TE+802+12-05-08

=TE 802 - December 5, 2008=

Preparing for class:

 * Bring a hard copy of the self-videotape assignment - due 12/5
 * Read the agenda and sign up for //two// learning centers. Be sure to note if you need to bring anything.
 * Check ANGEL for updated grades (this won't be available until Thursday evening)
 * Bring any questions you have about the inquiry project
 * Read the agenda and add anything to it.
 * Reminder: I love the smart, vibrant discussions you're having on the wiki and on FLTeach! Please remember to not say anything that would reveal your school or the identity of your mentor or any students. A rule of thumb: Assume that your mentor, your principal, and the parents of your most difficult student will read your posts.

12:55 - 1:20 - Swap Shop
Please post your idea in an appropriate place on the Wiki and paste the link next to your name.
 * Lindsay -
 * Who wants to be a Millionaire?
 * Seating chart
 * Appreciation letter
 * user:LRobertson1386


 * Melissa -
 * Get to know me - http://languagelinks2006.wikispaces.com/First+Days+of+School
 * Good News - http://languagelinks2006.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Management
 * user:lucasme2
 * Caitlin-
 * **Electronic Use Log**
 * Review Board Game
 * user:darkcait

Please sign up for two **learning centers. Don't worry about equalizing the number of people in a group. Just sign up for the two topics you're the most interested in. (You'll need to add numbers to the lists.) Materials and information will be made available for everybody.**


 * 1:20-2:00**
 * __Grammar 1__**
 * Katie L.**
 * Heather**
 * Erich**
 * Amy**
 * Lauren**
 * (Anny 1:20-1:30)**

Alison Laura
 * __Worksheets 1__**
 * Lindsay**
 * Jade**
 * Julia**
 * Chelsea**
 * Sarah**
 * (Anny 1:30-1:40)**


 * __Brain 1__**
 * Mara**
 * Linda**
 * Doren**
 * Alexandria**
 * Melissa**
 * Lizzie**
 * (Anny 1:40-1:50)**


 * __Tournaments 1__**
 * Lisa**
 * Jessica**
 * Katie H.**
 * Kerry**
 * Caitlin**
 * (Anny 1:50-2:00)**


 * Session 2 - 2:10- 2:50**
 * __Grammar 2__**
 * Linda**
 * Jade**
 * Julia**
 * Lisa**
 * Katie H.**
 * Sarah**
 * Alison**
 * (Anny 2:10-2:20)**


 * __Worksheets 2__**
 * Katie L**
 * Melissa**
 * Mara**
 * Kerry**
 * Alexandria**
 * (Anny 2:20-2:30)**


 * __Brain 2__**
 * Caitlin**
 * Jessica**
 * Lauren**
 * Chelsea**
 * Amy**
 * Erich**
 * (Anny 2:30-2:40)**

Laura
 * __Tournaments 2__**
 * Doren**
 * Lindsay**
 * Lizzie**
 * Heather**
 * (Anny 2:40-2:50)**

1:20 - 2:00 - Learning Center #1

 * Effective Grammar Teaching


 * spaces.isu.edu.tw/upload/18518/PAPERS/dualfocus.pdf
 * http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/larsen01.html
 * [|Teaching Grammar]

Your task: 1. Divide up the resources and spend 15 minutes looking over them. Identify one $200 concept, two $100 concepts, and two $50 concepts. Post these on the wiki page. 2. Spend the last 25 minutes making specific plans/ideas that you could use to spice up and make grammar teaching more effective in your class. Post any ideas on the wiki page.


 * Creating Compelling Worksheets


 * [[file:motivation and worksheets.ppt]]
 * Using your worksheets, how could you jazz them up by incorporating collaboration, competition, choice, context or movement, music, and movies?

Your task: 1. Spend 15 minutes reviewing the powerpoint and discuss implications for creating compelling worksheets. Identify one $200 concept, two $100 concepts, and two $50 concepts. Post these on the wiki page. 2. Spend the last 25 minutes making specific plans/ideas that you could use to spice up and make worksheets more effective in your class. Post any ideas on the wiki page.

>> www.cacte.org/media/EDocs/Keith_Jacobus_pres.ppt >> http://www.slideshare.net/bdyck/teenbrain/ >> brainlab.psych.qc.cuny.edu/hhenkell/pdfs/brain.ppt >> http://www.nmsa.org/Publications/MiddleSchoolJournal/September2002/Article10/tabid/418/Default.aspx
 * Comprehending the Teenage Brain: Motivation, Learning, and Teaching Implications**
 * http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/21379-the-amazing-brain-the-role-of-the-amygdala-video.htm

Your task: 1. Spend 25 minutes reviewing these resources (divide and conquer). Discuss what you've learned and identify one $200 concept, two $100 concepts, and two $50 concepts. Post these on the wiki page. 2. Spend the last 15 minutes discussing //specific// ways you could apply this knowledge to a WL classroom. Post your ideas on the wiki page.


 * Designing "Tournaments" for the WL Classroom -- How can we build performance assessments into our curriculum?
 * http://languagelinks2006.wikispaces.com/Project+Ideas
 * http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-28753_38684_28763---,00.html - MI WL Standards

Your task: 1. Spend 15-20 minutes reviewing the wiki page with project ideas and the MI standards. As you look at the standards, think about how students might demonstrate these abilities. 2. Brainstorm a list of possible "tournaments" that you could actually do in your classrooms. Post them on the wiki page.

2:00 - 2:10 - Break

 * Pick up graded assignments

2:50 - 3:15 - Issue Presentations

 * Jessica
 * Doren