Seminar-Feb.+3,+2009

=Tentative Agenda for Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009=  **Time:** 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

=Assignments for Today (Please complete before class today)=


 * **Discuss with your mentors potential dates/times for a reception**
 * Sign up to do La Bienvenida (includes song, prayer, and scripture or spiritual thought)
 * TWS: Turn in a copy of your unit overview and unit planning grid if you haven't already done so
 * Complete the FED if you haven't already done so THIS semester
 * Bring a copy of your bell schedule and your class schedule to leave with me if you haven't already done so
 * Complete Technology Skills Assessment in 180 MCKB if you haven't yet done so AND be sure they enter it in LiveText

=La Bienvenida - 4:00 - 4:05= //Vamos a hacer este segmento en español. ¿Hay un voluntario para enseñarnos lo que el Se////ñor te ha ense////ñado esta semana (por medio de la canción y una escritura relacionada (o un pensamiento espiritual)////?//

Feb. 3 - Travis Feb. 10 -user:hmecham Feb. 24 - user:Angelab5 Mar. 10 - user:ToddLager Mar. 24 - user:stephaniert Apr. 7 -

=Housekeeping - 4:05 - 4:15=


 * "Good News"
 * Spanish for Native Speakers Presentation Debrief

=Insights & Issues - 4:15 - 4:45= //(Nominate at least one item for discussion here. It can be a success, a concern, or a question (hence the title). Please sign your post by typing ~ three times and then clicking "Save.")//










 * Teaching on a Block Schedule
 * [[file:Lesson Planning 45 Min - Variations.doc]]
 * [[file:Lesson Planning 80 Min Block - Variations.doc]]
 * [[file:Lesson Planning Time Manipulatives.doc]]
 * [[file:Lesson Planning MenuRev-BYU.doc]]
 * [[file:Lesson Plan Form-BYU.doc]]
 * [[[|http://www.docstoc.com/docs/2620242/Block-Schedule-Lesson-Planning-Templates]|Block Schedule Lesson Planning Templates]]


 * [|Secondary Lesson Planning Templates]

=Teacher Work Sample - 4:45 - 5:15=

Key Sentences Peer Editing - Writing Primer
 * Ideas and Content


 * Organization - Chain linking activity


 * Word Choice -
 * act up - (misbehave)
 * come back - (return)
 * go out - (date, leave)
 * think about - (consider, ponder)
 * went to - (attended)
 * work on - (address)


 * Voice - (Passive v. active - [|Readability.info], elimination of prepositional phrases)


 * Mechanics -
 * Compound sentences (used to emphasize connection of ideas)
 * Short, clear sentences
 * [|Transitions] - An excellent handout on the topic that includes a list of useful transitional phrases
 * [|Transitional words and phrases] - A useful list you can use to strengthen the flow of your writing
 * [|Transitions] - This list outlines common transitional words used in informal conversation, then provides a list of more substantive words and phrases for use in writing


 * Introductory clauses and commas

Contextual Factors Section Unit/Thematic Planning

//Today's Focus: Unit Planning//











=Swap Shop or Teaching Demos - 5:15 - 5:30= //Sign up here to share an activity that you observed your mentor teacher do (or that you led during class) that was successful. You can explain it, or give us a mini-demo (5-7 min.).// //If no one signs up, we'll address the items below.//

Monstersuser:hmecham

Professionalizing Our Practice - For next class (If no one signs up below for Swap Shop or Teaching Demos)
//Type three tildes next to the topics you feel would be most useful to you, or nominate your own. If it is a topic of some urgency, post it under Insights & Issues. If it is just something you are curious about or would like to discuss at some point, post it here and we'll get to it as we have time.//


 * Classroom set-up and seating - Attendance books, grade books


 * Classroom Management- Basic Tips & Tricks
 * "Control" v. "Community"
 * Fight or flight mode, teacher non-verbal signals and posture, and what to do when a student chooses to "flee"
 * Lower Your Voice
 * One Liners user:Angelab5
 * Sing With Me
 * Stop, Stare, Wait user:Angelab5


 * Emergencies
 * Bomb threats
 * Classroom 72-hour kit and other emergency preparations user:Angelab5
 * Health emergencies (diabetes, heat-related emergencies, seizure-related emergencies) user:Angelab5
 * Lights out
 * Managing the Media
 * To call or not to call 911 user:Angelab5
 * "Touring" the emergency information, supplies, and procedures for your classroom with students


 * Evaluation - Student Ratings from Last Semester user:chericem1


 * Open House/Back-to-School Night


 * Planning - [|Toolbox for Teachers Templates] - (Interesting planning resources - especially the grid) user:chericem1


 * Parent-Teacher Conferences


 * Substitutes - Setting up a substitute notebook user:Angelab5

=For Your Reference=




 * Assignments -**
 * CDS
 * CPAS - [[file:CPAS FL Criteria for Clinical Practice.pdf]]
 * FED
 * PIBS
 * TSA
 * Teacher Work Sample (TWS)
 * Student Evaluations


 * [|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 (unless your school's Spring Break backs up to this, in which case the last day of school will be your last day of student teaching) Apr. 23-24, 2009 - Graduation End of Semester - Complete PIBS, CDS, FED, and TWS and click electronic signatures in LiveText to send to placement office so you can get your teaching license

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