Friday, September 30, 2016

Blog Due on Friday October 7, 2016

Title:  The Leader in Me!

Transferable Skills:  Skills used to perform a task or job that can be applied to another situation.  


Leadership Observed


How are an effective teacher and a good leader similar?  Through what actions and activities does a teacher use leadership skills?  Explain your answer with 3 examples, anecdotes, testimonials, or more of leadership displayed by past and present teachers you have had or teachers portrayed in movies, television and literature.



My Leadership in Action


How will you improve your own leadership skills this year?  List organizations or activities in which you are involved in school and the community.  Describe how participation in these groups will help or has helped develop your leadership.  What? You don't have any experiences with leadership?  What are some organizations that focus on leadership?  Explain how they could help you develop our leadership skills.  Be specific.  







1.  Responds to the following blog prompts above.  You should have two portions in your response - label one portion Leadership Observed and the other My Leadership in Action.  

2.  Format your response by adding spacing between paragraphs or sections of your entry, adding interest with font selection, size, color, alignment, and more.

3.  Add two pictures/graphics to give interest to your blog.  (Hint:  Drag or copy pictures to the desktop.  Then drag them from the desktop to your blog.  Position and resize to add visual interest.)

4.  Save frequently.  Publish your post.  View your blog by selecting the "View blog" button next to Blogger on the upper left side of your post screen.  Edit and "update" so changes may be viewed.  Happy blogging!




Friday, September 16, 2016

Top 20 Characteristics of Effective Teachers

Your Title:  The Top 20 Characteristics/Dispositions Teachers Need

Due:  Friday, September 16

In a column, list 20 words that you feel are the top characteristics or dispositions needed by a teacher to be effective.  Please make sure that your words are in the right tense.  Example:  Joy is not a characteristic or disposition.  Joyful is.

Next, select 5 of the words and define how this would look or sound in an effective teacher.

Sunday, August 28, 2016

Big Plans

TITLE:  Big Plans 

Due:  Friday, September 2

After listening to the book, Big Plans, by Bob Shea and Lane Smith, post the answers to the following questions to describe your big plans. 
  1. Projected high school graduation year
  2. Dream occupation:  The career or job you hope to land
  3. After graduation plans: college, technical school, on-the-job training, other.  Include the name of the institution or company where you plan to get the education needed to do your dream job.
  4. What other experiences will help you get there? For example, if you would like to be a corporate trainer for a Fortune 500 company, will you need to start out as an intern in college? Will you need to be an assistant for a small company first? What type of education will you need.
  5. What interests about this career/job? Why do you think this is a good fit? (complete sentences)