Field-Based+Activities+Monthly+Report

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 * ** Date: Jan/Feb 2011 Total Internship hours at the start of the month: ** || ** 30 **  ||
 * **Week** || **Functions**  || **Description** || ||
 * **1** || ** Week’s Activities ** ||  ** Audited a class of each faculty member as they demonstrated a technology-infused lesson and assisted teachers as needed. Gave instructors a follow-up summary of their teaching evaluation. **  ||  ** 5 **  ||
 * ^  || ** Standard/Indicator ** ||   II.A   ||^   ||
 * ^  || ** Communication with Site Mentor ** ||   Spoke with Mrs. Gwynn about how I should go about helping the teaches without them feeling like I was micro-managing as well as how I could make the teachers feel less nervous about me being in there – as well as the students.   ||^   ||
 * **2** || ** Week’s Activities ** ||  ** Had an individual conference with each faculty member outlining their specific plans for technology in the classroom and had them show me examples and demonstrations. **  ||  ** 2.5 **
 * ^  || ** Standard/Indicator ** ||   II.B   ||^   ||
 * ^  || ** Communication with Site Mentor ** ||  ** I spoke with Mrs. Gwynn regarding the methodologies most commonly used with technology in the classroom and got her advice on the best way to offer solutions or suggestions to my faculty. We also talked about literature (books about teaching with technology) that would be helpful reads for my teachers. **  ||^   ||
 * **3** || ** Week’s Activities ** ||  ** Held a workshop for all faculty and staff showing them the correct way to use the multimedia classrooms and the language lab, as well as the collaborative departmental WIKI. **  ||  ** 1.5 **  ||
 * ^  || ** Standard/Indicator ** ||   II.C   ||^   ||
 * ^  || ** Communication with Site Mentor ** ||  ** Mrs. Gwynn and I spoke briefly regarding the WIKI and its uses within my department, but I also had to have contact with the language lab director. **  ||^   ||
 * **4** || ** Week’s Activities ** ||  ** Sent out a plan outlining to each faculty member the student learning outcomes and the department’s plan for technology infusion in our classroom instruction. **  ||  ** 2 **  ||
 * ^  || ** Standard/Indicator ** ||   II.D   ||^   ||
 * ^  || ** Communication with Site Mentor ** ||  ** Spoke with site mentor regarding the best way to present my plan and got suggestions from her regarding the mode in which I presented the information. **  ||^   ||
 * **5** || ** Week’s Activities ** ||  ** Created and distributed, among faculty, a detailed list of technology-based activities for each of the ESL disciplines at each of the three levels. **  ||  ** 5 **  ||
 * ^  || ** Standard/Indicator ** ||   II.E   ||^   ||
 * ^  || ** Communication with Site Mentor ** ||  ** I simple went over my list of activities that I’d already put together and she concurred that it was a workable list that would be helpful. **  ||^   ||
 * ** Hours worked this month: ** ||  ** 16 **  ||
 * ** Total Internship hours to date including this month: ** ||  ** 46 **  ||

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 * ** Date: _Nov-Dec 2011__ Total Internship hours at the start of the month: ** || ** 17 ** ||
 * **Week** || **Functions** || **Description** ||  ||
 * **1** || ** Week’s Activities ** || ** Met with mentor regarding my action research draft plan ** || ** 2 ** ||
 * ^  || ** Standard/Indicator ** || V.A.1, V.A.2, V.B.1, V.C.6 ||^   ||
 * ^  || ** Communication with Site Mentor ** || ** Met with Mrs. Gwynn to go over the basic outline of my research ideas and get her input on how I should proceed as well as her suggestions on narrowing down a topic. ** ||^   ||
 * **2** || ** Week’s Activities ** || ** Created a Power Point presentation and presented to faculty to go over Spring 2011 curriculum and registration changes. ** || ** 2 hours creating, 1 hour presenting **
 * ^  || ** Standard/Indicator ** || I.A.1, I.A.2, II.A.1, II.A.2, III.A.1, III.A.5, IV.A.1, IV.A.2, V.A.1, V.B.1, V.C.2, VIII.B.1, VIII.C.1 ||^   ||
 * ^  || ** Communication with Site Mentor ** || ** Did not meet with mentor concerning this activity as it dealt solely with my ESL higher education program. ** ||^   ||
 * **3** || ** Week’s Activities ** || ** Updated registration procedures for our Spring 2011 semester, and created the Spring 2011 schedule of courses in the Oracle BANNER system (campus system) ** || ** 3 ** ||
 * ^  || ** Standard/Indicator ** || I.B.1, II.A.1, III.E.1, V.C.1, V.C.4, V.C.5, V.D.1, V.D.4 ||^   ||
 * ^  || ** Communication with Site Mentor ** || ** No contact with Mentor regarding the schedule as they do not use the same program and she is not a part of course scheduling for her campus. ** ||^   ||
 * **4** || ** Week’s Activities ** || ** Met with my Mentor to go over final Action Research Plan. We put final touches on sample size and order of research activities as well as research methods. ** || ** 3.5 ** ||
 * ^  || ** Standard/Indicator ** || IV.A.1, IV.C.2, V.A.1, V.A.2, V.B.1, V.C.5, V.D.2, VI.A.1, VI.E.1, VII.A.3, VII.A.4 ||^   ||
 * ^  || ** Communication with Site Mentor ** || ** Met with my Mentor through email and Skype conferencing as well as sharing multiple files in order to complete my final Action Research Plan. ** ||^   ||
 * **5** || ** Week’s Activities ** || ** Created new policies and procedures for new International students entering their first semester who were unable to set up their own housing from outside the Continental United States. ** || ** 1.5 ** ||
 * ^  || ** Standard/Indicator ** || III.B.1,III.D.1,VI.B.1, VI.B.2, VI.E.1 ||^   ||
 * ^  || ** Communication with Site Mentor ** || ** I did contact my Mentor regarding this issue simply to get her input and suggestions/opinions since it is a difficult situation to manage. ** ||^   ||
 * ** Hours worked this month: ** || ** 13 ** ||
 * ** Total Internship hours to date including this month: ** || ** 30 ** ||


