Teachers of Tomorrow Club

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2002-2003
Club of the Year!

Survey on ECE Literacy

July 2003

 Meeting Summary

1.                  Meeting Times --- Adjusted

a.       Meetings will be monthly on the second Thursday evening from 6pm to 8pm.

b.      Meet in the Baltic room near the Cafeteria

c.       Have food and snacks at the meeting (This is important)

d.      Drawing for prizes

e.       Ice breakers --- get to know each other. 

f.        Meeting dates and topics:

                                                               i.      Thursday September 11^th – Orientation and overview

                                                             ii.      Thursday October 9^th – Reading Development, Children’s Literature from PreK to High School, How to “Story Tell”, Guests from the library, Hicklebees, or Linden Tree.

                                                            iii.      Thursday November 13^th – Credential Panel, Information, Steps, Etc.

                                                           iv.      Thursday December 4^th - Optional mini meeting because of finals and dead week.  Maybe a CBEST Prep thing here --- or something else.

                                                             v.      Thursday January – No meeting – Winter Break

                                                           vi.      Thursday February 12^th – Teacher panel, PreK, K-6, Middle, H.S., Higher Ed, Voc Ed, Spec Ed.

                                                          vii.      Thursday March 11^th – Interview, Hiring, Job perspective in the future, guest principals, guest dept. of educ., other guests.

                                                        viii.      Thursday April 8^th – Portfolio / Resume night

                                                           ix.      Thursday May 13^th – (Maybe May 6^th depending on dead week)  Transfer Panel. College recruiters, college teacher club reps, students who already transferred.

                                                             x.      Thursday Jun 10^th – Awards – Year-end pot luck --- after finals.

2.                  Mini Meetings

a.       Narrow/Specific topics or workshops (mini meetings) will be held occasionally on Friday from 2pm to 4pm.

b.      Only a few members would be interested in these small informal meetings

c.       Topics:

                                                               i.      Friday November 21^st – 2pm to 4pm – Transfer Night – Guest speakers

                                                             ii.      Friday Dec --- The mega meeting and mini meeting are combined – CBEST Prep

                                                            iii.      Friday January – NONE – Winter Break --- Possible “California Challenge”

                                                           iv.      Friday February 20^th – 2pm to 4pm --- New student orientation / introduction to ed.

                                                             v.      Friday April 16^th – 2pm to 4pm – Making a portfolio / Resume – Workshop

3.                  Planning Meetings

a.       Planning meetings for all officers and/or leaders

b.      Topics:

                                                               i.      Friday September 19^th 2pm to 4pm – Elections

                                                             ii.      Friday October 17^th – 2pm to 4pm – New officer orientation

                                                            iii.      Friday March 19^th – 2pm to 4pm – Conference / Year end

                                                           iv.      Friday May 14^th 2pm to 4pm – interim officers

4.                  California Challenge

a.       CTA training on diversity. 

b.      It consists of 8 training sessions (3hrs each).

                                                               i.      Ba, Fa, Ba Fa   - Interactive cross-cultural game. Learn about culture and integration.

                                                             ii.      Understanding Cultural Diversity – Teachers help students understand the various aspects of culture.

                                                            iii.      Communicating across cultures – Techniques that provide a sound learning environment.

                                                           iv.      Culture and Conflict – Problem solving information  and strategies.

                                                             v.      Language, Learning and Culture – Teaching the English language learner.

                                                           vi.      Multicultural Classroom Part 1 – Design multicultural classroom.

                                                          vii.      Multicultural Classroom Part 2 – Students’ learning styles and learning strategies.

                                                        viii.      Five Steps to Planning – steps to multicultural curriculum.

c.       Saturday’s two sessions that include a lunch

                                                               i.      Saturday October 4^th – 8:30 to 3:30 -  Session 1 & 2

                                                             ii.      Saturday October 18^th – 8:30 to 3:30 – Session 3 & 4

                                                            iii.      Saturday November 1^st – 8:30 to 3:30 – Session 5 & 6

                                                           iv.      Saturday November 15^th – 8:30 to 3:30 – Session 7 & 8

d.      Winter Break – Mega week

                                                               i.      Monday January 19^th – 8:30 to 3:30 – Session 1 & 2

                                                             ii.      Tuesday January 20^th – 8:30 to 3:30 – Session 3 & 4

                                                            iii.      Wednesday January 21^st – 8:30 to 3:30 – Session 5 & 6

                                                           iv.      Thursday January 22^nd – 8:30 to 3:30 – Session 7 & 8

e.       These dates need to be schedule with CTA trainers -  and with our club advisor.

