Enlightening thoughts about FETC from the deep sea of Mrs. J’s mind A reflexion on some of the sessions I attended.

Session 1: Beyond Testing Info is an explosion Info is an explosion The world is now in global competition The world is now in global competition We have to prepare our students for jobs that don’t exist yet We have to prepare our students for jobs that don’t exist yet Resource : Resource :

Session Two: Games to Develop Content Knowledge Critiea’s for a good game: How do you want the students to use the game? What is the objective you are trying to achieve? How experienced are your students in the content? Critiea’s for a good game: How do you want the students to use the game? What is the objective you are trying to achieve? How experienced are your students in the content? Good Games have: Clear Purpose Multi-model (uses all senses) Flexible Positive Feedback Appropriate Level of Challenge Good Games have: Clear Purpose Multi-model (uses all senses) Flexible Positive Feedback Appropriate Level of Challenge Example of a good game ( ) Example of a good game ( ) Example of good games: Savannah (Science), Example of good games: Savannah (Science),

Session Three : Positive Teaching Using Technology in the Classroom Call Home with positive notes Call Home with positive notes Remember you make math fun, not math Remember you make math fun, not math Use Ipods to make stations Use Ipods to make stations If you get excited about something then the students will too. If you get excited about something then the students will too. Technology can make boring stuff fun. Technology can make boring stuff fun.

Session Four: Teaching English Learners There are many varieties of Spanish There are many varieties of Spanish It is important to know what each student is capable of their own language before introducing a new language. It is important to know what each student is capable of their own language before introducing a new language. Google is a good free-translator Google is a good free-translator It’s important to teach students to learn how to research and search It’s important to teach students to learn how to research and search Example: Solar system + Spanish Example: Solar system + Spanish Resources: Resources:

Session Five: Digital Media for Bilingual and English Languages Learners The learning process must contain both digital consuming and digital producing. The learning process must contain both digital consuming and digital producing. Publishing products increases the quality of the work Publishing products increases the quality of the work Most schools can work with the current technologies and current resources Most schools can work with the current technologies and current resources Enable students to collaborate with a learning community of peers and educators Enable students to collaborate with a learning community of peers and educators Resources: (Book) Access and Engagement Resources: (Book) Access and Engagement

Goals Achieved Ideas for classroom Ideas for classroom Learned about new technology Learned about new technology Reminded me of my passion for teaching Reminded me of my passion for teaching Learned a lot more about Angel Learned a lot more about Angel Got to know my partners at this school Got to know my partners at this school Learned how we are using a lot of the state of the art technology at LWTHS already… go us! Learned how we are using a lot of the state of the art technology at LWTHS already… go us! Impressed by the number of teachers at conference Impressed by the number of teachers at conference Overwhelmed by the venders and all their things they tried to sell and give a way… whoa. Overwhelmed by the venders and all their things they tried to sell and give a way… whoa.

Disappointments In some of the sessions, it felt like the leader was trying to sell his or her product instead of teaching the title of the session In some of the sessions, it felt like the leader was trying to sell his or her product instead of teaching the title of the session Sometime the title of the session was misleading Sometime the title of the session was misleading In some of the sessions the presenter got way of task In some of the sessions the presenter got way of task I would have like longer sessions in order that we did not feel so rushed. Maybe a block schedule ha ha ha. I would have like longer sessions in order that we did not feel so rushed. Maybe a block schedule ha ha ha.

Some of the ideas I came back with: GPS the home cities of my native speakers and have them write a tour map of the city while showing the town through Google Earth GPS the home cities of my native speakers and have them write a tour map of the city while showing the town through Google Earth Have students write two sentences about a topic and then set it to a beat and make a rap… Spanish I Have students write two sentences about a topic and then set it to a beat and make a rap… Spanish I Ipod Spanish test for students who need to hear the test out loud while taking it Ipod Spanish test for students who need to hear the test out loud while taking it Communicating between my native speakers and my Spanish I class through angel. Communicating between my native speakers and my Spanish I class through angel.

Thank you This was an amazing opportunity and I am very glad and honored that I got to attend. This was an amazing opportunity and I am very glad and honored that I got to attend.