Week 5 Seminar

As you know, we will not be meeting today. I am in Washington, DC, right now at a Project Director's meeting for a new grant we were awarded.

I emailed you this weekend and gave you the following assignments that are due today. It must be emailed to me before 3 PM today. Again, I sent you the email this weekend so you had had this information in advance - the info below is word for word as it was in the email I sent.

EDU 298 - Level 1 Assignment:

Per your syllabus, you have a list of observations/tasks to complete in your placement. These are as follows:

1. Tutoring a Student – One on One

2. Music Room

3. School Library

4. Assist School Personnel (Secretary, Janitor, Cafeteria Personnel)

5. PLC (Professional Learning Community) Activity

6. School Staff Meeting

7. Assisting with Students with Disabilities

8. Assisting with Students who are ELL or in a Language Immersion Setting

9. Interactions with Families

10. Extracurricular Activities (i.e. sports, music, etc.)

11. After School Programs

12. School Board Meetings

 Your assignment is to type up a document that has these items listed. Then describe how you are going to complete each one. For example, for "After School Programs". Tell me what you are going to do or what you are going to observe. 

I know the majority of you have this done already because you have shared it with me verbally or you have it written in your syllabus. All you have to do is send me a Word document attached to an email with the details typed up on it.

EDU 348 - Level 2 Assignment:

Communicating Teaching Requirements to Cooperating Teacher: Develop a list of assignments (from all your courses) that will be completed in your field placement classroom. This list must be typed and will be shared with your cooperating teacher and the instructor for this course. This list will include lessons you are required to teach, any observations, or other tasks required in your 300-level courses. You will take a copy of this list with you to share with your cooperating teacher so he or she knows the expectations for your actual teaching experiences.

Don't forget to add any field experience assignments from your classes with Colette and Leah, in addition to your lesson planning/teaching requirements.

Send me a Word document attached to an email with the details typed up on it. You will be sharing this info with your cooperating teacher, as well.

Thank you.

Week 4 Seminar

Today in class we're going to find out where everybody is with their placements. By this time, you should have contacted your teacher, made a schedule of when you are going to be in the classroom, and have actually started with your observation hours. If you haven't, I suggest you get all of these things done this week yet.

Our class discussion will be about teacher dispositions and what constitutes a "great teacher". You have the characteristics and potential to be a great teacher. If you think we have high expectations of you, and are demanding at times, you are right. We want you to be the best you can be for the children and families with whom you will teach.

Assignment for Tuesday, Sept. 30th:

• You will bring the following assignment to class with you (from the EDU 348 syllabus):

Communicating Teaching Requirements to Cooperating Teacher: Develop a list of assignments (from all your courses) that will be completed in your field placement classroom. This list must be typed and will be shared with your cooperating teacher and the instructor for this course. This list will include lessons you are required to teach, any observations, or other tasks required in your 300-level courses. You will take a copy of this list with you to share with your cooperating teacher so he or she knows the expectations for your actual teaching experiences. 

People in EDU 298 can make a plan for what and where they are going to complete the different things you have to do for your placement (tutoring, family activity, working with school personnel, etc.) If you have questions, please meet with me individually. 

• Complete the Student Diversity Profile I gave you at the beginning of the semester. This information can be obtained from your teacher or the school principal. The information is from the classroom and school where you are placed.

Week 3 - "Preservice Teacher Engagement"

Today in class we will talk briefly about our schedules and our placements. We will also review the syllabi for EDU 298 and EDU 348 to make sure everybody is clear with expectations.

We will then watch parts of two video clips. The purpose for viewing these clips is to observe the behavior of the preservice teachers during a small group math lesson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBZZfRnYrds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNQglGFM2XE

Assignment for Tuesday, Sept. 23:

You should all make contact with your teachers this week and get started in your placements. If you are not able to actually start your hours until next week, you will be required to go one week longer in December. If you are able to start this week, you will end the week ending Dec. 12th.

Week Two - "Professional Conduct & Dispositions"

Today in class we're going to talk about professional conduct, what it is, and what types of behaviors we are expected to practice in order to be considered "professional".

We are also going to fill out schedules that we can share with our cooperating teachers for our field placements. This is the process for "next steps":

1. Contact Mr. Sam Azure, Principal, at TJES, about setting up an appointment with him to get assigned to a classroom. This will give you a chance to tell him which grade level you prefer and find out the name of the teacher with whom you will be placed.
2. Email the name of the teacher and the grade level to me. After I receive this information from you, I will send an email to you and your teacher with some basic information.
3. As soon as you receive my email, attempt to contact the teacher either via phone or email about setting up a time to visit with him or her.
4. Share your schedule with the teacher when you visit in person so s/he knows what time you have free. 
5. Remember - if you have Math with Theresa, you will need to be a in the classroom during Math time. If you have Language Arts with Brenda, you will need to be in the classroom during Language Arts time. And if you have P.E. with Randy, you will need to be in the classroom for a P.E. class. This means that you will NOT be in blocks of time, like in the past. Instead, you will be in the classroom at various times throughout the week.

For those of you in EDU 298 (Antonia, Valene and Angela) - hang tight. As soon as the big group is placed, we'll get you going. Thanks for your patience!

If you have ANY questions, please let me know. Thanks!