GK Summer Workshop Schedule

Attention all Title V students,



Need to take the General Knowledge Exam?


If you still need to take the General Knowledge Exam, or retake any portions of it, we highly recommend that you register to take the attached workshops sponsored by the Title V Co-Op Grant between Broward College and Florida International University. Please notice: You must respond to: coeadvis@fiu.edu, and provide your personal information, BC ID, phone number and email address. You will then receive confirmation and room number where workshops will be held. Space is very limited!

The GK workshop schedule is listed below:


GK Workshop Schedule

Check out the summer GK Workshop Schedules for South and Central Campuses. Remember, the workshops are free and you don't need an appointment, just come!! :)



Click on the links below to see the schedules:


Central Campus GK Workshop Schedule

South Campus GK Workshop Schedule

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March - April GK WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

Attention Education Majors

CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW GK WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

We will be running four more weeks of GKE workshops at South Campus per attached schedule. Saturday workshops are mostly geared to students who attended the first 8 weeks of workshops this semester and will reinforce concepts already learned. As always, everyone is welcome to attend; however, material covered will be to address “gaps” from first 8 weeks. You can also attend the “open tutoring” workshops during the weekdays, and those are individualized tutoring per subject area. All are free.

Please register to take the GKE as soon as possible. If you want to join BC’s Teacher Ed Program, you need to pass at least the Essay portion of the GKE; otherwise, you will not be able to join until you do. The Essay portion of the GKE substitutes the narrative requirement to join TEP.

Keep up the good work with your classes!!! And don’t forget to register for Summer, all classes are open for registration.

TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSIONS

Attention all Education Majors:

TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSIONS!!!!

The Teacher Education Program will be conducting several information sessions beginning next week, Monday, March 1st at all campuses.


If you are interested in finding out more about how to apply to the Bachelor of Science Program in Education at Broward College, this is your opportunity! Come to any of our workshops scheduled below.


Find out what requirements are needed to apply, deadlines, and how the application and admission process takes place.


Below are the different locations and times:

Central Campus
Monday, March 01, 2010 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Central Park Café – Building 19
Thursday, March 04, 2010 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Monday, April 05, 2010 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Thursday, April 08, 2010 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

North Campus
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM 46/152
Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

South Campus
Monday, March 01, 2010 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Southern Breezes - Bldg 68 Next to Cafeteria
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Pines Center
Thursday, March 04, 2010 11:30 PM - 2:30 PM Room 120

Please email Monse Pere at mpere@broward.edu or Judith Slapak at jslapak@broward.edu if you have any questions.

Hope to see you join our sessions and our Teacher Ed Program!

Education & Technology Club Social

The Education and Technology Club would like to invite you to join us at our social event on Wednesday March 2, 2010 at the Southern Breeze Cafe South Campus from 11-1pm. Refreshments, snacks, music, activities, and some cool workshops! See you there!

Click here to see the flier!!

Student Teaching & the First Year Experience

If you missed last Thursday's workshop on Student Teaching & the First Yeart Teaching Experience, be sure to check out Mary Jasinski's Power Point!!

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE POWER POINT

Student Success Workshop: Student Teaching & the First Year Experience

Join Title V Co-op for some tips on how to be a successful student and professional.

Our first Student Success Workshop will be held:


Thursday, Feb 18th
5:30pm - 7:00pm
 Central Campus: Bldg 17, Room 425

We will have a guest speaker from Broward County Public Schools talking about the Student Teaching Experience as well as the NESS program, which is a BCPS program for new teachers!

You don't want to miss this VALUABLE opportunity!!!
We will also have light refreshments!

FAU Transfer Student EXPO

Don't miss: FAU's Transfer Student EXPO

When: Saturday, February 20th at 9am

Where: Davie Campus

What will I learn: You will receive in depth information about FAU Programs, admissions requirements, financial aid, and more.

How do I RSVP: Just CLICK here to RSVP.

CHECK OUT FAU'S BROWARD ADMISSIONS NEWSLETTER


Remember: If you're planning on transferring to FAU at anytime in the 2010/2011 school year, you should APPLY EARLY!!! March 1, 2010 is the deadline for all transfer scholarships!

