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*ANNOUNCEMENT ONE*:
I hope all of you have been enjoying this beautiful week. Unfortunately, I had a tooth pulled on Monday and - despite powerful painkillers - I am still in a lot of pain this morning. I am so sorry, but I won't be able to conduct our class today. I have added below notes and activities that I had planned for class today (Go to TODAY'S NOTES AND ACTIVITIES - February 8, 2017). You will be expected to read the notes and do whatever activities are provided. That way, we won't get behind on our class's agenda.
Please send me the following assignments - make sure your name is included on everything - as email attachments to ProfessorVerkler@aol.com TODAY.
Checking for understanding - Direct Teach
Adaptation of Instructional Materials and Rubric. If you completed this in a pair, each pair member needs to individually turn in this assignment with the rubric AND his/her reflection regarding what he/she contributed to the completion of this assignment. Make sure that you include your name on your rubric.
The KnightED Talks Student Showcase reflection and artifact(s) are due today. Make sure your name is included on ALL documents. You may scan your artifacts. Then make sure you send them with your reflection as email attachments.
If you have attended any of the KnightED Talks workshops and have written reflections on those, please send the reflections and artifacts to me. Remember, reflections and artifacts are to be submitted within two weeks of having attended whatever workshop for which you wrote the reflection. Make sure your name is included on ALL documents.
Although I will post this message on our course wiki and Web courses, please contact any classmates whose email addresses/cell numbers, etc. you know and let them know that our class will not meet today and that they need to go to our course wiki for directions. Thank you so much for this assistance.
I'm so sorry for this inconvenience. I would much rather see all of your smiling faces. If you have any questions, please feel free to send me an email.
Dr. Verkler
TODAY'S NOTES AND ACTIVITIES - February 8, 2017:
Read and study the notes in the PPT:

ASSIGNMENT DUE THIS WEEK:
1. Language games - complete game with rubric. Remember:
If working in pairs/groups, each pair/group member must take responsibility for planning and organizing the assignments. Each pair/group member must complete at least one part of every pair assignment. This might involve being the person who: 1) starts a first draft for the other pair member to build on, 2) develops graphics, 3) gathers appropriate instructional resources, 4) does research, or 5) proofs and perfects the final version. For each pair assignment, each member will indicate that s/he contributed to and approves the final product and will complete an individual reflection describing her/his contribution to the end product. This statement is to be attached to the completed assignment. Assignments lacking this statement will not be accepted.
The game must be submitted in a thematic (matching the game’s content) container. Games submitted without a container will not be accepted.
Language Game Rubric:
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MATERIALS TO BRING TO CLASS THIS WEEK:
Your language game and rubric.N/A
THIS WEEK'S CLASS AGENDA:
Playing games, giving each other feedback.
Language Games Set-Up
Game designers for the first game session: As soon as you get to class, place your game on the designated table below (refer to the table number). When the first game session is done, place your game on the floor at the front of our classroom.
Game designers for the second game session: As soon as you get to class, place your games on the table at the front of the class in preparation for the second game session. At the beginning of the second game session, get your game and place it on the designated table below (refer to the table number).
Players: Head to your designated table.
Name(s) of game designer(s)
Table #
Players
First game session
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Second game session
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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the rubric.
You are expected to arrive at class on time (1:00 a.m.) on Wednesday, April 26 so that we can get started playing the language games in a timely fashion. If you are late, you will earn 5 penalty points that will be subtracted from your grade on this assignment.
Each
Each game must (see below). If you are completing this assignment with others, only one rubric (with all game designers' names on it) is to be submitted with the game.
The
The game must be accepted.
Turn in the assignment to my office (ED 220L) by the beginning of class today. If I am not in my office, please leave your assignment with Mike Smith at the front of Suite ED 220.
TO PREPARE FOR OUR CLASS THIS WEEK, DO THE FOLLOWING:
Practice playing your language game to ensure you are addressing all of the criteria specified by the rubric.

Announcement: There will be no formal class session this week. However, there is an assignment due this week. (See below.)
accepted late.
ASSIGNMENT DUE THIS WEEK:
1. View the notes below:
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The SSTESOL 2017 Proposal Form AND the Sunshine State TESOL Conference Presentation Proposal Evaluation Form are to be STAPLED and submitted together. They may be turned in at my office (if I am not there, slide these documents under my office door (ED 220L). They may also be sent to me as email attachments. They are due by 5:00 p.m. today. Make sure your name is on ALL documents.
on his/her
respective respective paper. The

assignment is TODAY.TODAY by 5:00 p.m. Make sure
Regarding workshop reflections, if you want your reflections to count towards being exempt from completing the Language Games assignment, the reflections MUST BE submitted to me within two weeks of having attended the workshop you are reflecting on. They must be submitted with some evidence that you have attended the workshop. Workshop handouts and/or certificate of participation constitute evidence. If submitted in hard copy form, reflections and evidence must be STAPLED together.

Announcement: There will be no formal class session this week. However, there is an assignment due this week. (See below.)
in early. This assignment will NOT be accepted late.
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{SSTESOL_2017_Proposal_Form.docx}
The SSTESOL 2017 Proposal Form AND the Sunshine State TESOL Conference Presentation Proposal Evaluation Form are to be STAPLED and submitted together. They may be turned in at my office (if I am not there, slide these documents under my office door (ED 220L). They may also be sent to me as email attachments. They are due by 5:00 p.m. today. Make sure your name is on ALL documents.
the assignments.
Each Each pair member
respective paper. The reflections are to be attached to the back of the completed assignment. Each pair member is to turn in a copy of the assignment with his/her respective reflection stapled to the back of the assignment. Assignments lacking these reflections will not be accepted.