Seminar+in+Student+Teaching-Winter+2009

Mar. 31 - Mar. 24 - Teaching demos Mar. 10 - Mar. 3 - We are not scheduled to meet on Mar. 3, but you can stop in if you need help on TWS, lesson planning, etc. Feb. 24 - (We are not scheduled to meet on Feb. 17, but I am happy to do so if you feel it would be useful) Feb. 10 - Unit Overviews and Planning Grids, Parent Teacher Conferences, Valentine's Day Activities Feb. 3 - Planning on a Block Schedule Jan. 27 - Spanish for Native Speakers Jan. 20 - Administrivia, Classroom Management, Heritage Speakers, Teacher Work Sample (Objectives, Unit Planning) Jan. 13 - Teacher Work Sample (Overview, Contextual Factors), Assessment/Closure Activities Jan. 5 - Course Overview

=Syllabus=



=Assignment Sheets & Reference Materials=

Course Information Survey







[| Revised Teacher Work Sample Spanish Template 2009.doc]














 * Peer Editing - [[file:Peer Editing-Response Worksheet-BYU.doc]]
 * Teaching on a Block Schedule
 * [[file:Lesson Planning 80 Min Block - Variations.doc]]
 * [[file:Lesson Planning Time Manipulatives.doc]]
 * [|Block Schedule Lesson Planning Templates]
 * [|Secondary Lesson Planning Templates]

=Helpful Links=

[|Career/Education Placement Services (BYU)] - Information about your career placement file, the teacher fair, and other job-related opportunities

[|Computer Tutors (BYU)] - Free, one-on-one tutoring for basic computer skills, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, FrontPage, Publisher, and HTML (Sign-up online by completing an application form and note days/times you are available for sessions) 801-422-2647

[|Culture-based websites in Spanish (from Glencoe)]

[|Education Advisement Center] - Can help you with issues related to your Secondary Education courses, can answer questions about fingerprinting, etc.

[|Field Experience Demographics Worksheet (BYU)] - Use this worksheet to help you gather demographic data for your Teacher Work Sample before recording it in LiveText. You can obtain the information you need in order to complete the worksheet from the [|Utah Performance & Assessment System for Students (UPASS)]. (As you make your selections, additional selection options will appear.)

[|Field Services (BYU)] - Links to student teaching applications, placement information, policies, and procedures

[|FLTEACH]- Listserve for world language teachers

[|Humanities Advisement Center] - Can help you with issues related to your Spanish courses.

[|LiveText] - You will submit the CDS, FED, PIBS, and your Teacher Work Sample to the McKay School of Education here

[|National Standards for Foreign Language Learning (Executive Summary)]

[|Praxis Testing Dates (BYU)] & [|Spanish Praxis Test-at-a-Glance] (BYU will pay for one through July 25, 2009, you pay for the one in your minor if you want to take it). Be sure to STUDY for these before you attempt them. Also helpful was this "[|Reducing Test Anxiety]" guide. It has good ideas of how to organize before the test and make a study plan. user:ErinMB [|Technology Skills Assessment Information (BYU)] -

[|Utah Core Curriculum (World Languages)]

=[|Important Dates]=

Jan. 5, 2009 - First Day of Student Teaching Jan. 15, 2009 - Student teaching applications for Winter Semester Due Jan. 19, 2009 - NO CLASS (Martin Luther King Day) Feb. 16, 2009 - NO CLASS (President's Day) - [|Secondary Teaching Placements] Posted Mar. 1, 2009 - Application for [|Scholarships] Due (Available January 1) Mar. 18, 2009 - [|BYU Teacher Fair] Apr. 2-4, 2009 - //[|Southwest Conference on Language Teaching]// in Norman, OK Apr. 15, 2009 - Application for Exit Interview for August Graduation Due Apr. 16, 2009 - BYU Foreign Language Fair (encourage your mentor teachers and their students to participate) Apr. 17, 2009 - Last Day of Student Teaching Apr. 23-24, 2009 - Graduation

=Helpful Tools=


 * [|Applian FLV Player]
 * [|Audacity] - Excellent, free audio recording & editing software
 * [|Bubbleply] - Add pop-up speech bubbles and effects to online videos
 * [|Buzzword] - Free, online, collaborative word processing
 * [|del.icio.us] - Free social bookmarking service, with an emphasis on the bookmarking
 * [|Diigo] - Free social bookmarking service, with an emphasis on the social
 * [|Cmap] - Free social concept mapping tools that allow you to collaborate, attach documents and images, etc. (requires registration)
 * [|CutePDF Writer] - Free PDF maker
 * [|Flock] - Free social web browser
 * [|Foxit Reader] - Free PDF reader that allows you to save annotations, and print documents with or without your saved annotations
 * [|Glogster] - Free, multimedia poster-maker. You can set up student accounts for educational use.
 * [|Google Alerts] - It will notify you of news re: the topics of your choice
 * [|Google Earth] - Free program that allows you to see 3-dimensional views of the earth, cities, etc.
 * [|Google Language Tools] - Allows you to translate webpages, select the language you wish to use to interface with your browser, or search country-specific pages using Google's country specific search engines
 * [|Google Notebook] - Free, online, collaborative notebook
 * [|Google Talk] - Free chat program
 * [|iTunes] - Free multimedia player
 * [|Jing] - Free screencapture from TechSmith
 * [|Letterpop] - Free online newsletter creation
 * [|My Brochure Maker] - Free online brochure creation
 * [|Ning] - Social networking platform
 * [|Picnik] - Free, online photo editing software
 * [|Reqall] - Free service that transcribes the 60-second voice messages you leave and e-mails them to you in text w/ an audio file attachment
 * [|Second Life] - Free virtual world software
 * [|Skype] - Free voice over IP (VOIP) software - allows you to voice chat with others (with or without webcam)
 * [|Sputtr] - Free, customizable search page (uses visual icons)
 * [|Survey Monkey] - Free, online surveys, quizzes, etc.
 * [|TinyChat.com] - Set up an ad-free, "disposable" chat room in one click. No registration required.
 * 21st Century Technologies - Links to handouts, information, and tools for language teachers
 * [|Twitter]- Microblogging
 * [|Voicethread] - Free software for creating multimedia presentations online
 * [|Weebly] - Free, online website creation
 * [|Wikispaces] - Free online spaces for collaborative authoring and discussion
 * [|YouConvertIt.com] - Convert documents to PDFs while maintaining hyperlinks
 * [|Yugma] - Free videoconferencing and desktop sharing software - interfaces well with Skype
 * [|Zamzar] - Convert files, download YouTube videos, etc.
 * [|Zotero] - Create online libraries for free

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