I recently spent a few days at the ECAWA State Conference 2011, hosted by my State’s ICT Association; attending a range of interesting presentations, and meeting so many amazing ICT teachers and leaders. A few highlights: Finally meeting Paul Fuller (@paulfuller75), the teacher who inspired me to follow my passion with Web 2.0 all those […]
Continue reading →Yesterday, I met a former student … and the memories came flooding back. cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by The Wandering Angel Three years ago, I was a student teacher on my final teaching placement. I was teaching a troubled, angry, and violent 8 year-old student … whom my cooperating teacher […]
Continue reading →As a new teacher, it is so easy to get all-consumed with the teaching. Yet, it is important to remember that we are teaching students … we are teaching children. cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by Pink Sherbet Photography Some of my students, my “little characters”, are not easy to teach. Some make me […]
Continue reading →The third Reform Symposium e-Conference has broadened my horizons and expanded my PLN. It is hard to describe the Reform Symposium e-Conference, but the words ‘inspiring’, ‘informative’, and ‘insightful’ come to mind. #RSCON3 was a wonderful opportunity to connect, learn and share with new and experienced teachers around the world; and it will have tangible […]
Continue reading →I’m a young teacher with a passion for ICT and modest technical skills; and I’m starting to question how my ideas are influencing my classroom teaching practice. cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo by austinevan: http://flickr.com/photos/austinevan/2296270551/ I’m a teacher. ICT and Web 2.0 are part of what I do I see myself […]
Continue reading →A Relief Teacher’s Journey was established a year ago today. It grew out of a desire to share my experiences and learning as a new teacher. I wasn’t sure if blogging was for me, but 66 posts, and nearly 4 800 hits (from 108 countries) later, I’ve found my voice … and an audience. It’s […]
Continue reading →Six months ago, I’d never heard of the Reform Symposium Virtual Conference; the fantastic, FREE, online global education conference presented by teachers for teachers. That all changed when I attended #RSCON11 in January this year; an event which attracted 4 100 global participants, and marked the birth of my Twitter PLN. And, now to my […]
Continue reading →On the first day of my school year, I was appointed to my ‘first class’. Yet, as I explored in A Teacher’s Story, this position was destined to last a mere six days. In this post, I share my memories of Room 11, and the lessons I learnt in those six hectic, stressful, yet wonderful […]
Continue reading →Over the past 6 months, I have invested a significant amount of time and effort building my online Personal Learning Network. In recent times; however, I have come to the gradual (and extremely reluctant) realisation that I need to find a balance in my online interactions. Attribution: Image from the Daring Librarian. Image: ‘PLN_DimSum‘: http://www.flickr.com/photos/43666171@N07/4806404770 […]
Continue reading →A few weeks ago, I was invited by Edna Sackson (@whatedsaid) to share my story about why I became (and remain) a teacher. Overcoming my reservations, and with Edna’s support, I wrote A Teacher’s Story, which was guest posted on the ‘What Ed Said’ blog on May 28, 2011. If you haven’t seen it, you can […]
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