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=Tentative Agenda for Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2009= 
 * Time:** 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

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

1) Dr. Larson will be visiting class today (to observe me). 2) Bring anything you would like to share with the rest of the class. 3) You should have a nearly final draft of the following sections of your TWS done by now:

• Contextual Factors • Learning Objectives • Lesson Plan Grid • Assessment Plan • Design for Instruction (at least 5 lesson plans)

If you have not received feedback from me on any of these parts, you need to submit a rough draft to me so that I can provide it.

You should also have a solid draft of the last parts of the TWS (i.e., your instructional decision-making, report of student learning, and reflection on your teaching) today.

=La Bienvenida - 4:00 - 4:10= //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)////?//

Mar. 24 - user:stephaniert Apr. 7 -

La canción - La oración - Lo que el Señor te ha enseñado esta semana -

=Insights & Issues - 4:10 - 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.")//


 * TWS

How to credit things in the appendix of our TWS user:mbbliss 5 lesson plans to include--what if our unit included more than twice that many lesson plans?user:mbbliss - No problem. You have to include AT LEAST 5 user:chericem1
 * Teacher Fair (One-pager . . . advice to next semester's group)
 * Upcoming Deadlines
 * Teacher Evaluations & Teaching "Demos"
 * Staying in the TL (COMPREHENSIBLE input, scaffolding instructions, scaffolding worksheets/materials, scaffolding tasks) - **Heidi's ppt**
 * Structured Opportunities to Move & Talk - **Todd's dice game (and** **would templates help?**)
 * Integrating the Cultures & Connections Standards - **Todd**
 * Making Sure Your Lessons "Add Up" to a Communicative Product: **Integrating Culture (Artist ppt)**
 * Clear Objectives - Your teaching goals
 * Trailers in Spanish (all from Spain) - http://www.baldovi.net/
 * PowerPoint Timer - http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
 * Photos, Self-Videotaping, & Teaching Exchanges
 * Letters of Recommendation (Now, Later for Grad School)
 * Position Posting
 * Résumé
 * Brief listing of teaching demos, lessons, or projects you did while in my classes that you think are representative of your work
 * Self-addressed, stamped envelope
 * If several years from now - an update on what you've been doing
 * Writing Letters of Recommendation
 * 1-2 pages
 * Three key points
 * Active verbs
 * Avoid passive voice and descriptive adjectives
 * Give concrete, specific examples
 * Include contact information
 * How to "red flag" a letter

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

//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.//

Monsters user: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" user:tomrc
 * 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


 * Teaching on a Block Schedule
 * [|Block Schedule Lesson Planning Templates]
 * [|Secondary Lesson Planning Templates]

=For Your Reference=



[|Thoughts from Elder Scott's excellent talk on teaching effectively]


 * 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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