TExES Day

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TExES Day

• Answering your questions

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Online Test Preparationhttp//www.austincc.edu/te
acher/online4.php

• Have you completed?
• Student Guide
• Beating the TExES Blues with quiz
• Study guide for certification area downloaded
  from ETS
• Study guide report
• Purchase Barrons EC-12 PPR test preparation book
• Review Sheet with questions

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Face to Face Test PreparationStaff

• Subject matter experts
• Math Abel Villarreal
• Science and Special Education Tina Waddy
• EC-4 Reading and Language Arts Karen Lousma
• Coordinator Melaina Wilkin
• Director Sharon Duncan

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Face to Face Content Test PreparationMaterials

• EC-4 Reading and Language Arts Put Reading
  First
• Math Tutors with Vision Packets 1, 2, and 3 for
  EC-4 and Math
• Science Besides information in student guide,
  check out books from library

• Bilingual Supplemental exam will be taken after
  Summer Institute
• Special Education exam will be taken after Summer
  Institute

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Face to Face Content Test PreparationAgenda

• 9 AM Rm 301.0 Sign in and secure materials
• 915-10 AM General questions
• 1015-1030 Check out materials (TC office 417.2
  with Sharon or Melaina)
• 1030-2 PM Focus groups
• Rm 411 EC-4 generalist students need to spend
  time with Karen Lousma, then revolve to Science
  and Math areas
• Rm 301.2 Science focus group
• Rm. 410 Math focus group
• 2 PM Sign-out submit Prep Review Sheet and CE
  Evaluation
• 2-4 PM Study Groups establish, exchange
  information, begin group Study Strategies and
  time sheet

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Next Meeting December 2

• 6 PM Orientation
• Student Cohort Handbook
• Textbooks to buy
• Submission forms
• Online technology
• Course and fee registration card
• Interviews
• Q A

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Following Meeting December 9

• 6 PM Employment Seminar
• Student Cohort Handbook/Getting and Keeping a Job
• Getting Hired lesson
• Representatives from area school district Human
  Resources depts.
• Photos taken, so dress up as a professional!
• Online assignment explanation

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EDTC 3000 PPR Course begins January 13, 2009

• 6 PM Start of Class
• EDTC 3000 Notebook
• Submit Fall Field Experiences
• Submit online assignment
• Lab School Students
• Unit I Professional Responsibilities

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What a journey we will have together!

• EDTC 3000
• Summer Institute
• First Year Teacher position with supervisor and
  campus mentor
• EDTC 3004
• EDTC 3005 online project
• Graduation May 2010