Posts under ‘Personal Learning Network’

Teaching High School in Croatia (by Arjana Blazic)

Mar 5th, 2010

To teach is to touch a life forever.
I have been trying to enhance my teaching with the new technologies since 1997 when I created my first web page while attending a seminar on New Technologies in Modern Language Teaching in Finland. But everything I did over those twelve years was nothing compared to what I [...]

21 days, 5 cities, 1000 teachers, and 20 computers

Mar 3rd, 2010

by Barbara.

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In February, I talked with approximately 1000 teachers in Fukuoka, Okayama, Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo as part of the OUP Teaching Workshop Series. Workshop titles were assigned to fit an acronym. I was the “I” in K.I.D.S.—Interactive Ideas for Keeping your English Classes Relevant for the 21st century. The challenge for me was how to [...]

An invitation to participate in academic publication (by Theron Muller)

Feb 28th, 2010

by TheronMuller.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
I fell into the world of academic publishing a bit accidentally. After finishing my MA in TEFL/TESL I was interested in maintaining familiarity with what I had learned and was worried that if I didn’t actively maintain my participation in the discourse of the profession, then [...]

Being an EFL teacher (by Eva Büyüksimkeşyan)

Feb 8th, 2010

by evabuyuksimkesyan.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know

When I sat down to write this post, the only thing came to my mind was, ”At the moment I’m where I’ve always wanted to be and this is because I’m an EFL teacher.” Being an EFL teacher helped me become who I am now. It [...]

Things I’m happy to know (by Tamas Lorincz)

Feb 4th, 2010

by tamaslorincz.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
I jumped at the opportunity to contribute to what I believe to be one of the best blogs in the EFL blogosphere.
I allocated an hour to writing this post, and even after 12 hours of fruitless toil, I am none the wiser.
http://wordle.net
What should every EFL teacher [...]

Teaching language or teaching through language? (by Tatiana Sobral)

Feb 3rd, 2010

by TatianaSobral.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
10 Tips from a Brazilian Bilingual Teacher
I’ve been teaching at the primary section of The British School of Rio de Janeiro since 2002. About 80% of our students are Brazilian Portuguese native speakers, and the other 20% come from many continents across the globe, mainly Europe, North [...]

The Difference a Year Makes

Jan 10th, 2010

by Barbara.

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Almost exactly one year ago, I signed up for two sessions through TESOL’s Electronic Village Online–Becoming a Webhead (BAW) and Virtual Worlds and Language Learning (VWLL). I signed up just before deadline, so if you’re still wondering whether or not to give these, or another of the many EVO workshops a try, there’s still time!

Recognizing the Worthy

Dec 13th, 2009

by Barbara.

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“Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.”
Abraham Lincoln
I started blogging to explore a belief that “we are stronger, better teachers when we work together, share our knowledge, and connect with others.” I’m only marginally better at the tech stuff now than I was at the start, but I’ve [...]

2009 Edublogs Nominations

Dec 9th, 2009

by Barbara.

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There’s a useful word in Japanese: giri-giri. The closest English translation is probably cutting it close or by skin of your teeth, as in “I”m submitting my nominations for the Edublogs Awards giri-giri!”