Title V Sponsored Workshop

Title V Co-Op Grant Program - Broward College - South Campus

Proudly presents:

Mr. Tony Vincenti

“How To Make Sure You Do Not End Up On The Evening News”

Special Teacher Edition

It seems almost every time you turn on the television or open a newspaper you see a story related to a teacher being arrested.

Tony will give advice on topics ranging from the social life of teachers, rela-tionships with students, Facebook, text messages, Twitter, student discipline and more.

All you need to know as a future teacher to effectively balance work and so-cial activities while keeping a positive image.

When: Wednesday, January 20th 5:30 PM—7:00 PM

Where: South Campus Auditorium

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FLYER

GK Information UPDATE

NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE GK

• Students will no longer be able to take the GK Exam in the paper and pencil format. The GK Test is only available as a computer based test.
• Students have until THIS FRIDAY, Jan 15th, to register for the GK Test if you want to take it at Broward College's North campus (although the registration deadline is Jan 15, students can schedule to TAKE the test all the way up until April 15th).
• Students who register for the GK Test AFTER Jan 15 will have to take the exam at one of the Pearson Testing Center Locations. The list of locations can be found at this website: http://www.fl.nesinc.com/FL_CBTsites.asp

FFMT REGISTRATION

The Florida Funding for Minority Teachers (FFMT) conference has just opened up its registration process. The Conference will be held on March 6 & 7 in Orlando, FL.

RSVP below:

http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?1Q%2cM3%2cc5dccec9-f781-4361-b3db-cbfde9d73242

This is one of the best conferences for education majors, and a great deal for students. Only $25 covers room, board, transportation and workshops for the entire weekend.

The conference is phenomenal and students get to network with others from different colleges and universities, as well as participate in different workshops to enhance their learning. Students will also be informed on how to apply for the Florida Funding for Minority Teachers transfer scholarship.

JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT WORKSHOP: INTERVIEW SKILLS

November 19, 5pm - 6:30pm

Central Campus Library, Room 425

Not ONLY is the wonderful Carolyn Stewart facilitating the workshop on skills for interviewing, but we also have Ms. Heather Most, Nob Hill Elementary Teacher, coming to speak about her experience as an interviewer of potential teachers.

DO NOT PASS UP THIS OPPORTUNITY!!!

We will discuss the most commonly asked interview questions, tips for what to wear, how to ace the interview, and MORE!!!!

Desserts will be served....PLEASE RSVP to Kristyn Roth at kroth@broward.edu

Title V Co-op is sponsoring a Florida Future Educators of America (FFEA) Conference for all Broward County High Schools on Friday, November 13. We will be hosting approximately 200 high school students from 9am - 1pm at FAU's Davie Campus, Education & Science Building, for a series of workshops related to the field of education.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

We need volunteers to assist with setting up the event Friday morning, guiding high school students to their workshops, lunch setup and cleanup, and more!!!

If you are available to help on Friday, Nov 13 between the hours of 8am - 2pm, we would GREATLY appreciate it! Even if you can't come the whole time, an hour or two would be FANTASTIC!!

Please let us know if you are able to volunteer. Email kroth@broward.edu

Math Subject Area Exam Workshops

Dear Math Education Majors,

We are preparing to have a series of subject area workshops for students who are planning on becoming Math Teachers. These workshops are highly recommended even if students are not finished with all high level college Math courses; the sessions will teach not only the subject matter, but also what to expect from the FTCE (Math 6-12) Subject Area Exam.

There will be 4 workshops, which will break down all items on the test; each session will be different.

Schedule: 9:30am - 1:30pm, Saturdays...

11/7/09 - South Campus Bldg 69, Room 124
11/14/09 - South Campus Bldg 69, Room 124
11/21/09 - South Campus Bldg 69, Room 124
12/5/09 - South Campus Bldg 72, Room 138


Please RSVP via email to mpere@broward.edu. These would count towards your lending library points at South Campus.

RESUME WRITING WORKSHOP

Join us this Thursday, Oct 22 at 5pm on the 4th Floor of the Central Campus Library for our workshop on Resume Writing. Learn:

* Styles of resumes
* How to get started on your resume
* Tips to make your resume stand out
* Things you can do to add to your resume
* More, more, more....

Come join us for some FABULOUS desserts and even more FANTASTIC information!!!

Support Group for Title V Students

SECOND MEETING - OCT 17 2009

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Bldg 17 (Central Campus Library), Room 425

Facilitators: Marla Bennett, Ph.D. & Jennie d'Anjou, M.A.

