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| 1 |  |  The Internet is an invaluable communication tool. Many schools and teachers develop their own Web sites that post class information, homework assignments, or even grades. Learn about creating a Web page by visiting Writing HTML: A Tutorial for Creating Web Pages at http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tut/. Develop a Web page or list the instructions that you will need to create a Web site in the future. |
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| 2 |  |  New teachers are typically somewhat nervous about parent-teacher conferences. To prepare in advance, draft an itinerary of the meeting format that you would follow. Think of strategies that you will use to handle "difficult" students and/or parents. |
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| 3 |  |  Class newsletters are a good way to communicate with students and parents about what is going on in the class. Format and prepare a mock newsletter that would be appropriate for a class that you might teach in the future. Set it up in newspaper format and be sure to include specific identification and praise for your "students." |
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| 4 |  |  Compare the organizational features of schools to those of other organizations in our society. |
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| 5 |  |  Discuss why you think staff cooperation and teachers working together had such a large impact on student learning in the Lee and Smith study. |
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