Intern+Assignments+Dec+6+-+10

//** Reminders: **//

 * Training plans: Have your parents sign __**Due: Thursday, November 11**__ //** Past Due **//
 * TAFE Student of the Year Due: December 15 to State TAFE Office
 * TAFE Outstanding Chapter Due: December 15 to State TAFE Office
 * Plans for your Visual Display assignments should be made. Don't wait until the last minute!
 * If you have more than 9 absences for a class period, you will need to make-up hours to gain credit for this course. Since this is a two-hour block, you may have 9 hours or less for 2nd/4th period, and 9 hours or less for 3rd/5th period.
 * Friday is the end of the recording period for progress reports. Have you turned in all work and projects?

Monday

 * Be sure you signed the thank you cards to the speakers from the colleges and universities that visited us last week.
 * Make a request for your second semester field site. You may request to stay at your current site, or you may make a request for a new school, an new teacher, a new grade level, a new content area, or any combination of these. Placements for the spring semester will be based on space, transportation, and your previous performance, maturity, initiative and professionalism.
 * Registration for the 2011 - 2012 school year will take place in December and January. If you would like to be involved, here are some things you can do!
 * Sign-up to help recruit students for the 2011 - 2012 year on the form provided. Wear your new recruiting shirt while recruiting at Birdville High School (Wednesday, Dec. 8) or Haltom High School (Thurday, Dec.9). You must be passing a class in order to get excused from it to help with recruiting.
 * Free T-shirts! Get yours and wear it to recruit students for next year's Education and Training classes. Prizes will be awarded to those producing the most evidence of wearing the recruiting shirt at your home campus!
 * [[file:Recruiting Rewards.docx]]
 * Participate in the chapter service project: GOAT and COAT. Learn how you can help a child in need locally or globally. If you can't contribute, you can carry the message to your friends and encourage them to participate!
 * Jingle, Jingle, Jingle - it's time for a holiday party. On Thursday, December 16, TAFE will be hosting the "R" of TRAFLES - a recreation event! All previous alumni from Ready, Set, Teach! since its inception in 2001will be invited to come and share some food, fun, and memories. Help plan the event to earn points and to make the day fun!



Prepare a folder for your tub with a sticker that says "Classroom Rules and Management." List the following items on the outside of the folder and place them in it. (Extra Credit - Brochures or literature from other colleges and universities) //[|If I Were In Charge of the World]//
 * Ron Clark Video Guide (if not graded, turn it in to the tray)
 * Do You Agree-Positives/Negatives activity sheet
 * Essential 55 Rap Lyrics (2 pages front and back)
 * Ron Clark's "Essential 55" (handout front and back)
 * If I Were in Charge of the World (Turn into tray when you finish composing yours)
 * Prepare a folder for your tub with a sticker that says "College Research." List the following items on the outside of the folder and place them in it.
 * College Research Speaker Guide (if not graded, turn it in to the tray)
 * Brochure(s) from Tarleton State University
 * Brochure(s) from Stephen F. Austin State University
 * Brochure(s) from Texas Christian University
 * Brochure(s) from University of North Texas
 * Classroom Read the poem "If I Were in Charge of the World" by Judith Viorst. Create your own version of the poem and word process. Print and turn in your copy to the tray.

Assignment: This week, obtain the classroom rules/guidelines/class policies/class procedures from your field site teacher. You may have to do this in various ways. Some teachers post rules on a poster. You will have to copy them or take a picture in which you can read the words. Some teachers print a hard copy for their students. You may ask your teacher for a copy of this. Come with a tangible set of rules from you classroom on Thursday.

==**Tuesday ** ==
 * Continue working with students individually, in small groups, or as a large group. Assist your teacher with planning and preparation.
 * Work on your preparing the lesson that will be evaluated.
 * Discuss with your teacher a plan for your visual display assignment.

==**Wednesday ** ==
 * ﻿Continue working with students individually, in small groups, or as a large group. Assist your teacher with planning and preparation.
 * Work on your preparing the lesson that will be evaluated.
 * Discuss with your teacher a plan for your visual display assignment.=

Complete the following. Note: Read thoroughly. Revisions were made to this section.
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 * Review class activites from Monday, Dec. 6. Be sure that you have turned in all of the assignments covered in Monday's activities.
 * Check your grade for this class on Skyward. Be sure to have work turned in since it is time for progress reports! Progress reports are captured at 4:00 p.m. today.
 * Check the white board at the rear of the room. Do you owe something? If so, turn it in to Ms. Blomquist and she will give it to me.

//**Classroom Rules**//
Review the rules you obtained from your field site classroom. In a MS Word Document, create a list of 5 - 10 rules that you would use in your classroom. Be sure they are stated appropriately for your classroom's age group. Your name should be included in the heading along with the grade/content you are teaching. Example: Mrs. Kallas' Education and Training Classroom Rules or, Ms. Luna's Third Grade Rules. Include graphics, pictures, borders, or other embellishments to make your work look professional. Save your document on your laptop and your flashdrive. Print a copy and turn in.

//Lessons, Lessons, and More Lessons//
Select one of the following options to complete. Work diligently and turn in your completed copy at the end of the period. If you do not complete your work, print what you have. Be sure your name is on your product. //**Option 1:**// If you are applying for the __**TAFE Student of the Year Competition**__, check your gmail account for the application. Fill out the application electronically. Be sure to save on your flash drive, your laptop, and your "U" drive. Application must be completed by Monday, December 13. Print parts you have completed. //**Option 2:**// Prepare a lesson for the __**TAFE State Lesson Plan Competition**__ ($1200.00 prize)! Open the Lesson Plan Competition Guidelines by visiting http://tafelessonplancontest.wikispaces.com/. . Review. Prepare a plan (15 - 20 minutes) on the lesson plan form. Prepare a cover sheet. Read the third section from the top in the guidelines for the cover sheet specifications. Open Lisa Owens' lesson plan to see a sample of a completed cover sheet. Be sure to save on your flash drive, your laptop, and your "U" drive. Application must be completed by Monday, December 13. Print parts you have completed today. //**Option 3:**// If you have not taught your lesson in your classroom yet, you may work on word-processing your lesson. You must turn in a printed copy of what you completed today. Be sure to use the lesson plan form. //**Option 4:**// Visit the BISD website and review the core values. Complete the following guide as you review the site. Print and turn in.

**Friday **

 * Continue working with students individually, in small groups, or as a large group. Assist your teacher with planning and preparation.
 * Work on your preparing the lesson that will be evaluated.
 * Discuss with your teacher a plan for your visual display assignment.