Another Super Nice Fall Day!

We will begin today with a brief discussion on field placement progress and address any questions common to the group. If you have questions that you would prefer to visit with me in private, please feel free to stop by my office.

The ND United registration forms are here so these will be filled out in class. You do not have to pay for your own membership costs.

We're going to spend the rest of the class period looking at our individual degree plans, sometimes referred to as "programs of study". I think it's important that we look at these every so often so we can see the progress we've made and also see what is yet to come.

Enjoy the week and continue doing well in your field placements. Your teachers had GREAT things to say about you following the emails I sent out last week. Nice to hear!

Assignment for Tuesday, Oct. 28th:

We will not be meeting for class on Tuesday at 3 PM. Be sure to submit your hours or reflections by 5 PM on Fridays. The next time we meet will be NOVEMBER! (November 4 - Election Day!).

Take care.

Mid-Term Week - Half Way Through the Semester

We're going to talk briefly today about your placements, the lesson planning process, and check on everybody's progress.

Here is a link to an interesting blog post:

Lesson Plan vs Learning Plan

We will then take a brief tour of the UTTC Teacher Ed website so you are aware of all of the information on that site. We will end on the page that has information about the student teaching application that is coming up for most of you in the spring. I will hand out the student teaching application so you have more information about the essay that is required as part of the application. You have plenty of time to complete it but I want to make sure you are aware of it.

Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators

PRAXIS Test Preparation Materials

ONLINE RESOURCES

  

What you'll find at each of the following websites:
     °    A free, downloadable PDF Study Companion
           Much of the information is the same in each guide.  However, there is some information about the individual tests as well.             
     °    Videos that explain the testing situation.  If you're not familiar with computerized testing, you should watch some
           of these.
     °    Access to priced test preparation.  You can subscribe to an interactive test that is similar to the test that you will take.  Your subscription is for 90 days or 10 uses of the test.

Educational Testing Service: 

Preparation Materials for Praxis Core Math 
Preparation Materials for Praxis Core Reading 
Preparation Materials for Praxis Core Writing 

What you'll find at each of the following websites:
    °    Access to a free sample test.
    °    Access to priced test preparation.  You can purchase access to up to 20 writing tests or up to 30 tests for math or reading.

 Exam Edge LLC (also known as PraxisPrep.com)

Practice Tests for Praxis Core Math 
Practice Tests for Praxis Core Reading 
Practice Tests for Praxis Core Writing 

PRINT RESOURCES

We will be buying books for you to use for more information as they become available. Because these tests are new, there aren't many books available for purchase yet.