The goal of the Title V Co-op Support Group is to provide teacher education majors at Broward College with the opportunity to address various challenges as a means to ensure personal and academic success for future educational leaders!

Every month we will explore a specific topic and issue in a supportive group environment with solution-focused resources to ameliorate common issues affecting students who are faced with challenging, real life concerns. The goal of each meeting will be to connect with one another as well as identify ways that we can improve our personal lives by eliminating stress and negativity in our daily lives and be an active agent in this change.

Transitions to FAU Workshops

Do you have questions about transferring to FAU? Are you confused about the admissions process? Financial Aid? What classes you need to take once you're accepted??

Have no fear!!

Join us for one of our Transitions to FAU Workshops:

-- Oct 7: 11am - 12pm
-- Oct 20: 3pm - 4pm
-- Nov 5: 11am - 12pm

Central Campus, FAU Bldg ES/102 (BC Bldg 52)

Representatives from Admissions, Academic Advisement (Teacher Education), and Financial Aid will be present to answer your questions about FAU, you don't want to miss it!!!

Adjunct Professor of the Year

Professor Slapak takes teaching to new levels

“Watch your thoughts: they become your words. Watch your words: they become actions. Watch your habits: they become character. Watch your character: it becomes your destiny,” (author unknown). Those are the first words students encounter in Professor Judith Slapak’s classroom.

Slapak teaches Education courses and is also the Teacher Education Specialist for Title V at South Campus. Slapak started her education at Broward when it was still a community college, perhaps sitting in the very same seats as her students today. Slapak, who has been teaching for 18 years, was awarded this year’s South Campus Adjunct Professor of the Year Award.

At age four, Slapak would sit her mom, grandma, grandma’s nurse and all her stuffed animals down and teach them lessons, just as she does with her students today. Slapak’s mom used to say that it didn’t matter if they wanted to hear the lesson or not: apparently, they had no choice.

Slapak proudly boasts that she has taught students from “almost every country in the world,” as well as every age group possible. Slapak says she understands students and she continuously reminds herself that she is one by constantly learning something new. Her greatest teacher she says, was her mom.

Slapak says her inspiration to practice what she preaches is from Confucius, “I hear and I forget. I see and I believe. I do and I understand.”

One lesson that proves her creativity and passion to teach is one she taught to ESOL students at Miami Dade College and English Language Learner students (ELLs). Slapak was born in another country and later came to the United States, so she knew how students may have felt. She wanted to find a way to make learning relevant and in one class she asked each student to bring in a fruit.

Curious as to why they were bringing food to class, they did as they were told. The next class, Slapak came in with a big bowl and some knives. The class used fruit to learn “hands-on” their colors, shapes and how to answer “yes or no” questions. Once the lesson was learned, they turned their assignments into fruit salad and enjoyed the taste of their success.

Slapak wants students of all varieties to “never lose hope.” Many people may have had a rough start or “interruption” from their education, but like Slapak says, “Once you return, the past is the past, you can look forward to a bright future if you strive to do your best.”

Crystal Gonzalez took Slapak’s class and she can see how she was awarded Adjunct of the Year: “She has such a great attitude about teaching. You can tell that she loves her job. She beams with excitement, which makes her students more into what she’s teaching and excited to learn. She is a great teacher and anyone would be lucky to have the chance to be taught by her,” Gonzalez said.

According to Slapak, one of the greatest rewards is to have a past student see her in the halls and want to greet her.

Her constant commitment to teaching and making it relevant has not gone unnoticed. Slapak has been awarded a Classroom Research Award from the BC Will and Jo Holcombe Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence and a certificate for “Outstanding Teaching” from MDC.

Adjunct Professor of the Year is a welcomed addition to her collection of awards. With a sense of humor, Slapak jokes that one of the perks she is most looking forward to with this honor is her very own parking space, a space of her choice that she can keep for the upcoming school year.

Student Success Workshop with Carl Edgecombe

Join us as we welcome Job Developer & Placement Specialist, Carl Edgecombe, for an evening workshop on study skills, test taking, and time management.


Thursday: Sept. 24, 2009
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Building 17, Room 425

Desserts will be served.

*** The first 25 students to arrive at the workshop will receive a FREE 2009/2010 FAU Student Academic Planner