418+Agenda+-+1.22.15


 * Today's Target:**
 * **I can explain criteria for selecting which vocabulary words to teach**
 * **I can identify "unreliable" strategies for teaching vocabulary**

Notetaker: Liz

1:15 - 1:30 - Discuss "Holler"
 * bottom of page 27, students taking advantage of him not knowing Spanish and cussing in Spanish, seeing the teachers perspective of being the other in the room
 * teachers often fear that students will take advantage of using their native language
 * build a trust with students to help regulate the use of languages other than English
 * can't expect students to never use their native language, as they are also learning English

1:30 - 1:45 - Field Orientation
 * salmon hand out "Teacher Candidate Assignment Checklist"
 * 418L with Cathy and Debbie
 * you may not go out into the field until you are cleared
 * fingerprints and residency
 * residency still giving errors - check today
 * when you find it's clear, go see Debbie then tell your supervisor
 * fingerprints is a big deal
 * 30 hours minimum
 * Initial meeting due Feb. 13th to RC 206
 * 2 lessons like before with the supervisor visiting
 * Dress professionally, show up on time, turn in documents on time
 * impressions are very important, treat it like a possible interview
 * OFFICIAL ID LANYARDS FOR EVERYONE
 * if you lose them, $15 replacement
 * use these through student teaching
 * Cooperating teacher materials packet
 * one lesson needs to have a component working with a text, the other lesson will have some sort of writing task as a tool
 * coordinate with the expectations from Suzanne
 * student friendly target
 * rubric
 * student voice
 * will workshop lessons before they're approved

Meeting with supervisors

Small group conversations about //Holler//
 * reminder of diversity of lived experiences of students
 * students are people too
 * reminder that teaching is always in relationship with people

1:45 - 2:25 - Vocabulary Teaching Preview (Kinsella approach) > [] (video - 5:00 - 23:00) - focused on middle school but applies to high school
 * [] (handouts)

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 * What do you visualize with vocabulary?
 * "cast a spell" with white boards
 * writing test questions for weeks list of vocab
 * write definition, draw image then choose positive, negative, or neutral connotation
 * crosswords
 * stories
 * grammar lessons with vocab
 * handout "Explicit Vocabulary Instructional Strategy"

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 * Discuss video
 * crosswords are more an activity than an instruction
 * scaffolding the lesson (like in 221)
 * a lot of activities seem like memorization, memorization is short term knowledge
 * How are you understanding the difference between the definition and explanation of a word?
 * Definition - what the word means, remembering
 * Explanation - how to apply the word, knowing, context and background of the word


 * How do you choose which words to read?

2:25 - 2:30 - Closure


 * Housekeeping:**
 * Due Tuesday: __See the agenda page for details!__
 * Zwiers 3 & 4 (alternative assignment for P.E.) with CHIP summaries
 * Text Talk
 * Chapter 3 - Paul, Emily
 * Chapter 4 - Audrey, Liz
 * Read handout
 * List of ten potential vocabulary terms - from a lesson you've taught or observed, look at old lesson plans