ESE/MSE 4307 and SED 4308: Early, Middle, and Secondary School Education Professional Seminar
Fall 2008

UH System at Cinco Ranch Location

Dr. Hsin-Hui Lin
Email: linh@uhv.edu
Website: http://www2.uhv.edu/linh/drlin.htm

• Technology Workshop (9-11 am) - Building an electronic professional portfolio: Enhance your interview and hiring potential with the creation of an electronic portfolio (Software - Microsoft Office PowerPoint)

• Technology Workshop (9-11 am) - Designing a personal tri-fold pamphlet (Software - Microsoft Office Publisher)

• Afternoon workshops: the supply and demand for teachers / resume writing workshop (TBA)
• Workshop open to all SOEHD students

• Technology workshop (9-11 am) - Developing a personal teaching website & learning the concept of designing a WebQuest project (Software - Microsoft Office FrontPage)

• Afternoon workshop: Job search, interview, and career development advise (TBA)
• Workshop open to all SOEHD students

• Technology Workshop (9-11 am) - Building an electronic professional portfolio: Enhance your interview and hiring potential with the creation of an electronic portfolio (Software - Microsoft Office PowerPoint)
• Workshop open to C&I 6318 students

• Technology Workshop (9-11 am) - Designing a personal tri-fold pamphlet (Software - Microsoft Office Publisher)
• Workshop open to C&I 6318 students

• Afternoon workshops: the supply and demand for teachers / resume writing workshop (TBA)
• Workshop open to all SOEHD students

• Technology workshop (9-11 am) - Developing a personal teaching website & learning the concept of designing a WebQuest project (Software - Microsoft Office FrontPage)
• Workshop open to C&I 6318 students

• Afternoon workshop: Job search, interview, and career development advise (TBA)
• Workshop open to all SOEHD students

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Forms for Student Teachers

Student Teacher

Student teacher self-evaluation form

Student teacher midterm self evaluation form

Student Teacher Timesheet

Undergraduate and post BA employment form

VOICE employment form

Student teacher evaluate mentor teacher

Student teacher evaluate supervisor

*E_Portfolio Template

 

Mentor Teacher

Long form

Mentor Teacher evaluate student teacher (Disposition and attribution) form

Mentor teacher evaluate supervisor

University Supervisor

Short form

Long form

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Courses to Register for Student Teaching

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List of Tasks for Student Teachers

1. Visit Dr. Lin’s teaching website http://www2.uhv.edu/linh/drlin.htm
for the update news to student teachers. If you have any question before fall semester starts, use your personal e-mail to contact me at linh@uhv.edu with subject of student teachers fall 2008. You should have received at least one e-mail from me at this time. If you haven’t received any e-mail from me, please e-mail me.

2. We will need to work together before the fall semester starts. Without your personal e-mail address, I won’t be able to reach you effectively. You are welcome to contact me, if you have any difficulty or concern of student teaching. Please make sure check your e-mail and visit my website frequently to keep up with the announcements.

3. If you haven’t received a student teacher letter from UHV by 8/4/08, e-mail me. I will help your to find out your placement arrangements.

4. Send letters to mentor teachers before 8/15/08. Write your mentor teacher a letter of appreciation before you start your student teaching. Save a photo copy for records.

5. Meet you mentor teachers before their semester star. Print copies of Student Teacher Handbook from UHV School of Education website (http://www.uhv.edu/edu/Certification/StdntTchngHandbook/StudentTeacherHandbook.pdf) and give it to your mentor teachers, when you first meet them.

6. First Day School Experience: Visit your school district website and find the first day of fall semester. Make arrangement with your mentor teachers to observe first day of fall semester in your student teaching school. Write up a summary for that day and prepare a written summary of how you will plan for and carry out your first day of school.

7. Draft your resume

8. Create mini-autobiography: The student teachers should include 3 strengths and 3 words that others would use to describe you. This question seems to come up a lot in interviews. The student teachers should also include a write up about the expectations of a teacher according to the school district they wish to be in by visiting the school website.

9. Write up classroom management plan

10. Write up philosophy of education/teaching philosophy

11. Download job application form at the school district that you plan to teach and fill out the form.

12. Prepare PPR and Generalist Exam, pass qualify and state examinations before starting student teaching.

13. Read the textbook. Wong, H. K, & Wong, R. T. (2004) The First Days of School. Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc. ISBN 0-9629360-6-5 www.EffectiveTeaching.com

14. Get your Tuberculin Test done and give your result copy to your degree counselor.
 
15. You will need to have a tuberculosis test done and copies of your results given to Ms. Jennifer Ripple.  Keep the original for yourself. If you don’t have health insurance or your health insurance doesn’t cover the cost for TB test, you may want to check out the following places for TB test.


Med-Cure Primary Care
7048 Bissonnet St
Houston, TX 77074-6010  
(713) 776-3906

12600 Bissonnet St Ste E1
Houston, TX 77099-1395  
(281) 564-3339

4114 Ave H
Rosenberg, TX 77471-2833  
(281) 342-7375

4040 Broadway St
Houston, TX 77087-4704  
(713) 644-3602

96 Berry Rd
Houston, TX 77022-3057  
(713) 699-0500
 

Performance Outcomes at Cinco Ranch Site

• May 2007 SOEHD Cinco Ranch site received the recognition on teacher preparation program and Katy ISD student teachers from Katy ISD
• Mr. Michael Daniel (graduate of 2006) was named as one of the finalists for Katy ISD Outstanding Secondary First-Year Teacher
• Ms. Lily Monroe (graduate of 2005) was named as Arizona Fleming Elementary 2007-2008 Teacher of the Year at Fort Bend ISD

 Fall 2007 Cinco Ranch student teachers

• 11 out of 23 (48 %) student teachers passed state teacher certification exams prior student teaching at public school
• 5 out 23 (22%) signed teaching contracts before end of fall 2007 semester,

• 2 out of 23 (9%) were hired as permanent substitute teachers at Katy ISD before end of fall 2007 semester. 

 Spring 2008 Cinco Ranch student teachers

• 13 out of 18 (72 %) student teachers passed state teacher certification exams prior student teaching at public school