Agenda sharing. Our next meeting will be Friday Feb 16 at 10:30am
Welcome back reflection: The text shown above was shared and discussed. Norita expressed a high level of anxiety at using technology in class or rather at the pressure of having to use it. Carlos said he does not expect everyone to start developing websites for their classes but he would like everyone to be open to the exploration of the possibilities that the use of tech offers. It is a process that takes time, but a healthy degree of openness to the idea and a predisposition to begin to tread on this path is necessary to be able to become proficient at some point. Carolina said that last year she felt it would be impossible to implement it and felt blocked by the idea. She seems to feel that she could now give it a try and change attitude. Pimpa agreed on the need to give it a try. Graciela said that at home she insists her children teach her how to use their PC and Internet connection and asks for constant clarification and repetition of instructions from them, yet she is determined to keep learning. (Note from Carlos: I would like you to re-read the text and find the aspects beyond technology that it makes reference to, such as a vision of the type of education we want to provide, the strong belief in the transforming power of education, an openness to change, the need to catch up with the times, and the love of kids and of teaching. Feel free to post your comments on this blog!)
Department News for 2007: Carlos announced that the Department's proposal to keep the four sections in 2nd and 3rd Polimodal was accepted. Therefore, the course assignment for this year is: Cecilia will be teaching IB English B in 3rd Polimodal with Norita; Carolina will be teaching the A2 class with Carlos in 3rd Polimodal, she has asked for a leave of absence from her 1st Polimodal hours and will be teaching the full load of 14 hours in 8th Year; Adelita will be subbing for Sofia in 9th Year, she will also be teaching 1st Polimodal -welcome back!; Carlos will be on leave from his 2nd Polimodal hours and Elvira Llobeta has accepted the offer to teach this class that begins preparation for the A2 exam.
Reflection on your 2006 personal objectives: to be completed on Friday, except Alina, Janine, Graciela and Norita who did it upon request last December.
Planning Workshop
Ø Set personal goals: due Friday
Ø Set Department goals for the year
v Raising the bar: The next step in curriculum adjustment is taking place this year. 7th and 8th Year will teach at the Intermediate level; 9th Year will start preparation for FCE and selected students will take the exam at the end of this year; for the last year, 2nd Polimodal will complete preparation for FCE and start the A2 program; 3rd Polimodal will finish the preparation for A2.
v Technology: email, website, grades! Carlos discussed the use of technology and shared the websites to create a web page and a blog.
v Student Portfolios: Carlos shared the document published on this blog and a lengthy discussion followed. Pimpa was very interested in implementing it in 7th Year. Norita shared her experience with the dossiers in her 3rd Pol. class. Most Dpt members were interested and requested more literature on the subject.
v Get Dpt bio: Friday. We had a picture session but will need to have another on Friday - especially the group picture!
v Publication: Friday
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Setting time and date for team meeting
Determine syllabus for your class: Carlos is working on his syllabus and will share it and other formats when he's done.
Student grouping: Friday
Book order:
o 7th and 8th: Going for Gold – Intermediate
o 9th: Laser FCE
o 1st: Gold FCE
o 2nd: Gold FCE
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