posner
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“When team members are adequately strong in each

of these areas- when they possess significant humility,
hunger, and people smart- they enable teamwork by
making it relatively easy of members to overcome the
dysfunctions of a team.”
- Patrick Lencioni
Leadership is knowing that the garden started with one single small seed that faced
challenges, success, unpredictable events, but through perseverance, collaboration, and
teamwork developed deep roots that grew to conquer any storm.
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Thanks!