Seminar-Sept.+25,+2008

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=Tentative Agenda for September 25, 2008=

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Housekeeping - 4:00 - 4:05
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 * Roll
 * To Do List
 * [|UFLA Registration]
 * [|UFLA Mini-grants]
 * [|UFLA Poster Contest]
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Insights & Issues - 4:05 - 4:25
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Those who are teaching in middle school might be interested in the discussion that is currently happening in the Teachers Lounge of the wiki on [|Adolescent Development] (a.k.a. classroom management) user:chericem1

There are some GREAT ideas for [|parent open house] getting posted in the Teachers' Lounge as well user:chericem1

Teacher Work Sample - 4:25 - 5:00
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Professionalizing Our Practice - 5:00 - 5:30
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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
 * [[file:Lesson Planning Process Template-BYU.pdf]]
 * [[file:Lesson Planning Grid-BYU.pdf]]
 * Open House? (You may be interested in the [|discussion thread currently underway in the Teacher's Lounge] on this topic) user:chericem1
 * Parent-Teacher Conferences
 * Productivity Tips and Tricks - [|Zotero]
 * [[file:Zotero Agenda.pdf]]
 * [[file:Zotero Handout-BYU.pdf]]
 * Staying in the Target Language
 * Story-based Instruction
 * Thematic Planning

Swap Shop
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[|True Colors] - This little assessment proved very useful to my classes last year. I invite you to take it online (5 min. task) and either print your results or write them down so you can see the [|interpretations] user:chericem1