I just wondered if anyone here went to the conference. I went all 3 days, and I was a presenter one day. I enjoyed hearing Hank Bounds and Jim Barksdale, but I was a little disappointed in alot of the presentations I say. Too many of them were sales pitches. :(
On 6/20/07, tell us some of the things you heard wrote: > nfm
Well, there was alot on Webb's Depth of Knowledge. There was also alot on the new health guidlines and eating healthy etc. Hank Bounds spoke about how the new test is a big jump, but he thinks we need to do it. There was alot about how our state tests need to align with NAEP. This was a big thing. The gap between our tests and where our students rank in NAEP is huge and an embarrassment. Jim Barksdale also spoke, and I really enjoyed him. He talked about how we as a state need to stop talking about the problems and working toward fixing the problems. He used the analogy of Hurricane Camille versus Hurricane Katrina. After Camille, there were tons of ideas that were come up with about making the Coast safer and not one of them was implemented. He also talked bottom line--this cost the state millions of dollars. But since Katrina, there have been lots of changes already implemented to make the Coast safer. Which is putting talk into action. Then he tied that to education. We need to stop talking and start acting.
That is what i saw in a nutshell. If I think of more, I will post some more.
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On 6/22/07, teacher wrote: > How is reading taught at your school/district? Are novels > used or basals?
We have a basal series (ugh), but at my school, we do have some freedom to use what we see fit. I would much rather teach from novels, trade books than basals. I was able to do this some last year, and it is so much more fun, engaging for the students. I think that is my past K teacher coming out in me.
I attended a workshop on the framework. Since I had used the framework this past school year, as we were supposed to do, I thought the trainer would be at least as familiar or more familiar than I was with it. She kept saying that kids would have to do research and things like that in order to do well on the mct2. She also said a good many times that we should teach on Webb's level 4 even though level 4 won't be tested. When we got to the compentency/objective for "tools of persuasion", we looked at a sample test item for it. I commented that the students would absolutely have to know the definitions of all of the "tools of persuasion" or they would have no way to select the correct answer on the test. The trainer had this really shocked look on her face and said it sure looks like they will. Have any of you been to training and if so what was your experience?
> That's a great idea. I teach 6 grade language arts , but I have question. > I want to know if you teach only grammar or do you have to teach reading > also, because at my school I am only responsible for the "english" part. > Another teacher teaches reading.
> That's a great idea. I teach 6 grade language arts , but I have question. > I want to know if you teach only grammar or do you have to teach reading > also, because at my school I am only responsible for the "english" part. > Another teacher teaches reading.
Just wondering if any teacher in the great state of Mississippi is interested in joining a postcard exchange. If not maybe you know a teacher who might be. Email me and I'll send you all the details. Thanks, [email removed]
On 7/14/07, Lina Fidalgo wrote: > Hello All, > > Just wondering if any teacher in the great state of > Mississippi is interested in joining a postcard exchange. > If not maybe you know a teacher who might be. Email me and > I'll send you all the details. > Thanks, > [email removed]
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On 7/24/07, Mandie wrote: > I have valid Georgia and Louisiana teaching certificates. > Would my Louisiana cert be valid in Mississippi due to an > interstate agreement?
I am not sure, but I think that Mississippi honors most states. But you may want to check out the State department website: [link removed]
This may or may not be helpful...I moved from Oklahoma, had to mail off my original certificate so they could change it over to a MS license; it took about four weeks, and my new MS license and my OK license were both returned to me in the mail. In the meantime, I was luckily hired at a school district here in MS. I brought a copy of my OK license with me to the interview and was hired contingent upon receiving my MS license. The form I filled out on the state website to receive my MS license was not a long one, and I was surprised that I did not have to send any money. They ask that you enclose a sealed college transcript, original teacher's license, and the application. I don't recall coming across any interstate agreement information; you will need a MS license to teach in the state.
On 7/25/07, girl in gulfport wrote: > On 7/24/07, Mandie wrote: >> I have valid Georgia and Louisiana teaching certificates. >> Would my Louisiana cert be valid in Mississippi due to an >> interstate agreement? > > I am not sure, but I think that Mississippi honors most > states. But you may want to check out the State department > website: > [link removed];
nfm