 * ** Date: _Oct-Nov 2010__ Total Internship hours at the start of the month: ** || ** 0 ** ||
 * **Week** || **Functions** || **Description** ||  ||
 * **1** || ** Week’s Activities ** || ** Met with Mentor regarding my Internship Plan. Discussed what I wanted to achieve in the class. ** || ** 3 ** ||
 * ^  || ** Standard/Indicator ** || I.A.1, I.A.2, II.A.1, II.A.2, II.E.1, IV.B1, V.A1 ||^   ||
 * ^  || ** Communication with Site Mentor ** || Had short meeting to bring me up to speed on ISTE Performance Indicators as I’d never worked with them before. ||^   ||
 * **2** || ** Week’s Activities ** || ** Created a PowerPoint Presentation for visiting faculty explaining our program and curriculum. ** || ** 4 ** ||
 * ^  || ** Standard/Indicator ** || V.A.1, V.A2, V.C.1, V.C.6, V.D.1, V.D.2, ||^   ||
 * ^  || ** Communication with Site Mentor ** || ** Spoke with Mentor regarding the daily use of technology as it pertains to courses in vocabulary and grammar and writing; asked for suggestions ** ||^   ||
 * **3** || ** Week’s Activities ** || ** Update the department’s website with new dates, information, and registration forms. ** || ** 3 ** ||
 * ^  || ** Standard/Indicator ** || V.A.1, V.C.1, V.C.5, V.C.6, V.D.1, V.D.2, **VD4** ||^   ||
 * ^  || ** Communication with Site Mentor ** || Communicated over the phone with mentor regarding activities monthly log report and we shared experiences in higher ed and K-12 that would be similar and fit into the ISTE format. ||^   ||
 * **4** || ** Week’s Activities ** || ** Updated the Graduate and Undergraduate Graphic charts designed to show admissions the acceptable scores on English proficiency exams for those students applying to the University. ** || ** 2 ** ||
 * ^  || ** Standard/Indicator ** || V.A.1, V.A.2, V.B.1, V.C.1, V.C.5, V.C.6, V.D.2, ||^   ||
 * ^  || ** Communication with Site Mentor ** || No communication with mentor on this particular activity as it corresponded directly to my job and had nothing at all to do with K-12 practices. ||^   ||
 * **5** || ** Week’s Activities ** || ** Created concordance chart for TOEFL, IETLS, and new PTE test for testing of English proficiency, by using the formulas outlined in the PTE guidelines as well as the TOEFL and IELTS guidelines, and then presented to the Dean of Graduate Studies. ** || ** 5 ** ||
 * ^  || ** Standard/Indicator ** || IV.A.1, IV.A.2, IV.B.2, IV.C.1, V.A.1, V.A.2, V.B.1, V.C.1, V.C.5, V.C.6, V.D.2, ||^   ||
 * ^  || ** Communication with Site Mentor ** || Met with mentor regarding the use of writing labs during grammar and writing sessions and questioned her on the effectiveness of these practices in the K-12 setting as compared to the higher ed/ESL setting. ||^   ||
 * ** Hours worked this month: ** || ** 17 ** ||
 * ** Total Internship hours to date including this month: ** || ** 17 ** ||