TE+804-09+January+16

=TE 804 - January 16, 2009=

To do before class:
 * Read pages 13-15 in Intern Handbook http://ed-web2.educ.msu.edu/team4/handbooks.html
 * Sign up for issue presentations http://languagelinks2006.wikispaces.com/TE+802-08+-+Sign+Up+Page
 * Think about a specific professional goal you'd like to work on this semester. Ideally, this goal will somehow relate to your inquiry project from fall semester. (I know there are a couple of you for whom this won't apply.)

Issues and Insights
**Please nominate questions and issues you'd like to raise for the whole class**. (Be sure to sign your posts.)

Affinity Diagram

 * Write your concerns on sticky notes
 * Organize the responses (group on sheets of paper and then label it)
 * Rank your top three
 * Discussion groups -- brainstorm suggestions -- circle top three
 * What are your questions/concerns going into lead teaching?
 * I feel as though I have a ton of great ideas, but I'm being held back. What can I do about this? I already started my "lead teaching" last week, but it's exactly what I was doing last semester. user:litwins5
 * I am definitely nervous to see how my lead teaching will go -- when I did the 2 weeks last semester, It went okay, but for the rest of the semester to do this lead teaching -- teaching 1st - 4th hours straight through, I am just a bit nervous and I'm hoping I don't stress out too much. ALSO, I am going to be piloting a new book with my first year students since Everett may be getting new Spanish books -- so that will be a challenge, yet a great experience too. user:deutchma
 * Managing everything -- I felt overwhelmed with the amount of work for MSU classes last semester, hopefully there won't be as much this semester... user:KathrynHin
 * Other issues?
 * Could we talk a little about the (changing?) mentor-intern relationship? Unless we're talking about that below...I wasn't sure! user:sarahew
 * What have you tried lately (since we last met) that has been successful for you?
 * Online assignments/extra credit with a firm "grace period" for turning them in. ("It's due Monday, but if you have a problem getting online, tell me on Monday and you may turn it in by Wednesday, but not after. I don't want to hear that your computer broke on Tuesday night.") Fair yet fun. user:la_profesora
 * My mentor discovered this awesome website today - it's for French and Spanish. So far I've only watched the Spanish demo video, but it looks pretty cool! http://home.yabla.com/yhome.php user:sarahew
 * this is a test user:srtabainbridge

Taking the Reins - Preparing for a successful lead teaching experience

 * Timing/Pacing
 * Breaking down the task -- what does the student have to do in order to accomplish it?
 * i.e. on a conjugation worksheet -- Read the sentence, comprehend the sentence, figure out what type of verb, figure out the ending, write it down (25 question worksheet could take 50 minutes)


 * Planning worthwhile activities
 * How does this task move the students' language proficiency forward?
 * Is it controlled practice, semi-controlled practice, or independent practice?
 * What is the goal? What tournament are they working towards?


 * Teaching in the Target Language


 * Management
 * http://languagelinks2006.wikispaces.com/Effective+One+Liners
 * Consistency!


 * Differentiation
 * What to do as students finish at different times?


 * Managing the paper-load. How can I hold students accountable without grading everything?


 * Staying afloat in regards to planning -
 * Collaborate
 * Know the big picture


 * Working with your mentor and field instructor
 * What are three defining characteristics of your mentor?
 * Proper care and keeping of your mentor
 * Communicate what you value about your mentor
 * Communicate what you're learning -- ask genuine questions, try the advice
 * Communicate what you plan to do and why
 * Brainstorm conversational openers


 * A few tech tools that you might want to try out
 * http://www.jingproject.com/
 * If you use this, you will always be so angry when you don't have it installed on the computer you're using (aka, it's not your computer). It's so convenient! I have the paid version, called Snag-It, and I'm obsessed. If I read something, and want to just have one part I want to save, I don't print it out, I capture the part I want, save it as a .jpg, and have it for reference on my computer. Addicting and suuuuper convenient! user:litwins5
 * Flip cameras
 * *** I have one!! I will bring it in tomorrow, it's so great!! user:deutchma
 * I love this, too! user:litwins5
 * http://www.polleverywhere.com/
 * www.wiffiti.com
 * http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/ user:litwins5

Preparing for the Job Search

 * The most important thing you can do is have a successful lead teach!
 * Portfolio
 * Everything you do for 804 should have the potential of feeding directly into your portfolio.
 * Timing - Most jobs won't open before mid-April/May. Hiring continues till August though most schools like to be staffed by June.

11:30 - 12:00
http://languagelinks2006.wikispaces.com/TE+804-09+Assignments
 * TE 804 Course Requirements
 * Personal goals
 * Thinking ahead: Our video??
 * CPR certification -- keep it; you'll attach it to certification materials