c2

Posted in professionaldevelopment with tags , , , on December 18, 2009 by earl1023

learned from karen of uninorte the results of my opt exam. i’m also happy to know that i got the best score of all the teachers for the itsa project.

ttt

Posted in teaching with tags on December 15, 2009 by earl1023

teacher time talking. well, just food for thought about the role of the teacher. ed, give yourself time and read this entire entry and check the video as well.

niño dios

Posted in alanis with tags , , on December 13, 2009 by earl1023

my little girl finally had her computer done. it is ready for nino dios. it cost an arm, but it is her future. and a wonderful future she will have!

no holds barred

Posted in home with tags , , on December 8, 2009 by earl1023

not quite, though. yet, i made progress on becoming one more in the community: my close neighborhood. the night of candles made it possible. both houses 4 and 5.

no distrito yet

Posted in teaching with tags , , on December 7, 2009 by earl1023

this is the agony of a modern working man in search of a job. why can’t i try being self dependent? the distrito classes in the horizon but nothing concrete.

tics

Posted in technology with tags , , , on December 6, 2009 by earl1023

met this former toefl student, silvana. said she just a specialization on tic (application of technology on pedagogy?). oops! didn’t know these things were actually happening in barranquilla.

scares, then reliefs

Posted in lifelearning with tags , , , on December 6, 2009 by earl1023

twice. there was first the usb. i thought i had lost it. why had i not been more careful in backing up info or placing it carefully? and then there was the camera. it stopped working.

call the police

Posted in home with tags , , on December 6, 2009 by earl1023

and so my next door neighbor told other neighbors of my intention of calling the cops on them if the music is too loud. not true.

district google group

Posted in projects with tags , , , on December 3, 2009 by earl1023

most of the google group for the district teachers have been finished. a new experience that may not be as successful as it should: the culture factor is too much

the district

Posted in teaching with tags , , on December 2, 2009 by earl1023

got a call from lourdes while at itsa. a 120-hour project with teachers from the district. well, a partial solution to the lack of vacacional