Blog #7

Hello! Excellent class last night! You are an amazing group of teachers and I am priviledged to be a part of your training experience. REMINDERS: Your assignment for Dec 7th is to bring your completed Marzano Packet (yes, I extended the due date), bring your 15 minute teach piece (and eveything you need to teach it) to teach your group of NON-content people with a complete written lesson plan in Hunter's format, and your TEKS downloaded from the TEA website. Also remember that your final exam for this portion of your training is in three parts: (1) all 14 Blog entries (we've had 7 so far) answered thoroughly, (2) an assessment over all the class material (Hunter, Erikson, Instructioal strategies, Marzano's work, Special Ed, and anything else we cover in class with a 70% minimum) and (3) a Practice PPR Test (70% minimum). Be ready!
Please read the link below and answer the following questions.
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/special-education/resource/2972.html?page=2&detoured=1&for_printing=1
1. What does IDEA stand for?
2. What is inclusion?
3. Read the five bullets about Attitudes and Beliefs. What is one positive that you see from the list?
4. List the activites and support systems commonly found where successful inclusion occurs.
5. Name two benefits of inclusion mentioned in the article.

Blog #6

Hello! Sorry for the delay in getting the blog up. I was in Galveston at the Conference for Advancement of Science Teaching and had technical difficulties! Please remember to bring your homework assignment from last week (bring your version of your anticipatory set with student samples for group share out and review). Your Marzano work packet is Due Decemeber 1st. Feel free to turn it in early (Thanks Al! ;->). I will be reviewing what your final assessment piece for this portion of your training will be like on Monday night as well so please be on time and ready to go for class!
1. Click on the link below.
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/
2. Click on "A-Z Index."
3. Select the T
4. Scroll down and choose "TEKS-Texas Knowledge and Skills"
5. Scroll down and select your subject area or grade level TEKS (do you teach everything? Then choose the TEKS that you are least familiar with then)
6. Print your TEKS document and bring it to class with you from now on.
7. How many paragraphs are in your introduction?
8. How many TEKS do you have in your grade level or content area?
9. How many Knowledge and Skills Statements do you have?
10. Are your TEKS up for revision this year or next (you may need to consult the first TEKS page to be sure)?
Thanks for your time! See you Monday night at 6pm!