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Thursday, September 13, 2012

TPA Progress

This week I started thinking more about the TPA. I printed out the handbook so I could read through it carefully and begin to check off tasks as I complete them. Right now I think I am going to teach a math lesson for my TPA.  I also printed out the Context for Learning and the classroom/school audit that we need to complete for our Current Issues class. I started to fill both forms out, but there is some information I don't know yet. I mentioned it to Jane and we are going to talk about it tomorrow. Both of those documents are due in class next Wednesday which is sort of nice in a way because it forces me to have them complete by a certain date! I also started to think about when I need to check out a camera and when I will do my video taping. In class last week, it was suggested that students with a middle school placement should tape their lessons no later then week 6. I am planning on taping all of the lessons that I include lesson plans for in my TPA documents. This will help ensure I have a good section of video to send in. Also, I think I will tape a lesson before week six to get some practice with the camera in the room and to make sure sound quality is sufficient. It feels like a lot of steps to complete, but if I take one thing at a time hopefully it will be more manageable.
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  1. Suzy Kaback & FamilySeptember 16, 2012 at 4:43 AM

    For some reason, whenever I read a person's description of work they've completed, it's very satisfying to me. In novels, for instance, when a character details the errands she's run, or the steps in a housecleaning task, I'm in heaven. Stephen King actually wrote about this feature of writing in his book called On Writing (advice for writer)--he said readers love to read about the work of others. I guess I'm not alone.

    I mention this kind of satisfaction because I experienced it reading your explanation of how you've begun planning your TPA work. I'm gathering that you're going to do the actual work in your second placement, but laying the groundwork now is smart. The more you can take care of the nuts and bolts (signing out the camera, practicing how to use it, completing the Context for Learning section, etc.), the easier it will be to execute the "guts".

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