So happy I found #PBLWORLD to follow this week on Twitter. Super thankful to everyone who takes the time to send out their tweets, pictures, blogposts, and much more, and for the technology that opens up our worlds.
I read Suzie Boss’s tweet today of a comment from Sam Seidel, keynote speaker at PBLWorld.…
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Loading...Thank you PLN, I could never figure out how much support I could get. Yes, the power of love when we are part of a community.
Reflecting upon things that go well in the classroom is always rewarding, but what happens when suddenly everything goes unexpectedly wrong?…
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1) Challenge one: what is your “teaching is like____ ” metaphor?
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As cliche as it sounds and inaccurate as it feels in many a difficult moment, we can never out-give kids, never. I don’t regret any second of time I’ve spent over the past 11 years trying to help kids learn stuff.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being. – Carl Jung What does it mean to be? For me, being is about understanding who … Continue reading …
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Last week was a busy week in regards to connecting the dots, finishing projects, making new connections and re-establishing old ones…
As part of our presentation for PLP I gathered my throughts and collected the past year in review using Storify to create my reflective story… here is the link:
http://storify.com/AlanaCallan/going-back-to-basics-asking-big-questions…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading... (No Ratings Yet)Loading...Policy development. Might sound a tad boring, somewhat seemingly mired in long arduous meetings, and possibly not so much connected to 21st century learning. Not the case from where I sit these days, not at all. It’s been very interesting … Continue reading …
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...This is another story we wrote collaboratively in class using tools I learned during last EVO CLASSDigitools. My students love writing now.
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(No Ratings Yet)Loading...After the Judith Mader’s webinar on “Teaching English vs Teaching English for an Exam”, this is my lesson plan for a FCE class. I took material from a course book and reshaped it.
If students find the listening activity too challenging, I have plan b.…
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