Intern+Assignments+Nov+9+-+20

Reminders:
TAFE state qualifiers: Your permission form (signed by you and parent) and registration fee is due on Monday, November 16, no exceptions. Turning it in early is a great idea!

Seniors: Have you begun (finished) your Apply Texas college application. December 1 is the non-negotiable for some of the Texas institutions you may be interested in attending. Be mindful of when your dream school's deadline is.

Monday
Reflect on your TAFE experience with a new blog (See class blog link on left navigation pane.) All of you will complete this today!

You should begin speaking with your mentor teacher about setting a time / day when you can present your activity in their classroom. Be sure to keep your mentor in the loop with what you are doing. Try to do something that will enrich their lesson, not detour it. Follow their sequence.

Activities for Learning
Effective instruction can be delivered in a variety of ways. Let's explore a few ideas for engaging learning activities. Your NEW blog assignment for November 16: Create a learning activity for your grade level / subject level. It should coincide with the Board Builder you made to use in your classroom. Connect the two to have a complete learning experience inside your classroom. You should take a screen shot and include a link to your Discovery Education Board Builder activity on your blog. You may get your ideas from websites such as Pinterest or good quality teacher blogs - BUT make it your own.

Game, manipulative, puppet, dance, scavenger hunt, Puzzle, APP activity, QR code, book extension, art project...
 * 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 blog.
 * 6) The title of your blog for Nov. 12 should be Learning Activity.

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

Good resources to use for planning curriculum in your classroom
 * [|TEA - Texas Education Agency]
 * [|Education and Training TEKS]
 * Blooms Taxonomy
 * [|Smart exchange]
 * [|Discovery Education]
 * [|Scholastic]
 * [|Smithsonian]
 * Steven's Lesson Planning page
 * [|Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything]

Strategies and Activities
 * [|Discovery Education] - Strategies
 * [|Dr. Lodge McCammon]
 * Paper Slides
 * Paperslides wiki
 * Graphic Organizers
 * Foldables
 * [|Classtools.net/]

[[file:Breaking Down Course Standards.ppt]]
Mini lessons / activities and lesson plans are due before you present your lesson inside your site school. Year 1



Year 2

Tuesday, Wednesday and (Thursday Year 2 only)
TEKS for Field Site 10A: The intern will:
 * participate in field based experiences.
 * Apply instructional strategies and concepts within a local educational and training facility.


 * All interns will visit site schools.[[image:sstevensbctal/school-bus.gif align="right" caption="school-bus.gif"]]
 * Remember your folder and assignments.
 * Be sure to get your mentor's signature on your attendance log.
 * Arrange for an interview with your site school principal.
 * Gather evidence for your initiative assignment.
 * Be respectful of each other - get to the bus on time, don't make everyone wait on you!
 * Communicate!

Thursday - Year 1 only
Continue to work on Activities for Learning and Blog.

Friday
Student Half Day - Schedule to be determined by home campus

Monday
Let's review some classroom ethical behavior. What would you do as the teacher in each of the situations on this assignment?

[|Click here for assignment]

Update your portfolio
It's time to update your portfolio.



A lot has happened since we last visited your portfolios.
 * This week, you should begin to update your portfolio to include your accomplishments and work you have completed.
 * Follow the guidelines of the TAFE portfolio rubric for best results.



Tuesday, Wednesday and (Thursday Year 2 only)
TEKS for Field Site 10A: The intern will:
 * participate in field based experiences.
 * Apply instructional strategies and concepts within a local educational and training facility.


 * All interns will visit site schools.[[image:sstevensbctal/school-bus.gif align="right" caption="school-bus.gif"]]
 * Remember your folder and assignments.
 * Be sure to get your mentor's signature on your attendance log.
 * Arrange for time to teach an activity with your mentor.
 * Be respectful of each other - get to the bus on time, don't make everyone wait on you!
 * Communicate!

Thursday Year 1
Continue to work on Portfolios. Use rubrics and guidelines from Monday.

= Friday =



Rah Rah Sis Boom Bah! It's College Day at BCTAL

== Visit with college recruiters from the Universities listed below and find out the skinny on how to get in at your college of choice. Deadlines to Dollars - today is your chance to ask the pro's. ==

[|The University of North Texas] [|Stephen F. Austin State University] [|University of Texas, Arlington] [|Tarleton State University] [|Texas Wesleyan University] [|Texas Christian University]

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Break! See you Monday, November 30