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 * Summer Employment Opportunities at The Link Events and Recreation Center, Richland Hills, TX **

August 2017 opportunities in the after school child care program at W.A. Porter are available NOW! If interested call 817-547-2900 and ask for LaTasha Tegtmeier, program coordinator. Principal Greg Bicknell says candidates must have an up-to-date resume in order to interview.
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 * Fall Employment Opportunities at W.A. Porter Elementary, Hurst, TX **

= TEKS for the Week:  = =(7) The student explores options in education and career planning. The student is expected to: = = (A) develop a graduation plan that leads to a specific career choice in the area of interest; = = (B) identify high school and dual enrollment courses related to specific career cluster programs of study; = = (C) identify and compare technical and community college programs that align with interest areas; and = = (D) identify and compare university programs and institutions that align with interest areas. = = = = Monday - Tuesday  =

= Present the knowledge of the college you researched to your peers. = Ask yourself the following as you present:
 * Am I speaking loudly and clearly?
 * Am I choosing my words carefully to express myself?
 * Am I using appropriate body language and posture?
 * Am I avoiding reading my slides word for word?

Here are some important details to remember:
 * The presentation schedule is listed on the classroom whiteboard.
 * All volunteers will go first. It is always favorable to volunteer!
 * You must be ready to present when it is your turn. If not, your turn will be skipped that day and you will receive a 10 point deduction on your presentation grade. You will be at the top of the lineup the next day.
 * You must turn in your self-evaluated rubric prior to your presentation. No rubric, no presentation.
 * You will be assigned to evaluate a peer. Again, you must be ready to evaluate when it is your turn. Again, not ready, a 10 point deduction.



At the end of the period Tuesday, let's review our Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle and see how we did in the process!

= = = Wednesday - Friday = = Developing Learning Activities =

As you enter a career as a teacher, become a parent, care for young children, or work with children in any capacity, you may have to develop activities that fit the educational needs of your child.

As the year draws to a close, we will learn about and practice making activities that help children learn. This will be combined with an "S" in TRAFLES service project for our local TAFE chapter.

Often times appearances are misleading. One can not tell just by looking at a teacher created material the thought behind the design of the activity. Here are some things to keep in mind when preparing activities.


 * Is the instructional objective obvious? Can you tell what the learning outcome should be?
 * Is it obvious how the game/activity is supposed to be used? Are the directions obvious?
 * [[image:File Folder Games Cars.jpg align="right"]]Is it a manageable size for the child's age?
 * Is the activity creative? Does it grab the child's attention through artistic preparation?
 * Are the elements of design considered? Color, texture, lettering?
 * Is the workmanship professional? Does it look neat or sloppy?
 * Is the activity appropriate for the age of the child? Is it too hard? Is it too easy?
 * Was the activity created cost efficiently? Was time used efficiently to create it?
 * Does the activity allow for learner response? Feedback? Is it self-checking?
 * Are the materials contained in one area? Is there a place to store pieces?
 * Has ingenuity been used to make the activity easy to use - pockets to insert pieces, velcro to match pieces, wipe-off markers to write on folders, and more.

Review the list of selected activities that you can create for the service project. The list features 42 folder games from which you will prepare an activity for a PreK or kindergarten student. The completed projects will be delivered to 3 preschool teachers and their students at Spicer Elementary in BISD.

When you find an activity that you would like to prepare, sign up on the clipboard and begin selecting materials to for your activity.


 * Colored card stock and paper
 * Colored folder
 * Storage pocket
 * Patterns

Begin coloring, cutting, gluing, laminating and creating your activity.

When finished, rate on rubric below and turn in.

[|Click here to access the rubric]