2-2-07


 * Learning Logs** (5 min.)

What do you value about the work that you're doing right now?


 * Teaching Demos** (70 min.)

1) Heinke Raymond ... Sorry! I'm not going to be able to do my demo this week! I'll sign up again for later this semester. user:heinke_raymond

2) Kira Flannery

3) Carl Armstrong

4) Rachel Klomp

5) Katie Winokur

6) **- [|knappla1]**


 * BREAK** (15 min.)


 * Swap Shop** (10 min.)


 * Professionalizing our Practice** (15 min.)

Using Social Technologies to Support the 3 Modes of Communication http://teensntech.wikispaces.com


 * The Job Search:** (30 min.)
 * Resume Round Robin
 * Teaching Philosophies


 * Insights & Issues:** Nominate insights or issues for discussion. (20 min.)


 * **Unit Plan Timing -** Just something I was wondering and would not mind discussing is - time (in terms of how many days spent on a unit or chapter) vs. material covered. What has everyone else's experience been, what is a good way to guage or plan, etc? Holly (I can never remember how to sign this thing correctly)


 * Housekeeping** (5 min.)


 * Tech Assignment
 * Guest Speakers


 * Announcements**: Take a look at these!


 * //Making Instruction Accessible to All Students://** Packaging Knowledge & Differentiating Instruction for Diverse Learners


 * [|The Animal School]
 * Differentiating Instruction - What do they NEED? (Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Learners, Gifted Students, Students with Special Needs, Variety of Learning)
 * Differentiating Instruction - How do we differentiate by product, process, content, materials?
 * How does this information link to what we know about the purposes of assessment, planning, and feedback?


 * Assignments for Next Week**


 * Agenda Items - Nominate items for the agenda by adding them to this page
 * Insights & Issues Posting - Post your opinions about what you need from your mentor this semester to Angel. I will compile the list and send out to mentors.
 * Resume - Bring a draft of a resume to class for feedback
 * Swap Shop - Come prepared to share, bring enough hard copies of whatever you plan to share for the group (or post in the appropriate section on the wiki PRIOR to class)
 * Teaching Demonstrations - If you want to present, come prepared to do so with a 5-7 min. activity. If you don't plan to present, click the sign-up link to choose a day. (If you didn't present last week, you will this week!)
 * Technology Assignment - Think about some of the technologies you'd like to try using as tools for teaching or learning and bring a list of them with you to class.