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2002-2003
Club of the Year!
Survey on ECE Literacy
                  
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Minutes of May 2002
Organization: Teacher’s of Tomorrow
Date:
May 6th, 2002
Location/Time: WVC – AAS50
Agenda
- Welcome
- Introductions
- Overview
of year
- Brainstorm
next year
- Announcements
- Awards
- Refreshments
ICC - Club of the Year 2002!
Overview of the year - highlighted points
Teach for
Tomorrow Club Synopsis:
Events and
Activities:
 | Read
Across America (1171 children read to in seven local schools) |
| Good
Teaching Conference (seven West Valley Students attended three day
conference) |
| Cesar
Chavez Day of Service and Learning (Capri Elementary 8 classrooms) |
| Teacher
Appreciation Reading |
| Celebrate
Your Future - Teach for Tomorrow Conference (40 WV Students attended) |
| Food
Booth, Second Highest Income Booth |
| Co-sponsored
Women’s History Month Film Festival |
| Multi-scheduled
meetings, evening, noon and web meetings, 14 total |
| Newspaper
articles (Norseman) of club in the last 3 issues. |
| Web
page & banner |
Attendance:
| Each
ICC meeting has been attended by a representative of Teachers of Tomorrow. |
| Participated
in every ICC event. |
Benefits to members:
| Currently
membership is free to students. |
| Contextually
benefit of concurrent membership in national SCTA is provided via grant
sponsorship. |
| Access
to all students via night, day and online meetings. |
| Meetings
include pre-professional development opportunities, guest speakers, support
and refreshments. |
| Leadership
and officer positions available to all members. |
Benefit to the
College:
| At
“Celebrate Your Future” Conference at SJSU April 20, 2002, WV had one of
the largest student representations.
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| WV
is one of the first California Community Colleges to have a future teacher
club on campus.
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| The
club provides opportunities identical to teacher clubs at 4yr. CSU, UC and
Private Universities.
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| More
than sixty WV college students have been empowered by the growing community
of future teachers. |
| Club
succeeds in leveling the playing field – by providing the opportunities
for professional development, classroom experiences, service opportunities,
and leadership opportunities here at the Junior College Level. |
Teachers of Tomorrow Membership was chartered February
21, 2002. Since that day we have
recruited students, created a niche on campus and in the community and grown to
include more than sixty West Valley Students.
The TOTC have fulfilled our founding four (4) founding elements of our
mission statement
Survey Results:
What do you want from the club this summer?
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More discussion on specific benefits to teachers
(Health, Retirement) |
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What is Tenure - How does it work? |
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Fun event (BBQ, Bowling, Rafting, Camping) |
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Book of student evals on WVC teacher created. (Who is a
good math teacher -- who should you avoid). |
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Partnership with Community Service Learning |
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Officer Elections postponed until September 2002. |
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Elect a "Information VP" who can take notes. |
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Create "GOALS" for
2002-2003 year. |
What do you want from the club this Fall?
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Move meetings to Thursday Nights instead of Monday's. |
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Split meeting into two sections 1=Fun meeting
2=Committee Work. |
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More events. |
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Visit local schools more often |
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Have a visitation of 1st or 2nd year teachers --- hear
their stories get advice, etc. |
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Conference opportunities for K-12 teachers |
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Conference opportunities for Early Childhood teachers |
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Group community service project (Finger printing) |
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Maybe do an activity at local schools instead of just
reading. |
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Resume in the tech lab. |
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Sample portfolio "Ima Teacher" |
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Recruitment of single subject majors |
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Ropes Course / Team building weekend or mini-conference |
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Ski Trip |
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Europe Trip |
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Speaker on credential Process (5th year) |
What do you want from the club this Spring?
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More events. |
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Go to more local schools |
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All of the above |
Announcements:
June 2002 - NEA student leadership conference in Texas
We have a scholarship if someone wants to go. Contact Mae as soon as
possible.
August 4-9 2002 - SCTA/CTA/NEA - Summer Institute UCLA
Issues will be an integral part of the four strands:
Negotiations and Finance; Instruction and Professional Development;
Communications; and Community College Association. Below are links, fees,
and more information: www.cta.org
November 16-17 2002 - Fall Leadership Conference - Santa Clara
The SCTA members established this conference to help all
SCTA members acquire leadership and organizational skills needed not only while
SCTA club members ---- but also as a teacher. This conference
is mandatory for all club officers --- and future officers. Early
registration is only $15.00. This conference fills up fast --- so we
need to register as soon as possible. Our goal is to have the
largest contingent there!!!
January 24-26 2003 SCTA/CTA Good Teaching Conference Burlingame
Weekend of classroom management techniques, curriculum,
learning styles and other topics of interests to new teachers. This
conference is designed for professional teachers --- but SCTA members are
invited to attend.... (At a significant discount!).
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