Intern+Assignments+Sept+8+-+12

//**Opportu****nities and Reminders:** //
 * BCTAL IDs and Parking Stickers - Have you paid for yours? ($10.00 each) IDs from last year may be reactivated. Parking stickers must be purchased each year.
 * Due Friday, September 12
 * Permission form packet -- Remember, two forms require notarization. Your packet is not complete until copies of your license, liability insurance (if you drive) and your medical insurance card are copied. These can be made at BCTAL.
 * Supplies for this class are due. There will be a supply check.
 * BCTAL Code of Conduct
 * Due on Monday, September 15
 * TAFE and FEA club dues
 * Shirt orders
 * Cookie dough orders

//College Tip of the Week //
Schedule a visit to one of the colleges you are serious about attending. Visit the college website to see when the "Preview Day" for that campus has been set. Fall semester preview days are often scheduled for Friday/Saturday with an opportunity to attend a campus event such as a football game. It is a great way to see what the campus culture is like. BISD students are allowed two college visits a year that do not count against absences.

Monday and //**Tuesday **//
Let's continue to learn about blogs and blogging! How are your blogs graded? When are they due? Did you email me the URL to your blog? Share something you have learned about blogging with your table partners.

Visit the class blog (kkallas901.blogspot.com) and follow directions on the 3rd post.

Good teacher information blogs to follow: [|Edudemic] [|Freetech4teachers] [|Larry Ferlazzo] [|Kathy Schrock's guide to everything] [|Edutopia]

[|EschoolNews - Top ten Education Blogs] worth following

What is a wiki? View the following video for an explanation made simple. media type="youtube" key="Y0WQUrX-jBw" height="315" width="420" Review Mrs. Kallas' wiki and familiarize yourself with navigating to the information you will use frequently. Take a tour of what a wiki is and how you will use yours: [|wikispaces tour]
 * WIKIs[[image:wikispaces.jpeg width="330" height="94" align="right"]] **
 * Class Wiki: kkallasbctal.wikispaces.com **

Year I Interns: STOP HERE AND WAIT FOR MRS. KALLAS TO GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE SETUP OF YOUR OWN WIKI! Go to http://Wikispaces.com and STOP! Once you have your wiki set up, wait for directions given by Mrs. Kallas.

Create a "Home" page that includes the following elements:

(Students may navigate to this sample page Sample Home to see an example of what it might look like.)


 * Your Name (first and last, no nicknames)
 * Photo of you - professional - not silly
 * Name of your High School / Hyperlinked
 * Digital Essay about why you want to be a teacher. Less than 1 minute. Embedded on page.
 * Any Educational video - under 3 minutes from You Tube - embedded on page.

Skills taught:
 * Page set-up
 * Hyperlinking
 * Embedding
 * Inserting images/files
 * Use of text enhancement features

Year II Interns: Open your wiki that you created last year. Be sure it is up-to-date. (Check your professional photo).

Begin making plans for "Read for the Record" Select an elementary. Who are the key players? Gather their contact information. Investigate the "Read for the Record" project on the FEA website. Make a plan to sell to the campus principal and Pre-K thru 1st teachers. What will you do? What will you say?

‍Tuesday
Your wiki is only as strong as its weakest LINK! Year I Interns Create a page of links on your wiki that you will be using continuously this year.
 * 1) Open your Wiki[[image:images-6.jpeg align="right"]]
 * 2) Create a page. Name it "Web Tools."
 * 3) Hyperlink the links to the following web tools you will be using on a regular basis:
 * Mrs. Kallas' Wiki - EAT Internship in BCTAL 901
 * Your Wiki
 * Your Blog
 * Dropbox.com
 * Your Gmail account
 * Mrs. Kallas' school email: karen.kallas@birdvilleschools.net
 * Email to turn in assignments: kkallasbctal@gmail.com
 * TAFE: tafeonline.org
 * FEA: futureeducators.org
 * 1) Click on Edit Navigation
 * 2) Type in "Web Tools" and highlight it.
 * 3) Click on the link tool.
 * 4) Save when the "Web Tools" page is listed in both fields

Complete the Technology Tool Kit Checklist. Make sure you have completed all tasks on it as it will count as a grade. You may have to work on this outside of class if you are behind.

Year II Interns - New blog component! You will be reading selections from a book and sharing your opinions on your blog this year. Check out a book to use during the year from Mrs. Kallas. Then find out how you will be adding this extra component to your EAT blog.

//**Wednesday **// //**TAFE/FEA meeting**// //**Vote for officers for the chapter. Listen to their campaign messages to get an idea who will best serve you.**//

//**Contests and Competitions - What are they all about?**// //**Explore the opportunities available through TAFE and FEA for you to compete and develop your leadership skills. As you listen to the opportunities, think about what you could reasonably do.**//

[|Am. TAFE/FEA Ballot]

[|Pm TAFE/FEA Ballot]

//**Thursday **//

Digital Citizenship[[image:sstevensbctal/Digital-Footprint.png align="right" caption="Digital-Footprint.png"]]
What is your digital footprint? Students will watch [|short video clips] of students their ages tho have been caught up in digital dilemmas. Students will use iPads as white boards to write and record their responses. [|Educreations APP] Students will save their url link and attach to their Wiki's. Peer to Peer discussion.
 * Sexting
 * Social Media use
 * Proper use of social media with younger students (interns will be expected to behave responsibly on social media sites)
 * Fair use / Creative Commons
 * Cite resources
 * Vocabulary

Additional Resources: [|Digital Citizenship Resouces] ‍  ‍//**Friday **// What does it take to become a teacher?

Listen as the book, Mrs. Spitzer's Garden, is read. As you listen, record the knowledge, skills, and characteristics needed by effective teachers as described in the story. media type="custom" key="23809502"

Look at the categories below? Can you fit the items you recorded into one or more of the categories? Discuss what they mean with your group. 1. Knowledge of self 2. Knowledge of students 3. Knowledge of subject 4. Knowledge of educational theory and research

Why is it important to have knowledge in each of the above listed areas? What are the potential results of not possessing adequate knowledge in one or more of the categories? How can a prospective teacher gain knowledge in each of the four areas?

Using the text, Putting it All Together, pp 202 - 204, discuss what each of the roles means on the guide below. As you share your findings, record them as a group.




 * Knowledge of self and students can be obtained through introspective reflection and self-help assessment tools such as the Gallup StrengthsFinder.
 * Knowledge of students can be obtained through observation, school records, and by studying theories of child growth and development.
 * Knowledge of subject (content area) and knowledge of educational theory and research (teaching pedagogy) can be obtained through study at a post-secondary institution. In fact, public school teachers are required to earn a 4-year degree before pursuing their teaching certification.

Watch the video below to gain more insight on teaching. media type="custom" key="23809602"

Open the document below and save. Type your answers on the table as you research details about becoming a teacher.