Seminar-Sept.+19,+2008

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=Tentative Agenda for September 18, 2008=

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Housekeeping - 4:00 - 4:05
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 * Roll
 * To Do List
 * [|UFLA Registration] - You are allowed to miss a day of student teaching to attend, and can attend for free if you agree to serve as a student marshall
 * [|UFLA Mini-grants]
 * [|UFLA Poster Contest]
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Insights & Issues - 4:05 - 4:25
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 * Reports on how things are going
 * Parent-Teacher Conferences user:chericem1

School of Education Meeting in 3380 WSC - 4:30 - 5:00

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Professionalizing Our Practice - 5:00 - 5:30
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We spent most of this time discussing how we might make the best use of our time together.


 * Bell-ringer or warm-up activities
 * Classroom set-up and seating
 * Copyright, Cybercourtesy, & Cybersafety in a Creative Commons Age
 * Icebreakers & Name Games
 * Lesson Planning Templates
 * Staying in the Target Language
 * Story-based Instruction
 * Thematic Planning

Teacher Work Sample
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I collected drafts and we briefly discussed questions re: this.

Swap Shop
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[|True Colors] - This little assessment proved very useful to my classes last year. I invite you to take it online (5 min. task) and either print your results or write them down so you can see the [|interpretations] user:chericem1