Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Student Motivation begins with the TEACHER...........a happy teacher = happy & motivated students.

Habits of Happy People.....




Active Learning........vs.........Passive Learning

 

 

 

 

The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown

 

 

 

 



Thursday, September 19, 2013

Website with TExES review sessions and study resources:
http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/colleges/educationHumanServices/educatorCertificationAcademicServices/texes-reviews.aspx

For PPR, ec-6 generalist and 4-8 practice sessions (discussing each competency with practice questions on each), sign up for PACT (Performance-based Academic Coaching Teams)  here (free to you as our student)  https://tap.tarleton.edu/pact/  (You will click on the link that says:  Click here to Register.........then you'll put in the last four digits of your SS#..........then it will ask some general info (email address, etc.)............when it asks you what program, be sure to select Texas A&M-Commerce......and when it asks you what role, be sure to select "candidate".  This approval process usually takes 1-3 days or so - you'll receive an email when you've been approved.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Smartest kid in the class...........??.............

It's a great day to be a LION!!!  

Ted Talks...............   www.ted.com

Flip video lesson for today:  http://ed.ted.com/on/Xda3akVt

Here is the link for instructions on how to create your own....
http://blog.ted.com/2012/04/25/flip-it-a-new-way-to-teach-with-video-from-ted-ed/

ELED 300 Thursday, Sept 5, 2013

ELED 300 Thursday, September 5, 2013

Links, etc........

Sample of professional e-portfolio (in format to send to a principal):

http://rhandijohnson.weebly.com/index.html

http://maciewade.weebly.com 






ActivInspire Tutorial - you do NOT have to download the ActivInspire software on your computer to do the free online tutorial.

vInspire Online Tutorial (software that goes with the Promethean Board (interactive whiteboard)

To start a free account - go here: http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en/ and click on "sign up - it's free" on the right side of that webpage.............

For the ActivInspire software tutorial, follow these instructions after you have created your free account and after you are logged in ........click here: http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en/professional-development/promethean-academy/free-courses/ ........then click on "free course - Introduction to ActivInspire".............then under "enroll now" click on Studio ages 11+ then watch the short (about 3 minutes) video called "Introducing ActivInspire Video".........then begin with #1 Introductory Tutorials - and follow through each of the steps - then under Assessment - take the quiz (you must make 100% to get the certificate)...............

Once you have the certificate displayed on your computer - you can use the Snip-it tool to take a picture of it - then save it as a .jpeg - then upload it as a picture on your e-portfolio (weebly)
Note: you do not have to have the ActivInspire softward downloaded in order to do this tutorial - this tutorial is all web-based.

You will put your certificate of completion in your e-portfolio (weebly) - due in weebly Sept 19th at 11:00 am).

If you'd like to download the free software to your personal computer (optional - - you do not have to have this software on your computer in order to do the tutorial) - instructions are here:http://blogbybeckyadams.blogspot.com/2010/06/promethean-board-information.html




Becky's Technology Ideas website is https://sites.google.com/site/technologyideasbybecky




Wiki - Marcus Edwards - middle school science teacher  https://wiki.rockwallisd.org/groups/medwards/


Check out www.ted.com 


What makes an "effective" teacher?
 **bring a list of what effective teachers "do" to class on Tuesday, Sept 10

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