March+14

=AGENDA for March 14, 2008=

=9:10 - 9:20 - Housekeeping=


 * Keeping classes together...is it necessary? user:armst156 Does this mean planning-wise? I think so user:senorastafford (Carolina)
 * I wanted to suggest that we talk about how to create our own wiki's for our classrooms **[|amandabainbridge]**
 * My Spanish classes have access to the blackboard system, which is like ANGEL. One of the possibilities is to take assessments on this website -- any possible pittfalls? How to work around them? Carolina user:senorastafford
 * Could we talk about job interview etiquette? I would like to know more about what things I should know about a particular school and that I am able to use properly BEFORE my actual job interview? user:GabyButcher (Gaby)
 * As Emily mentioned in the discussion boards, could we briefly touch upon things like Letters of Good Standing/90-day Letters and the process of receiving our certificates? As I am beginning to fill out applications, I feel like I don't know what to include in sections about my certification. Also, who our contacts should be in the CoE when we need forms filled out about our successful completion of the program. user:decortem

Could I propose that we allot more than 10 minutes for these issues? They are issues that are asked every week and we never get to them :)

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= = =9:35 - 9:50 - Project-based Assessment Assignment=

= = =9:50 - 10:05 - Social Networking=


 * Getting a Job
 * PRing Your Program (Formal advocacy, informal teaching opportunities)
 * Problem-solving (Activism)

//Elevator Advocacy in 30 Seconds or Less://


 * 1) [[image:http://nnell.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://nnell.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/I+Took+2+Years.doc"]][| I Took 2 Years.doc]
 * 2) [[image:http://nnell.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://nnell.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/Thats+Not+How+You+Learn+a+Language+Scenario.doc"]][| Thats Not How You Learn a Language Scenario.doc]
 * 3) [[image:http://nnell.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://nnell.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/But+What+About+the+Basics+Scenario.doc"]][| But What About the Basics Scenario.doc]
 * 4) [[image:http://nnell.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://nnell.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/But+Because+of+the+Budget.doc"]][| But Because of the Budget.doc]

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=10:35 - 12:00 - MEA Presentation=

=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 added a Magazine Scavenger Hunt to the Swap Shop page. This can be adapted to any vocab. user:blitzsar

I added a BINGO variation activity to the Swap Shop page. This can be adapted to any vocab. user:blitzsar

I added a worksheet under “preterit” that can be used to introduce the vocabulary for the book “Donde viven los monstruos” (Where the Wild Things Are) user:dawnmarie

I made a “Food” page on the Spanish page and added three or four activities that I have done with my Spanish III class during their food unit. user:dawnmarie

I added an idea for teaching negation. The example is in French... I'm not sure if it's similar in German or Spanish. user:mllegibbs

I added a vocabulary dominoes game that can be adapted to any topic and any language. user:AmandaGSpanish

I added a card game on the "Numbers" page...used for numbers 1-10 (Egyptian Rat War) user:decortem

under Spanish and "useful websites" I added several websites that have been really helpful to me this year user:AmandaGSpanish I also added millionaire and jeopardy review games under "review games"

I added an activity that I did with my Spanish II classes to practice using the imperfect to decribe what was going on/what people were doing when something happened. I have a link on the Swap Shop page to the FLTEACH posting that gave me the idea. :) user:AmyBas

comparisons worksheet. comparisons on famous people, tv shows, and restaurants...the kids loved it! user:AmandaGSpanish

Comparisons Page: ppt. that introduces basic comparisons (less than, more than, equal to) in Spanish user:decortem

Verb page - I posted an activity for -ir verbs and finding patterns. Used after students have learned about -ar and -er verbs...could be modified easily based on how you teach basic conjugations or for other tenses. user:decortem

Spanish: Grouping Students- I posted a video project for Spanish students that encourages them to come up with an alternative ending to "El Ultimo Secreto", a book that we have been reading and analyzing for several weeks. It also provides students with an opportunity to showcase their linguistic and technology skills. user:GabyButcher

Find someone who...circulation communicative activity. Great for classes with ants in their pants and they just gotta MOVE! user:armst156

I added to the swap shop page:

Si le das una galletita a un raton lesson Unit plan for hispanic revolutions through literature and art Project handout for revolutionary artwork Internet investigation for revolutionary artwork user:sherm118

I have added the following items as Swap Shop activites: Under Instructional Strategies, Vocabulary 1) Toca la Boca worksheet- Words are written randomly in TL inside the mouths, Teacher calls out the word in English and the students race a partner to find the word on the sheet in the TL. Like the flyswatter game on paper so all students play at the same time. 2) Shadow Game- Students race a partner to gesture the vocab word first. Teacher calls out word in TL, students must gesture the word before their partner. Under Instructional Strategies, Story-Based Instruction, Children's Literature 3) Donde viven los Monstruos- Pre-Reading and Post-Reading ideas and worksheet for reading "Where the Wild Things Are" in Spanish
 * ) user:leonar77

I added a powerpoint on the Running of the Bulls and a wordsearch that I created using a fabulous website, [|www.puzzlemaker.com]. user:kristynd

I've recently added a couple of activities that help make grammar more interesting for students. One uses a song to work some with the "yo" form of the preterite tense. The other uses a short narrative about cuban students for the nosotros present form. user:senorastafford

=Assignments Due Today=


 * Professional Biography Due
 * Teaching Philosophy Due
 * Videotape Self-reflection Due

=Reference=


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

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