March+28

=AGENDA for March 28, 2008=

=9:10 - 9:25 - Housekeeping=


 * Planning for convocation
 * What about wiki set up for your classes? - Feedback on [|wikis in world languages paper] (Language Links, Transformations, Student Comments)
 * Anything else? If so, I'll expand the time we have for this segment of class

= = = = =9:25 - 10:25 - Grammar= //We'll continue with our exploration of grammar, but instead of the lengthy overview like last week, I'll give you the 5-minute explanation for each concept, followed by some hands-on doing of the activities I would use to reinforce it so you can see how they "feel" to students. We won't do the whole activity each time, just enough to give you a taste.//

= = = = = = =10:25 - 10:35 - Portfolio Reviews= //I can get through quite a few in just 10 minutes. What I'll do is stand at the front of the room, flip through them, and tell out loud what I notice (good or bad) about what I flip through. After we do a couple of examples (doesn't matter whose), you'll have enough of a sense of what an experienced teacher/administrator might attend to that when you continue to review one another's portfolios during lunch, you'll know what to look for. So, if you don't mind having yours "brutally critiqued//" //(except I'm not that mean) in front of everyone in a way similar to what I did with your one-pagers from the FLTEACH assignment, sign up here. We probably won't have time to do more than 5. Let's face it, it will be a miracle if we have time for 5! ;-)//

I wouldn't mind the advice! user:dawnmarie Im in! user:cartierm user:decortem Sounds good! user:emilylewis

We were supposed to be talking about the issues below today. If there is anything someone desperately needs from this list, note it under housekeeping and I'll adjust our grammar time accordingly: = =
 * **Crafting Communities of Language Learners – //Finding, Evaluating, & Using Meaningful Resources & Materials to Support Student Learning//:** Community Organizations, Curricula, Experts, Funding/Grants, Information, Internet Sites, Materials, & Professional Organizations ||

=10:35 - 12:00 - TE 803=

=12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch=

=1:00 - 3:30ish? - Presentation re: Certification=

(Thanks, Gretchen!)

=Swap Shop=

//Post your activities to the page listed above (or to Angel) and then put the title of the activity and your signature below so we know to check the page.//

I posted an art-based lesson adaptable for any level or language. user:armst156

I posted a sample rubric for a postcard project I did with my Spanish 2 class. I also posted it under the culturally authentic projects on the Spanish page. user:AmandaGSpanish

I posted an activity to practice questions, and describing people. Adaptable for many levels user:cartierm

City Building project- assessment piece for city vocabulary as well as prepositional phrases. user:cartierm

I might have posted this awhile ago, but I put 5 different worksheets up on the Subjunctive page user:emilylewis

Activity to Practice Vocabulary - Dibujar y Adivinar user:emilylewis

=Assignments Due Today=


 * Sample Layered Lesson Plan Due
 * Bring portfolios for advice/suggestions

=Reference=


 * Due Dates
 * Spring 2008 Assignment Checklist
 * Course Syllabus [[file:TE 804 Syllabus 2008.doc]]

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