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=// Announcements and Upcoming Events //=

TAFE/FCCLA Mavs Game
All TAFE/Ed Rising members are invited to take part in an opportunity to get to know the Dallas Mavericks organization better.

Who: All TAFE/Ed Rising members (You may invite your parents to chaperone.) BHS FCCLA members will be joining us. What: TAFE/FCCLA Day with the Mavericks When: Friday, March 3, 2:40 p.m. until after game ends Where: #|American Airlines Center, Dallas Cost: $35.00 (Includes ticket, seminar, $10 concession card, and more) Transportation: BISD school bus and TRE Rail ($2.50 per student with ID) Deadline for reservations: Friday, January 27 Must turn in the following: Parent permission form, $35 cash or check Once ordered, #|tickets are nonrefundable.

Scholarships
== It's scholarship season. Don't miss an opportunity for $$ by missing deadlines. Check your campus websites to keep up-to-date on the scholarships available. ==

[|BHS Scholarships]

[|HHS Scholarships]

[|RHS Scholarships]

Fastweb is a scholarship clearinghouse that helps match #|scholarships to the criteria you fit. Create an account today. (Suggestion: Create an #|email address such as yournamescholarship@email.com. That way the numerous email notifications sent by fastweb.com will not clog your regular email account.)

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 * Requesting Letters of Recommendation: **

Click here for details about how to request a letter of recommendation.

Here is the form you will need.



= Career Cruising - A Tool You Will Need for Future Assignements =


 * What is Career Cruising? Learn how this #|internet website can become a great tool in making plans for your future.
 * Set up an account following classroom protocol.

Log on to [|www.careercruising.com] by visiting your campus #|website.


 * If you have created an account in the past, log in using the username and password created previously.
 * If you have never created an account, use the following information to enter Career Cruising and set up an account.

If setting up a new account, create a new username and password by following the prompts and using the following protocol.

Example: BIRD-123456 Example: 01012001 IMPORTANT: Record you login and password in your secret folder once you set up your account
 * Username: ** BIRD- + 6 digit student ID
 * Password: ** Your birthdate - mmddyyyy

= Monday =

[|Click Here] if you did not take the grammar quiz on Friday.

As a teacher, you will constantly have to monitor your students so you can develop learning opportunities that fit the needs of all students. It is an ongoing process to recognize students' needs and how they best learn. You can begin to understand the differences in how students learn by taking a look at the ways that you best learn. Visit the Career Cruising website by logging in via your home campus' web page. Under "assessments" complete the // **Learning Styles Inventory** // and print. Screenshot your results and post on your blog. Turn in your printed results as they will be used in an activity to see the make-up of the learners in your class.
 * It's All About Me **


 * Blog Assignment: ** Visit the class blog and start posting information about your identified learning style(s) on your post, "It's All About Me."

Think About It! How can knowing what your learning styles are help make you a better student? Why do teachers need to be aware of their students' learning styles?

=** Tuesday **= = Multiple Intelligences =

What are Multiple Intelligences? Howard Gardner, professor from Harvard University, developed his theory of multiple intelligences, which recognized a broad range of different intelligences that Gardners suggested individuals possess, each to a different degree. Look at the list below to see the intelligences that Gardner identified.


 * Logical-Mathematical
 * Spatial
 * Bodily Kinesthetic
 * Linguistic
 * Musical
 * Interpersonal
 * Intrapersonal
 * Naturalistic
 * Existentialist

In the current U.S. public school system, not all intelligences are recognized or rewarded with a letter grade. For instance, a student with strong logical intelligence may see that transferred to a high grade in math. However, a student with strong interpersonal skills may not see a direct reward through a grade.

[|Take this M. I. Assessment] to see what your Multiple Intelligences score is. Do you think this is accurate?

Be sure to take a screenshot of your results (command, shift, 4) before you navigate away from your results.


 * Blog Assignment: ** Visit the class blog and start posting information about your identified multiple intelligences on your post, "It's All About Me."

= Wednesday = Global or Analytical? What do these words means? How do they apply to the way we use our brains? Are you a global thinker or an analytical thinker? What does that mean?

First, take the assessment as directed in class and see where you fall on the hemisphericity scale. Which side of your brain is the dominant side? By how much?

Then, read about how hemisphericity affects the way you prefer to learn. Discuss your similarities and differences with the learners in your group.


 * Blog Assignment: ** Visit the class blog and post information about your hemisphericity preference on your post, "It's All About Me."

= Thursday = How do teachers determine students' learning preferences without giving them an assessment? Through observation teachers hear and see clues that alert them to their learners' preferences.

Know that, what would a teacher expect an analytical learner say? What would a teacher expect a global learner say? After you read about this, complete the cut and paste activity and see if you can identify global and analytical learners.



= Finish-up Friday = It's time to finish up the work that you did not have time to complete this week. Use your time to review the wiki above and determine what you need to complete. Another good way to determine what you need to do is to check your grade in Skyward.

If you have finished all of your assigned work, you may work on the following: Update your binder Edit or revise your "My Favorite Teacher" entry Visit Career Cruising to register for next year's classes

= Monday: =

What are your TRUE COLORS? Take the instrument and find out what it might indicate about you. Apply this knowledge and relate it to what you have learned this semester about characteristics needed by educators.

[|What Does My Color Mean for Me?]



True Colors writing assignment
 * Portfolio Development **