Assignments+for+9-22-06


 * TE 802 Agenda for 9-22-06**

0) **Housekeeping:** >
 * Roll
 * MiWLA or MACUL
 * Resource Packets

1) **Learning Logs:** Reflections on the 3rd Week

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 * What is going well so far?
 * What do you think you need to improve?
 * What resources do you need to make progress toward your goals for improvement?

2) **Research & Reflection:** The Emerging Issues Inquiry Project
 * Introduction to the Inquiry Process
 * Discovering and Framing Your Questions
 * Overview of Data Collection Tools

3) **Insights & Issues:** Nominate insights or issues for discussion here.

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 * What to do at an Open House with parents and students? (We never had them at my high school.) **- [|StephanieP]** [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/user/pic/StephanieP-sm.jpg width="16" height="16"]]
 * Maybe a short discussion on whether or not to teach our minors? As foreign language majors, are we more likely to just teach only in our majors? user:kimdebra
 * How to get students to respond to you when they're accustomed to the CT. user:heinke_raymond Particularily in non-content courses ("homeroom") user:flanne13
 * Calling parents: I've called a few and they have been helpful, but what do you do if parents are defensive? Or if they don't call back, how long do you wait? Do you call again? Etc.user:winokurk
 * Displacement (From Angel)
 * Grading (From Angel)
 * Homework (correctness or effort?)
 * Taking off for spelling & accentuation
 * Kids on 504 plans (From Angel)
 * Suicide & Other Crisis Situations (From Angel)

4) **Collaboration Stations:** (Choose 2 workshops to attend) > >> Differing philosophies on purposes of and types of homework >> Grammar issues >> Sharing space >
 * //Keeping It Collegial:// Working Effectively with Other Interns
 * //Mentoring Matters:// Establishing Productive Working Relationships
 * //Swap Shop//: Sharing Your Best Ideas From the Week
 * //Tackling the Textbook:// Lesson Planning Templates
 * Formats?
 * How far in advance?
 * What language?
 * //Technology Tips//: Strategies for Language Maintenance

5) **Assignments You Should Complete BEFORE Class on 9-22-06:** (Looks like a lot, but they won't take you long) > >
 * **Agenda Items -** Nominate items for Friday's agenda by adding them to this page
 * **Copy of a Lesson Plan -** Bring one copy of one of your lesson plans with you to class. (In otherwords, don't "generate" a new one for the purposes of this assignment. Instead, bring a copy of a lesson plan that you have actually used. We are going to look at samples so that everyone can get some new ideas for templates they might use, information they might include, sequencing, etc. This will also give you a sense of how different the requirements for various schools, mentor teachers, and field instructors can be.)
 * **Insights & Issues -** Post at least one insight or issue to the discussion forum on Angel. Please start a new thread if your topic is substantially different from what has already been posted and be clear and specific in your title.
 * **List of Questions -** Bring a list of some of the things that you do not understand about students, teachers, schools, classrooms, teaching, learning, parents, etc., with you to class in hard copy form. Try to phrase the items on your list as questions. These should be questions that do not have easy answers. . . questions that nag you . . . questions that you'd be interested in investing some time exploring. The wording is not important at this stage, just try to get the essence of the issues down on paper.
 * **Most Successful Activity -** Post the most successful activity you used this week to the wiki [|chericem1] [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/user/pic/chericem1-sm.jpg width="16" height="16"]]