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College Night is tonight!
If you can help, be here around 4:00 to help unload cars and help the recruiters set up their tables. You will earn an "L" for leadership - part of the TAFE TRAFLES.

Wednesday is a late work night. I will remain until 4:15. If nobody shows by that time, I will be leaving. This is a great opportunity to make-up work, work on the upcoming blog, or get your TAFE competition/contest entry rolling.
 * Wednesday is Late Night! **

Please remind your mentor teacher you will be there on Friday this week.
 * Everyone: All interns go to their site schools this Friday, November 8. **

Don't wait to start on your TAFE projects for region. These are self directed on your part. Advisors are to coach you and assist you -- not do it for you!
 * TAFE Contests/Competitions **

If you are planning on taking the ELF test - You must take the Practice Test and show good results in order to do well at region. Click here for information on individual competitions and the ELF practice test.

Activities for Learning
On Thursday, we will be begin learning about the TEKS and how they direct your planning.Participate in a few activities that will assist you in presenting material in your site classroom. Effective instruction can be delivered in a variety of ways. Let's explore a few ideas for engaging learning activities.

[|Structures and Strategies] Are you Pinterested in teaching? Make It Manipulative

Create a learning activity for your grade level / subject level. You may get your ideas from websites such as Pinterest or good quality teacher blogs - BUT make it your own.
 * Your assignment for next Monday, November 11: **
 * 1) Write specific details about subject / grade level (example: 3rd grade - Math, Multiplication Activity)
 * 2) Write clear objectives for what the student is to learn (otherwise know as the outcome)
 * 3) Write clear directions on how to make the activity
 * 4) List the specific materials needed to make the activity - if it goes along with a book, include the book title with a link where to get it.
 * 5) Take a picture of your finished product. Upload it to your wiki.
 * 6) The title of your wiki page for Nov. 11 should be **Learning Activity**

Game, manipulative, puppet, dance, scavenger hunt, Puzzle, APP activity, QR code, book extension, art project...

YR II Interns
Obtain a date for teaching a lesson during the third six weeks by Monday, November 11. A schedule will be made for all YR II interns to present lessons.

Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday

 * All Interns to site schools
 * Remember to dress appropriately for your Principal interviews[[image:sstevensbctal/-school-bus-clipart-3.jpg align="right"]]
 * If you have not completed your first week assignment (in your folder) - get it completed
 * All interns should have all contact information of their mentor teacher by now. There will be a test on this.
 * Remind your site school teachers you will be there on Friday this week.
 * If you are going to Tarleton on Nov. 13 - alert your mentor teacher to this in advance.
 * No Drama!

Planning Curriculum
// **It all begins with the Standards! ** //

TEKS = Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
Link to [|Texas Education Agency]for TEKS by grade.
 * 1) Click on the TEA link above
 * 2) Find your grade level (K-5)
 * 3) Open the file and save in your Dropbox.
 * 4) If you have a higher than grade 5 - locate by subject first, then grade level.
 * 5) Links to PDF's upper grades are at the bottom of the page. If you need help, I will help you locate the correct TEKS.

Good references to use for planning curriculum in your classroom

 * [|TEA - Texas Education Agency]
 * [|Education and Training TEKS]
 * Blooms Taxonomy
 * [|Smart exchange]
 * [|Discovery Education]
 * [|Scholastic]
 * [|Smithsonian]

Mini Lesson Plan Form:

 * [|Details]
 * [[file:sstevensbctal/Mini-Lessons.doc|Download]]
 * 34 KB


 * [|Details]
 * [[file:sstevensbctal/Breaking Down Course Standards.pptx|Download]]
 * 92 KB