Yesterday was my first substituting position. It was nice to get paid! Though, what I got paid to do was in fact supervise students on a beautiful day outside as they cleaned up the business district streets with brooms and picked up trash. All the while waving at every car in the hopes of getting a wave or a *honk*.
The simple victories of a middle years student -- good on ya!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Sunday, May 3, 2009
I am a Teacher
What a better way to start off my new travel/education blog than a post after our education graduation 2009 dinner "009: Quantum of Knowledge". It's been a very busy and exciting time since my last post for my old computer science related blog The Chalk Dust.
In less than three months from now I'll be leaving Canada to teach mathematics and science abroad for a year in southern China. For now, I start actually getting paid to teach as a substitute teacher. It's all very exciting.
That's all for now.
In less than three months from now I'll be leaving Canada to teach mathematics and science abroad for a year in southern China. For now, I start actually getting paid to teach as a substitute teacher. It's all very exciting.
That's all for now.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Last week of school, practicum, elections, oh my!
Schools out for... 2008! Last day of school is this Friday until we get back in January for the last leg of my B.Ed. degree. To that end, it's very busy right now. Some how, and I'm not sure exactly how I've done it -- things are manageable. No all-nighters or terrible sleeping/eating habits. Guess I'm starting to learn a thing or two: don't leave the library until everything is finished for the day. K.I.S.S.
This will be my last post before I start my 3rd practicum block as a part of my teacher certification education at the University of Manitoba. I'm quite excited about it now that I have a feeling that I know what I'm doing and have some confidence knowing I did a good job last year. On the flip, I'm teaching middle years -- something that is completely new to me. Yesterday I had my first visit since September to meet with my collaborating teacher and determine my teaching obligations for this block. I'll be teaching two sections of grade 8 math, and one section of grade 8 science. It will be a unique and rewarding challenge I hope, and at first glance I'll definately be using some forms of behavior management that I haven't had to worry about teaching senior years students.
In other news, the U.S. presidential election is going on as we speak. I only have one thing to say about that: ROCK ON OBAMA!
This will be my last post before I start my 3rd practicum block as a part of my teacher certification education at the University of Manitoba. I'm quite excited about it now that I have a feeling that I know what I'm doing and have some confidence knowing I did a good job last year. On the flip, I'm teaching middle years -- something that is completely new to me. Yesterday I had my first visit since September to meet with my collaborating teacher and determine my teaching obligations for this block. I'll be teaching two sections of grade 8 math, and one section of grade 8 science. It will be a unique and rewarding challenge I hope, and at first glance I'll definately be using some forms of behavior management that I haven't had to worry about teaching senior years students.
In other news, the U.S. presidential election is going on as we speak. I only have one thing to say about that: ROCK ON OBAMA!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Thoughts, Reflections, Stomach Grumblings Regarding EAL Technology/Online Resources
This post has one purpose: to fulfill my CS Professional Development. Well, that's not quite true. I can honestly say I found it quite a worthwhile endeavor to see what resources are currently available to EAL/ESL teachers. You don't want to reinvent the wheel when someone has already gone through all the trouble. From my limited experience already, I know one thing for sure: good lessons can take a lot of time to make.
The EAL Teaching/Student Learning Resources list that I've compiled for the past month showcases a lot of great resources currently available to teachers and students to promote English as an Additional Language -- both in and out of the classroom. The more and more I dug around the Internet, the more I realized that there is A LOT of stuff out there, and A LOT of useful things too. In fact, just today I stumbled upon The English Blog which is literally bursting with useful websites, multimedia, web 2.0 applications and other resources that are all related to EAL instruction. It was one first time in recent memory that I was a bit overwhelmed with the amount of information was out there regarding technology for EAL instruction.
It is apparent that many people are taking a focus at the issue I based my presentation on: Integrating Technology into EAL Instruction. It makes me excited, hopeful perhaps, that there are many creative people out there trying to create meaningful applications and online experiences to help facilitate the need of engaging EAL/ESL instruction. Babbel, which I've discussed in my last post, is a great example of this.
Hmmm, I'm not too sure what else to add for a summary or conclusion. I'm definatley not going to explain everything I've found and listed on my EAL Resources Page, as it's quite self-explanatory and many pages have a lot of overlap as to what they provide. Take a look and let me know what you (genuinely) think about them. Leave a comment. I dare you.
The EAL Teaching/Student Learning Resources list that I've compiled for the past month showcases a lot of great resources currently available to teachers and students to promote English as an Additional Language -- both in and out of the classroom. The more and more I dug around the Internet, the more I realized that there is A LOT of stuff out there, and A LOT of useful things too. In fact, just today I stumbled upon The English Blog which is literally bursting with useful websites, multimedia, web 2.0 applications and other resources that are all related to EAL instruction. It was one first time in recent memory that I was a bit overwhelmed with the amount of information was out there regarding technology for EAL instruction.
It is apparent that many people are taking a focus at the issue I based my presentation on: Integrating Technology into EAL Instruction. It makes me excited, hopeful perhaps, that there are many creative people out there trying to create meaningful applications and online experiences to help facilitate the need of engaging EAL/ESL instruction. Babbel, which I've discussed in my last post, is a great example of this.
Hmmm, I'm not too sure what else to add for a summary or conclusion. I'm definatley not going to explain everything I've found and listed on my EAL Resources Page, as it's quite self-explanatory and many pages have a lot of overlap as to what they provide. Take a look and let me know what you (genuinely) think about them. Leave a comment. I dare you.
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