Teaching Fellows Seminar Topics

Choose a class standing and review seminar topics:


Freshman

  • Freshman/ Sophomore Retreat and Orientation
  • Course Objectives
  • Europe Trip Overview
  • Share about Discovery
  • Academic Policies
  • Tee-shirt Design
  • Europe Trip Destination
  • Teacher Recruitment
  • Service Opportunities
  • Etiquette and Interview Skills
  • Discuss Recruitment Day
  • Coping with Stress
  • Current Issues in Education
  • How to Best Represent Yourself to Administrators
  • Discuss what it takes to be a State Teacher of the Year
  • After-School Programs
  • Classroom Management
  • Tutoring Training
  • State Teacher of the Year
  • Welcome Back
  • Review Handouts for the Europe Trip
  • Discovery Trip Information
  • Review Website
  • Question/Answer Session with the Sophomores
  • Classroom of the Heart
  • Preparation for EDCI 231
  • Handout Information on the Autobiographies
  • Review Taskstream Website
  • What to Expect from the Teacher Education Program
  • Field Experiences
  • Tutoring Expectations for Fall 2007
  • Learn NC
  • Lesson Plans
  • Kappa Delta Pi Information
  • Brain Based Learning
  • Various Learning Styles of Students
  • Closing the Achievement Gap


Sophomore

  • Freshman/Sophomore Retreat and Orientation
  • Discuss Discovery and Europe Trip
  • Handbook Information
  • Education Department Requirements
  • Review Autobiography and Teacher Education Interview
  • Overview of Tutoring Experiences
  • Current Issues in Public Education
  • State Teacher of the Year
  • Curriculum Resources
  • The State of Public Schools Today: ABC’s and NCLB, an Administrator’s Perspective
  • Walking in My Shoes: Perspectives from EC students
  • It’s All About Attitude
  • Planning For Field Trips
  • Dealing with Child Abuse
  • How to Write a Résumé
  • Review of Junior Enrichment and Junior Conference
  • Working with Profoundly Deaf Students
  • Tips in Helping Students Deal with Grief and Suicide
  • Example of Grammar War Lesson
  • Good Websites for Lesson Plans and More!
  • National Board Certification
  • Child Protection and Reporting Laws in NC
  • Rural Urban Exchange
  • How to do Educational Research
  • What Do You Do with a Child Like This?
  • ESL: Multicultural Literature


Junior

  • What Public Schools are Looking for, What Students Should Look for in a School
  • Discuss Summer Experiences (Junior Enrichment and Junior Conference)
  • Teacher Recruitment Information
  • What to Expect: Senior Conference and Senior Orientation
  • Effects of Poverty on Children’s Learning
  • Current Issues in Public Education
  • Discuss State Teacher of the Year
  • Classroom Management
  • Procedures and Routines
  • School Law
  • School Initiatives from an EC Teacher
  • Parent Conferences
  • Dealing With Conflict
  • Discussion of Senior Orientation Questions
  • INTASC Standards
  • IGP
  • Background Check Memo
  • Teacher Work Sample
  • Website Information
  • Beginning Teacher Support
  • Parent Conferences
  • Teacher of the Year Discussion
  • Grant Writing: Tips and Themes
  • Positive Solutions Software
  • Behavior Contracts
  • Graduate School Programs
  • Technology in the Classroom
  • Hands-on Practical Approach
  • Senior Orientation Experiences
  • Learn NC
  • Kappa Delta Pi Lessons
  • Perspectives from an EC Teacher
  • Topics in School Law


Senior

  • What Public Schools are Looking for, What Students Should Look for in a School
  • Review Summer Experiences: Senior Conference
  • Licensure Information
  • Teacher Recruitment Information
  • Review of Technology Portfolio Requirements
  • Creating New Visions for Teacher Education
  • Working with Diverse Learners
  • Current Issues in Public Education
  • School Safety
  • State Teacher of the Year
  • NC Wise
  • Procedures and Routines
  • Things I Wish I Had Known
  • Support for Beginning Teachers
  • How to Apply for Jobs

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