EDUC 4464

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EDUC 4464 Class 25February 14 15, 2007
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Observe the Oyster There once was an oyster,
whose story Ill tellWho found that some sand
got into his shell.Just one little grain, but it
gave him a pain,For oysters have feelings,
although theyre so plain. Now, did he berate
the workings of fateThat brought him to such a
deplorable state?Did he curse the government?
Call for an election?Or cry that the sea should
be given protection? No, he said to himself,
as he lay on the shelf,Since I cannot remove
it, Ill try to improve it.The years rolled by,
as years always do,And he came to his ultimate
destiny . . . Stew. And the small grain of sand
that bothered him soWas a beautiful pearl, all
richly aglow.Now, this tale has a moral for
isnt it grandWhat an oyster can do with a
morsel of sand. And,What couldnt WE do, if
wed only beginImproving the things that get
under our skin?
Quoted by Leland Val Van De Wall in his seminar
Balanced Successful Living

• Discussion at table how does this apply to
  teachers?

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• EQAO Go to the EQAO website www.EQAO.com
• Find the answers to the following with a partner
• 1) EQAO means __________________________________
  _____________
• 2) NEI mean_____________________________________
  ____________
• 3) List the EQAO tests and the date they are
  administered
• __________________________________________________
  ___________
• __________________________________________________
  ___________
• __________________________________________________
  ___________
• __________________________________________________
  ___________
• 4) What is the EQAO mandate? ___________________
  ______________________
• 5) Find EQAO Provincial Results of the last
  Grade 3, Grade 6 and Grade 9 Assessments. Then
  find the specific results for your board. Record
  the results for your board and the provincial
  average in a chart.
• Board Results_____________ / Provincial
  Average________________

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The Cycle of Learning
Do the same for RO on the RO line
Do the same for AC and AE
Concrete Experience (CE) - Feeling
Using the total for CE, find it on the number
line on the CE line
Connect the dots to make a kite shape
Active Experimentation (AE) - Doing
Reflective Observation (RO) - Watching
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Abstract Conceptualization (AC) Thinking
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Copy your marks from your kite on to the Graph on
the Next Page
Diverging
Accommodating
Graph the coordinates
Connect the dots
Converging
Assimilating
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Four Learning Styles
Learning Style Description
Convergent
Divergent
Assimilation
Accommodation
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February Practicum
February 19 March 9
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
19 Observation 20 1 or 2 Lessons 2 1 22 23 50 Observation and 50 Instructional 2 1 22 23 50 Observation and 50 Instructional 2 1 22 23 50 Observation and 50 Instructional
26 27 28 March 01 02 50 Observation and 50 Instructional 26 27 28 March 01 02 50 Observation and 50 Instructional 26 27 28 March 01 02 50 Observation and 50 Instructional 26 27 28 March 01 02 50 Observation and 50 Instructional 26 27 28 March 01 02 50 Observation and 50 Instructional
05 06 07 08 50 Observation and 50 Instructional 05 06 07 08 50 Observation and 50 Instructional 05 06 07 08 50 Observation and 50 Instructional 05 06 07 08 50 Observation and 50 Instructional 09 Student may teach all day
February
March
Follow along in your practice teaching handbook
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Preparing for Placement

• Expectations for the February placement.
• Remember the following
• Refine your expectations to specifically reflect
  what you are teaching.
• Under Pre-assessment of Learners detail the
  modifications and accommodations for your special
  needs learners. Organize your Resources so that
  you have everything ready for your students.
• Know your Content! Research the information that
  you will be teaching the students. Use one of the
  visual organizers to help you plan the lesson.
  Can you use one in your lesson?
• Make sure your Teaching/Learning Strategies are
  well detailed. Plan your Educative Higher Order
  Questions in your lesson plans. Remember they
  must be clear enough for someone else to pick
  them up and use them to teach the class.
• Ensure that you have a Consolidation of Learning
  for all types of lesson plans. Remember that for
  the General, it happens once - after you finish
  teaching but before the students practice or
  apply the new learning (application).
• Your Assessment must directly relate back to your
  expectations. You are assessing the expectations
  that you said you would teach.
• Have a great time with your students! Youll be
  great!