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Principals of Education and Training Assignments Week of Jan 17 - 21

Reminders:
 * **// Registration for the TAFE Annual State Conference is due on Friday. Be sure to pick up a packet. //**
 * Juniors - Register for classes online by February 1.

//** Monday **//

Martin Luther King Holiday - No School

//** Tuesday **//

Goat and Coat Service Project What makes an effective teacher?
 * Vote for an option of how the Goat and Coat service project money will be distributed in a third world country.
 * Setting goals for Semester II. What plans do you have to make your behavior, academic performance, and participation in student leadership organizations improve?
 * Identify the qualities that make an effective teacher.
 * Brainstorm a list of all of the tasks teachers do as part of their jobs.
 * Describe perceptions of teachers in today's society. Mark + or - next to each perception. How could the negative perceptions be changed?

//** Wednesday **//

What makes an effective teacher? //** Thursday **//
 * Write a descriptive essay that identifies and elaborates on the qualities of an effective teacher you have had. How did these qualities help you learn? Make learning fun? Encourage struggling students? Word-process your essay. Be sure to use a standard format: Introduction, 3 paragraphs describing the teacher, and a summary paragraph. Examples and anecdotes will make your essay more interesting.

Teaching Roles
 * What five key roles do teachers play? Can you identify examples of these from teachers you've had?

//** Friday **//

Conflict Resolution
 * Walk through a variety of sticky situations teachers face on a regular basis. Using the steps of conflict resolution, try to resolve the situation with a constructive outcome.