Seminar-Oct.+2,+2008

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=Tentative Agenda for October 2, 2008=

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Housekeeping - 4:00 - 4:05

 * Weekly reports - How are things going?

Professionalizing Our Practice - 4:15 - 5:15

 * What are some of the doctrinal foundations of our faith re: our existence on earth?
 * How might the doctrines help support our efforts to become good Spanish teachers?
 * How do the doctrines challenge some of the practices common in schools in general (and Spanish classrooms in particular)?
 * How might these doctrines help us to envision more pedagogically sound and personally meaningful ways to engage students in learning Spanish?

Data //--(connection)-->// Information //--(relationships with other disciplines)-->// Knowledge //--(experience)-->// Understanding //--(creation)-->// Social Action/Transformation

Grammar/Vocab. --> Topical Organization --> Thematic Exploration --> Service Learning --> Social Action

Low agency - High agency

Insights & Issues - 5:15 - 5:30
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School unit (Jacob)


 * Standards-based unit planning (esp. re: the culture and comparisons standards)

Observation time (Jamie)

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For Next Time
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 * Bell-ringer or warm-up activities
 * Classroom Management - Saving face and the desk in the "other" teacher's room user:chericem1
 * Classroom set-up and seating
 * Copyright, Cybercourtesy, & Cybersafety in a Creative Commons Age
 * Icebreakers & Name Games
 * Lesson Planning?
 * Lesson Planning Templates
 * Open House? (You may be interested in the [|discussion thread currently underway in the Teacher's Lounge] on this topic) user:chericem1