September+7

=Tentative Agenda for September 7, 2007=

//Nominate items for class discussion under #4. Please sign your posts by typing ~ three times, then clicking the "Save" button.//

1) **Learning Logs**
 * How was class last week?

2) **Housekeeping:**


 * Introductions
 * //Who am I? - What can [|Google] tell you in 3 minutes or less?//
 * //Who are you? -// Name Games, [|True Colors]


 * Introduction to the Course
 * //What is this course about? [[file:802 Syllabus 2007.doc]]//
 * //What is our schedule? [[file:802 Schedule 2007.doc]]//
 * What else do we need to know?
 * Roll
 * To Do List
 * Homework
 * Handouts
 * Break - At 2 p.m. each day
 * Sending e-mail through Angel - Check the boxes
 * Distribution Lists - How to create them

3) **Establishing a Professional "Virtual Presence" & Professional Boundaries**


 * Search Tips & Techniques (Google yourself)
 * Profiles
 * Voice Mail
 * Web Presence
 * Stories from the field: Cell phone videos, text messaging, work posted online

4) **Insights & Issues:** Nominate questions for discussion in class here. Be sure to sign your post (Type ~ three times, then click "Save")
 * 1) Strategies to working under a seasoned teacher that already has it all figured out - Amanda Bainbridge
 * 2) How much is it appropriate to voice our ideas/opinions to our mentors at the beginning? - Amy Scott
 * 3) How to work yourself into an existing classroom "environment". user:leonar77
 * 4) How to become a part of the "staff community" without over-stepping our boundaries. user:kristynd

5) **Professionalizing Our Practice:** [|First Days of School]
 * Set-up & Seating
 * Introductions & Icebreakers - Does it make sense to use them the 2nd week of school? How to justify them? How to make them LANGUAGE activities?
 * Name Games
 * Story Squares [[file:Internship Story Squares.doc]]
 * Routines & Procedures
 * Bell-ringer or warm-up activities
 * Substitutes
 * Professionalism

6) **Assignments for** **the Week of 9/7/07**
 * **Agenda -** Add items for next week's class
 * **Conference Registration** - Pre-register for [|MiWLA] or [|ACTFL]. If you go to MiWLA, apply for a [|minigrant]. It will pay your conference registration, a workshop, the awards luncheon, and membership. Here is the link you need to use to get "proof" that you are a full time student so that you can enroll at the student rates: http://www.reg.msu.edu/ROInfo/EnrReg/Certify.asp
 * **Discussion Forum -** Post at least one insight or issue. 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.
 * **Explore This Wiki -** It can't help you if you don't know what resources are here for you!
 * **Letter of Introduction -** With the approval of your mentor teacher, distribute a letter of introduction to staff and to parents. Click here to download a simple letter to staff: [[image:msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://languagelinks2006.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/Stud%20Tchr%20Signature%20Ltr.doc"]][[file:Stud Tchr Intro & Signature Ltr.doc]]
 * **[|Mentor-Intern Handbook] -** Read it
 * **Permission to Record -** With the approval of your mentor teacher, distribute "permission to record" forms to students and their parents
 * Kira's consent form [[file:Documentation Consent.doc]]

7) **Announcements:**


 * [|MSU Technology Conference] - September 29
 * [|Central States] & [|MACUL] are both in Michigan this year!
 * Other Professional Development
 * Cindy's Contact info: Cindy Kendall, ckendall at inghamisd dot org