5.                  Poster Making Day

a.       Help make flyers and posters for all of next year.

b.      August 7^th 10am ---

6.                  Membership:

a.       Focus on benefits to members

                                                               i.      Text books – book exchange

                                                             ii.      Text books – speak with department deans – have instructors put desk copies in library.

                                                            iii.      Favorite Teacher List – What teachers do we like and why.  (No negative remarks!)

b.      Goals:

                                                               i.      40 active members at each meeting.

c.       Promotion

                                                               i.      Posters on campus in August & new ones each month.

1.      Make all the posters on August 7^th

                                                             ii.      Flyers on all boards in August & new ones each month.

1.      Make all flyers on August 7^th

                                                            iii.      Mini Flyer – handouts –

1.      All team leaders

2.      Slot on bulletin board

                                                           iv.      Stickers –

1.      All bulletin boards

                                                             v.      Glass Case by AAS13

1.      Decorate & put pictures / flyers

2.      Calendar whole year

                                                           vi.      Mail SCTA registration to all club members

                                                          vii.      Mail club registration to all CHS students, all Math for Elementary teachers, and Children’s Literature class.

                                                        viii.      Class Visitations

1.      Visit – English 1A classes

2.      Visit – Math for elementary children

3.      Visit – All CHS classes

4.      Visit – All Speech Classes

                                                           ix.      Visit Department Chairs – Inform and build relationships

                                                             x.      Visit Counselors – Inform and build relationships

                                                           xi.      Ad in newspaper – each issue.

                                                          xii.      Story in newspaper

                                                        xiii.      Open House / Career Day presentation

                                                        xiv.      Club Ed at Westmont, Leigh, Prospect, or other high school in the area

                                                         xv.      Attend HS career days / college faire

                                                        xvi.      Bring a friend day/activity/prices

                                                      xvii.      Phone tree

                                                     xviii.      Survey

7.                  Club Rush

a.       All WVC clubs will have a table of information in the cafeteria.

b.      10am to 1pm

c.       We need - you – (club members) to stop by and work our table or just say hi.   Below are the shifts we need volunteers for:

                                                               i.      9:30 to 10:30 – table set-up.

                                                             ii.      10:30 to 12:30 – promote the club/answer questions

                                                            iii.      12:30 to 1:30 – clean up.

8.                  Food Faire

a.       All WVC clubs will have a table in the cafeteria – and sell food as a fundraiser.

b.      11am to 2pm

c.       We need - you – (club members) to stop by and help out in these ways:

                                                               i.      Donate some type of food – deliver to the table by 10:30am

                                                             ii.      10:30 to 11:30 – table set-up & food prep.

                                                            iii.      11:30 to 1:30 – promote the club/answer questions

                                                           iv.      1:30 to 2:30 – clean-up. (Take home extra food)

9.                  Book Faire

a.       Have a table in the cafeteria – and host a Scholastic Book Faire.

b.      Early December – Christmas gifts.

c.       Fund/book  raiser for the child development center and rosemary elementary.

10.              Reading at Rosemary

a.       Rosemary as been arranged by Mae Conroy

b.      Reading is from 10:00 to 12:00.

c.       Meet in the front office.

11.              Conferences:

a.       CTA Region 1 Conference – September 19 – Santa Clara 2003

b.      SCTA Fall Leadership Conference – November 2003

c.       NEA Student Connections – November 2003

d.      NAEYC- National Conference – November 2003

e.       CTA – Rural Issues Conference – Las Vegas – January 16-18 2004

f.        SCTA – Northern Regional – January 2004

g.       CTA – Urban Issues Conference – San Francisco – Feb 27-29 2004

h.       CAEYC State Conference – 2/28 to 3/2

i.         CTA – Good Teaching Conference – March 5-7 2004

j.        CTA – Equity and Human Rights Conference – March 12-14 2004

k.      SCTA Representative Assembly – April 2004

l.         NCECE – Northern Cal ECE conference – August 2004

12.              Trainings/Workshops:

a.       Resume building –

b.      CBEST Prep –

c.       Portfolio Process – TFT – April TBA

13.              Next Meetings/events:

a.       Thursday August 7^th – Poster making and flyer making

b.      Friday September 5^th – Reading at rosemary 10:00 to 12:00

c.       Thursday September 11^th – Orientation / Introduction meeting

d.      Friday September 19^th – Planning for officers and leaders

e.       Friday October 3^rd – Reading at rosemary 10 to 12pm

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