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Mrs. Kallas' After-school schedule: Note: Schedule may change due to unforeseen events. Please be sure to confirm with Mrs. Kallas that she will be available for you after school. Monday: Until 4:15 Tuesday: Until 3:30 Wednesday: Until all are finished Thursday: Until 4:15 Friday: Until 4:15

==  A Friendly Reminder:  == == //** Be sure to have your BCTAL ID on your body in a visible location. **// ==

//** Congratulations! **// Twenty-five BCTAL TAFE members took part in the Teach Tomorrow Summit held in San Antonio on February 17 - 19. Congratulations on the following accomplishments:
 * Haley Lee - Top 5finalist in Student of the Year contest
 * Haley Lee - Top 5 national qualifier in the Impromptu Speech contest
 * Calie Curran and Elizabeth Crow had perfect scores in preliminary round of the ELF test. They advanced to the essay final round.
 * Project Visualize (Amanda DeBoer, Brooke Mendoza, and Brittany Schedler) earned a blue ribbon (top award).
 * Chapter Yearbook (Shelly Burnett, Yajaira Cruz, Samantha Dowell, and Faith Lavergne) earned a blue ribbon (top award).
 * University Portfolio (Shelby Turner) earned a silver award (2nd).

Congratulations to the other competitors who competed and participated in the three day event. You make BCTAL TAFE a great chapter!
 * Ethical Dilemma - Kaylee Holland, Bailey Kinnaird and McKennon Stovall
 * Storybook Creation - Molly Howle and McKenzie Farnsworth
 * Keynote Speech - Taren Holder
 * Instructional Multimedia - Calie Curran
 * Education Fundamentals Leadership Test - Arely Baez, Carley George, Shelby Gray, Isabelle Lacaze, and Kenna Wisner.
 * Bulletin Board Display - Ashley Marshall

Other members who participated: LilliAnn Champion and Joshua Q. Daily,

= Monday = =//**What is a palindrome? **//=

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//** Work on the following as you plan a great learning experience for your field site classroom. **//

//** 1. Glog: **// <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Now that you have your "skeleton" glog set up, continue building, adding, and enhancing your digital learning center. Be sure that all materials relate and support the theme and grade level of your glog.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Need directions?
 * [|Mrs. Kallas' Blog]
 * [|Mrs. Stevens' Blog]

//** 2. Lesson: **// <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Create a learning plan using one of the following templates. Your lesson must include the use of a technology device such as a SMART board, iPad, iPod Touch, Smart phone, etc.

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[|Storyboardthat Lesson Planner]

//** 3. Educational Display: **// <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Continue to construct and prepare your educational display. After you have it in place, take a picture (with you in it) and post it on your wiki. Evaluate your display. Be sure to get your mentor's signature.

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=//** Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday **//=

//**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">All Interns - Visit Your Field Site Campuses **//
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[[image:images-36.jpeg align="right"]]For professional and safety reasons, remember to follow the EAT dress code. If you want to be taken seriously, then look like you mean business. Approved EAT shirts only! Name badges must be worn.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Continue working with students individually, in small groups, or as a large group.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Assist your teacher with planning and preparation.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Don't forget to sign up to use iPads in your site schools. Plan ahead!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Document your work by taking pictures of yourself in action with your students!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">(Kallas' Class) Continue preparing and evaluating your visual displays. Turn in your evaluation. It is not complete unless your teacher has signed it and the picture is posted on your wiki.

== // Friday // ==

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Can you believe that it is March 1st! The school year is 2/3 complete. There are only 3 months of school left!

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Today is the final day of the six-week grading period. Check your grade in Skyward. Be sure <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">you check that all grades are complete, you have no missing assignments, and that there are not any discrepancies. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Continue to work on the projects that are in progress. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">- the glog, <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">- the lesson plan <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">- the educational display.