Blog due on Monday, November 16

Title:  Learning Activity

Create a learning activity for your grade level/subject level. It should coincide with the Board Builder you made to use in your classroom. Connect the two to have a complete learning experience inside your classroom. You should take a screen shot and include a link to your Discovery Education Board Builder activity on your blog.
You may get your ideas from websites such as Pinterest or good quality teacher blogs - BUT make it your own.

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1. Write specific details about subject / grade level (example: 3rd grade - Math, Multiplication Activity)
2. Write clear objectives for what the student is to learn (otherwise know as the outcome)
3. Write clear directions on how to make the activity
4. List the specific materials needed to make the activity - if it goes along with a book, include the book title with a link where to get it.
5. Take a picture of your finished product. Upload it to your blog.

Game, manipulative, puppet, dance, scavenger hunt, Puzzle, APP activity, QR code, book extension, art project... the sky's the limit.

Remember to exercise your mind (calisthenics) while you do your Kallas-thenics!

Blog due Monday, November 9

Title:  Find the Treasure in Teaching

Ahoy, matey!  Whether you competed at BCTAL, worked behind the scenes on a TAFE project, or prepared a Teacher Created Material for your classroom, you were all involved in a TAFE experience.  Reflect on what treasures you have gained through the experience.  You may want to consider some of the following as you write your reflection.

• What criteria did you use to make your decision about what contest(s)/competition(s)/project you would be selecting for this course requirement?
• Knowing what you do now, would you make any changes about that decision?
• What were the obstacles/difficulties you encountered?
• What have you enjoy best/least about your contest(s)/competition(s)/project?
• If doing it all over again, what would you change?
• What have you gained from following through with this experience?
• Are you looking forward to anything as a result of your participation/completion of this?

Shiver me timbers!  Those who attended the TAFE Region XI Conference Leadership Day at TCU may include that experience in their commentary.  You may find some great pics to use on the TAFE server to include on your blog post.

Argh! Remember to follow the BCTAL 901 blog guidelines - 3 media sources: blog prompt, reference support, and other media of choice.  Happy blogging!