Welcome to my Professional Development Quest Portfolio (or PDQP for short)! This blog contains my journey as a student/teacher: where I've been, where I'm at, and where I long to be as an educator. After teaching 8 years at a small private school in the Inland Empire (located in California), I decided to attend National University online and pursue a single subject teaching teaching credential and Master's in Education with a specialization in Best Practices. My purpose in pursuing this degree was two-fold. First and primarily, I entered the credential program so I could be better educator for my school. Secondly, I wanted the credentials to be able to have some options later down the road. Currently, I am teaching World History to both 7th and 10th graders as well as World Geography to freshmen. As a history teacher, I have three core objectives:
- Make history understandable
- Make history practical
- Make history enjoyable
As you work your way through this blog, you will find how I have been working to achieve these three goals in various ways with my current students as well as what I'm learning as a teacher. I hope you enjoy reading about my journey!
Jerrod Mantonya
National University
TED 690 Capstone
Dr. Shepherd
