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//** Reminders: **//
 * **// Registration for the TAFE Annual State Conference is due ASAP! Turn in your packet and fees by Thursday. //**
 * Have you created a Fastweb account? First, set up a separate email account that is dedicated just to scholarships. Record your login and password in your secret folder. Begin or continue or search for scholarships.[|fastweb.com]

=‍//Monday //= //** School holiday to observe Martin Luther King federal holiday **// =‍//Tuesday //=
 * Learn how to apply for scholarships for college. What makes a winning essay? What types of activities and involvement should you feature? Learn about the process of seeking out money for college.**

Obtain a hard copy of the CTE scholarship. Copy the electronic scholarship file and move it to your desktop. (If you are a senior you may choose another scholarship that you would like to apply for. You must provide proof of submission.

Requirements - Highlight those you need to do. =‍//Wednesday //= Compose a winning scholarship essay using the guidelines discussed yesterday. Be sure to spellcheck and save your document in at least two locations. Print a hard copy as a progress grade will be given. //Thursday // How can you reach students who have been labeled "unteachable?" How can you use diversity to bring students together who may be toughened by circumstances outside of the classroom. Learn how new teacher Erin Gruwell challenged her students to rethink their rigid beliefs, reconsider their daily decisions and take charge of their futures. Did I mention you get to learn all of this by watching the 2007 movie, Freedom Writers, starring Hilary Swank? =‍//Friday //= Tie together your learning this week by looking at the skills you have to make a difference in students lives, the skills you will need to develop to develop an effective teaching career, and the behaviors you will want to improve upon to make the spring semester a success. "Toast to change." What can you resolve to do that will make a difference for you, for your students, for your community?
 * Application Form - Everyone complete and print.
 * Letters of Recommendation - Learn how to request a letter of recommendation.
 * Seniors - Prepare your requests for your letters of recommendation and distribute to the appropriate parties.
 * Verification Form - Seniors, complete three items in heading and print. Save. Place in Kallas' scholarship folder box.
 * Application Form - Everyone complete and print.
 * Begin your essay. Set up word document according to requirements. Set up 5 paragraphs:
 * Introduction
 * Statement of need
 * Career Objective
 * How Career and Technology Education assisted in progress toward your career objective
 * Summary

Set your goals for this semester in the following areas: 1. In the BCTAL EAT classroom 2. In your field site classroom 3. A general school goal - could relate to academic performance in another class or classes, attendance, extra-curricular activities, etc. 4. (Optional) Any additional goal you would like to add. It may be related to school, family, or personal life.

Be sure each goal contains the following parts:
 * what you plan to accomplish
 * the action
 * the timeline (deadline)

Complete the weekly blog! Reflect on the past semester and write about your successes and the areas in which change could make a difference for you. [|http://kkallasbctal.blogspot.com] [|/]