Intern+Assignments+Sept+19+-+23

Announcements and Reminders
BCTAL TAFE goes to Globe Life Park! TAFE members will meet at Globe Life Park in Arlington on Wednesday, Sept. 21, to cheer on the Texas Rangers as they face the Los Angeles Dodgers. First pitch is at 7:05. TAFE members who attend will earn the "R" in TRAFLES (Recreation) toward lettering in TAFE.

TAFE Contests and Competition Workday All interns are invited to roll up their sleeves and work on their TAFE contests at BCTAL on Wednesday from 1 - 3. If you are not competing, you are welcome to join in the fun by working on your Habit of Mind, your Teacher Created Material, Strengths poster, or anything on which you need some time.

=// MONDAY //=

Mum's the Word! Confidentiality in the Classroom


Listen to guest speakers Grisel Comacho (BHS a.m.) and Michele Bolin (Richland Middle, p.m.), BISD Diagnosticians, share what can be discussed and what cannot when you are at your field site. In other words, they will explain the motto: //What Happens in Education and Training stays in Education and Training//. They will share tips about how you can handle sticky situations that you may encounter involving confidential information at your field site. You cannot go to your field site school until you obtain the necessary information from this presentation. If you are absent, make an appointment with your campus diagnostician to discuss rules surrounding confidentiality.

Year II Interns
New Blog - My first week as an intern this year.


 * Include a picture of you on your first day there. (remember I told you to take a selfie?)
 * Include the following information:
 * Name of your site school with a hyperlink to the site.
 * Name of your new mentor teacher with a link to their webpage.
 * Include a picture of your mentor teacher.
 * What is the grade level and subject?
 * What are you looking forward to this year?
 * What were some of the things that happened this week in your new classroom?

Strengthsfinder activity review

Work on your Habit of Mind and TAFE contests

=// TUESDAY //=

Login to the Gallup StrengthsQuest
=== [|Click Here to Begin]. Follow directions on the handout provided to access your account. Be sure to type in your access code accurately to access the instrument. ===

When you finish, report your top 5 significant themes to your teacher.

Bookmark your results so that you can access them as you for future reference.

Learn about the information you will need to gather to share your findings about your significant themes with your classmates. Access the requirements of the poster project below.

Students will create posters to showcase their Gallup Strengthsfinders themes and talents. The personalized poster will focus on how each theme will be useful in their roles as teachers and as leaders in the EAT program.

Follow the criteria on the rubric



Supplies needed to create posters:
 * Colored posterboard / cut in half
 * Colored paper
 * Laptop/Printer
 * Card stock
 * Rubber cement

Year II Interns
Intern and Field Sites today!

// ** WEDNESDAY ** // TAFE/Ed Rising Contests and Competitions 1/2 Day. Follow the campus schedule for day. Work on your TAFE contest or competition. Make plans, begin the work, meet with team members.

=// THURSDAY //= Complete your Strengths poster. Be sure to laminate it. Score the rubric and paper clip to the poster when you turn it in for grading.
 * Use your Five top Strengths from the Strengthsfinder assessment to create a poster
 * Follow a few simple guidelines.
 * The 20 foot rule - means that it can be easily read from twenty feet.
 * Check your spelling! Don't embarrass yourself with misspelled words on a poster that will hang in the classroom all year.
 * Your strengths go in order 1 - 5.
 * Your name should be easy to read - No funky fonts!
 * Print everything on white paper for easy reading - you can back with colored paper.
 * Work quickly and remember, concise is nice.
 * If you don't finish by end of class Thursday, you will need to come in and work on your own time. Class will move on.
 * When it is finished, proofread before it is laminated.
 * If you did not turn in your supplies or supply money, you will need to bring rubber cement.

If you complete your poster, work on your blog post: My Learning DNA. =// FRIDAY //= It's time to put together the TAFE Plan of Attack for this year. Explore the TAFE website to review the competitive events available to you. Formulate a plan for competing. If you decide that you are not competing, review the guidelines to the TAFE Teacher Created Materials event.


 * TAFE Plan of Attack **



[|Click Here]
 * TAFE Competitive Events General Guidelines **

Obtain this from your EAT teacher before you proceed with group plans.
 * Group Work Contract **


 * Teacher Created Materials **
 * [|Guidelines] **
 * [|Rubric] **




 * TAFEonline.org **
 * [|Click here] **

Year 2 students will share with you their experiences and ideas for competing. Take a gallery walk of previous activities created by students. Identify how the activities could be used, what the activity would teach, and for what grade level this would be appropriate.