WEEK 4
Week number four is on. We are about to reach
the belly bottom of the course. I have read so many articles that when I try to
write about it, I have to go back to the paper and make sure about
what I am going to cite. Week number three wasn't that busy. I had fewer
responsibilities at my office and course activities were easy to achieve-
Sean our tutor mentioned in our weekly
newsletter "I continue to be very impressed with how communicative and
sharing everyone is. You all show such wonderful strength in supporting,
helping, and sharing with one another. Your students are so lucky to have you
in their lives." that made me quote Jose de Cervantes Saavedra, "Cada
uno en su oficio puede alabar a Dios" (Ech person's job can praise
God). I think of teachers as doctors who prevent and cure knowledge diseases. We, as doctors have to come up with new remedies for our new generations whose needs are wider than ours.
This week we are conferencing about
Reading/Writing skills and technology Enhanced lesson plans. Readings include
step by step how to put technology to work as a tool for students in classroom,
how to use ebooks in reading activities.
I have still half week to go, so I will enhance
this explanation as I continue to complete more activities. J
My computer crashed! The screen just freeze. My first thought was: It may be needing a time "to think" but after some minutes: PANIC!!! All the hints I could get from my acquaintance was "format". How could I!!!
I wrote on my blog for about 2 hours. I had nice thoughts on the topics we studied in the last week..thinking, analyzing, writing, editing... and then --> SEND ... no response. The clock sand whirling on the middle of the screen. I cried in my heart. It took a little time to say: why not, let's format. I finally did. I was able to save my files: family pictures, videos, old documents and so... but I wasn't able to save my blog.
Proof reading on the material we had gone through the past week, I keep thinking about Mey-Ya Ling's recommendations on her Three Extensive Reading Activities about how to use eBooks in class. She deeply set a plan to get the maximum of these activities:
1. Choosing the book.
2. Reading and Sharing the books
3. Evaluating books
Each topic includes: Goals, Procedures, Study guide and How to evaluate. If done as recommended, Miss Ling concludes that at the end of the activities students would be able to interpret the texts and even study outside the classroom. Isn't it great?
Hi Nubia,
ReplyDeleteYou are right in saying that week 3 was not that busy because we had lighter tasks to do on Nicenet. This fourth week is heavier with the on- going readings-- more interesting ones-- and the detailed TELP, which is quite time- consuming. To encourage you in continuing to do what you have started, I want to share with you how eventful this first term of the year has been for me. I am a father of three with a working wife, whose job and weekly schedule are the same as mine. In addition to my three regular classes--lasting 90 minutes each-- that I have to teach each afternoon and evening, I have a contract class to handle early in the morning. Also, I have to drive my kids to school before I go to our university to follow two Master's degree classes in academic writing and gender studies before lunch time. When I am done with my last evening class, I sometimes either give private courses to individuals distant from my home or deliver scotch whiskeys to pubs for money. The only moment I can relax is when I am online doing this course at night and on Sunday (Saturday is also for work in the morning and for my kids' extra- curricular activities). Despite all that, I won't give up!
Cheers,
Manda
Hey Nubia,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your reflection about week 4. I am so lucky to attend this course and meet such great people like you. To be honest, This course has changed me a lot to get inspired by you and other course mates. I am feeling that I become more organized and more responsible.
I do like your saying that teachers are as doctors because we are. Mr Sean is a great teacher and I learn from him every week. With his supportive words make me go to my school as a Super teacher.
Thank you again for your sharing and wish you all the best,
Salaah form Yemen
Hi Nubia,
ReplyDeleteI like it when you said that teachers are like doctors who prevent and cure knowledge diseases! Well said. We carry great responsibility in the field of education. Therefore, I hope that we will be able to enhance our teaching styles through this course.