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**Celebrate a Job Well Done! **
Congratulations are in order for the following TAFE members who qualified for state competition and will be advancing to the TAFE Teach Tomorrow Summit January 29 - February 1 at University of Houston in Houston, TX.

Let's hear from the members who competed at BCTAL last Wednesday! Kudos to the students who participated in the breakout sessions! How did it go? Reflect on the conference highlights that made the event outstanding!


 * Chapter Yearbook **
 * Mallory Dollar, Maddie Gibson, Lydia Lehr, and Rose Baum
 * ELF Test **
 * Aurelia Hoyos and Lindsey Zimmer
 * Portfolio **
 * Rebekah Beaver and Kiernan Lubon
 * Children's Literature **
 * 2nd - Heather Norris
 * Ethical Dilemma **
 * 1st - Allison Beam, Emily Beam, Lauren Smith, and Lindsey Zimmer
 * Job Interview **
 * 2nd - Rose Baum
 * Researching Learning Challenges **
 * Claudia Camacho, Victor Maras and Paulina Vega

=** Tuesday and Wednesday, November 3 and 4 **=
 * (Thursday, November 5, Year 2 Interns 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"]]
 * 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, November 5 (Year I Interns only) **

How do teachers decide what to teach? What are the standards that they have to follow? Take a look below and learn how to plan activities and lessons that stand out in the classroom.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

Each state's education agency develops a set of objectives and goals for the classes taught within the schools in that state. Texas has a set of objectives for every class that can be taught in public schools. These objectives are called Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills or TEKS. Open the link below and take a look at the TEKS for this class.

[|Education and Training TEKS]

On individual index cards, identify three TEKS in this course that have been covered. List an activity that covered each TEKS you selected.

Example: 1C - demonstrate personal characteristics needed by teaching and training professionals. (Students participated in the Image Scrimmage which had them exhibit skills in public speaking, presentation, and responding professionally to questions.)

What will I need to know about the TEKS? How can I use these at my field site?

You will use the the TEKS as a starting point to plan learning activities, lesson and educational units for the students in your classroom.

Navigate to the TEKS:


 * Open the BISD webpage []
 * Select "For Staff"
 * Select "Texas Education Agency" (Right side under Other Resources)
 * (Right Side) Select "How Do I ..." Find Curriculum Standards? (TEKS)
 * Scroll down page to TEKS by Chapter or TEKS by Grade if you intern at an elementary school. Look through the TEKS for your grade level. Identify the section which corresponds to the subject your students are studying while you are at your field site. Example: If your students are in 3rd grade and do science and reading while you are at your field site campus, find the TEKS that correspond to 3rd grade math and science.
 * Try to find one TEKS that corresponds to what the children were doing in the classroom during your first few days at your field site classroom.
 * Bookmark the TEA website as a favorite on your MacBook. Download the TEKS for your class and save in DropBox. You will be them more!

Planning Activities


 * Now identify the topic/concept you are studying in your classroom.
 * Find the TEKS for your age group/content area that goes with that concept/topic.
 * Search for activities that fit your TEKS. Look at the following sites that may help you. See Lesson Plan Resources on the navigation menu on the left.

=// Coming Soon //= // Discover Your Inner Teacher With Discovery Education //



Discover [|Discovery]

BCTAL passcode 46BB - ABC9

Set up your own Discovery Education Teacher account. Listen for details.


 * Write your login and password for Discovery Education in your folder / green sheet.
 * Navigate throughout the website following the guide of your EAT teacher.
 * Visit BoardBuilder and determine how you can use this as a teaching tool and as a device to create learning stations and lessons.

TABLE TALK


 * Break into table groups by grade/content area. Follow the directions of your EAT teacher for doing so.
 * As a group, plan activities and search for resources that will fit into the 3rd six weeks and the 4th six weeks. You should all be talking and sharing as you come across items that will work for your group.
 * Place your items on your personal Discovery Education Board Builder so that you can access them easily.
 * Use folders to determine the scope and sequence for your grade level / subject

Link to Mrs. Stevens' Lesson Planning page of resources. Click here

Link to Mrs. Kallas' lesson planning page for resources. Click here

Link to [|Texas Education Agency]

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
 * Paper Slides
 * Paperslides wiki
 * Graphic Organizers
 * Foldables
 * [|Classtools.n]et/