Hayslip,+J

=Juanice Hayslip=

Wednesday, August 22nd
|| **"Session"** || **Reflection/Products** ||
 * **Time**
 * 8:00-9:50 || Welcome, Intro, and Review Core Competencies || It was nice to meet all the new teachers and to see old friends.New beginnings and new opportunities to accomplish goals. ||
 * 10:00-10:50 || Electronic Portfolios || I'm still on the fence about using Wikis in the foreign language classroom. I'm thinking maybe blogging would be more useful to my students. I like the idea of the Wikis but cannot think of how to incorporate it into my curriculum. I wish there had been more examples of electronic portfolios. I really would like to do that. ||
 * 11:00-11:50 || Digital Videos || Great presentation with some new tricks for using Power Point and embedding videos into presentations. I definitely will use the ideas in the near future. ||
 * 1:00-1:50 || Managing the Website and Student Database || Wow! Our website rocks. I love the way we are all involved in the daily upkeep of the information and that we can update student info on a daily basis. Great presentation by Darren. ||
 * 2:00-2:45 || Meeting with floor Vice Principal || Mr. Reyes welcomed us and gave us guidelines and expectations for the year. ||
 * 2:45-3:30 || PACE Meeting || It was a good idea to have this presentation to refresh our memories of what PACE is all about and what our role as a PACE teacher is all about. ||

Thursday, August 23rd
|| **"Session"** || **Reflection/Products** ||
 * **Time**
 * 8:00-9:50 || Meet with Teams and Specialties ||  ||
 * 10:00-10:50 || Teacher's Toolkit: Building Up To Project-Based Learning || Great session. I liked the group work and presenting and getting ideas from other teachers. It made me start thinking about what projects to do with my students this year. ||
 * 11:00-11:50 || Podcasting – Broadcast Yourself || Although I have been to 2 or 3 training sessions on Podcasting, I liked what Darren had to say: " I don't expect everyone to create a podcast but I do expect everyone to be an advocate for podcasting. " This is another way for students to show what they have learned. I think it will work really well in my Spanish 2 classes while giving the the students something different and challenging. I definitely will be using podcasts in my classroom this year! ||
 * 1:00-1:50 || Digital Storytelling || What a great activity Elaine shared with us. It is a Photo Story activity that I will use next week with my classes. We worked in groups and created a story using random pictures. I liked this presentation very much. ||
 * 2:00-2:25 || Reflection Time || I am tired but it has been a very productive 2 days. ||
 * 2:30-3:30 || Meet with Departments ||  ||