week 10

I have done the task and posted on the discussion. I am really anxious now to get the grade for my project report.
As for week 10 topic, it is very interesting but I think it is difficult for us to be objective on the topic of judging where we stand in relation to all these different levels. Also, there is a difference between what we know technologywise and what we actually use, so these two aspects might not always be on the same level. Another thing is when it comes to our students` level  it is a completely different question. They might or might not accept our suggestions and  might be more or less interested in our subject which will directly reflect on their performance.
Anyway, this course is almost over, so hope to see you sometime in the future.

week 9

This week has been less intensive that the previous ones as we are approaching the end of this course. It seems everybody was busy with their reports which did not leave much time for anything else. I finished my project report last week and now I am anxious to see Donna`s comments and the grade I will get for it, since it is the most important grade we will get in this course.
 As for this week`s discussion on learning styles and its relation to technology it was very productive and people enjoyed  talking about their  experience and the things they learned on this course.
The evaluation I did of  this course was excellent and I really mean it, and Donna is an excellent instructor!

Cambridge ESOL Competition 2012

I am so happy that Cambrrige ESOL  announced a new competition for teachers with a video featuring last year`s winners. Have a look, you will recognize me. My red hair really stood out!


Cambridge ESOL Competition 2012

week 8 final reflections

Last night I attended the webinar and it was so good to hear some of the voices of my classmates, after being on this course for 8 weeks and working together. I never really thought how far  away we are , because that did not matter on this course. Everybody cooperated with others and made their contributions to this course. I read some posts on the blogs and a lot of people feel sorry because we are reaching the end of the course .
Well, there are still two more weeks!

week 8

It has been a tiring week so far, loaded with work.I have struggled to meet all the requirements and not to let anyone down! Working with my project group in high school  to implement as many of the things we learned as possible, working with them on their class blog, checking their assignments are just some of the things I had to do. Trying to finish my project report, and checking my partners` reports was a must this week too.
One of my partners commented on my project report that my time line is too dense. I agree with her on that, but I just could not resist the temptation to try all these new things we have been learning. My students seem to accept them and they have not complained so far. I wanted to do as many things as possible to put them in the report so later on when I present my work to other teachers at my school they could see that they could do it too. Isn`t the point of this course to learn new things, try them out and later share your knowledge with your fellow teachers?

week seven

This week is different than all the previous ones, because I will spend it in bed with a cold. On the good side, I have more time  do the tasks for this course, which I enjoy so much. I have already done most of it and now I will focus on putting my project report together. It is so amazing how much work has been done so far!I think we will be able to reflect on it only when it is finished.
This week`s tasks do not seem as demanding as last week`s. I think the emphasis is more on us making reflections on the work done.
I like the idea of being put in pairs and helping each other with useful suggestions. It will be so difficult to choose just one person to work with because all the people on the course are so helpful and creative. I think that whoever I get as a partner I will benefit in some way.

week six final reflexions

Sometimes people hurry up to get hings done for no reason,  or for a feeling of accomplishment or the sense of freedom afterwards. I hurriedly did all my assignments this week for none of the above mentioned reasons, but simply to get more work done. Little did I know that starting form Thursday I will be in bed with temperature together with one of my daughters. Life is so unpredictable. Last week I felt like I was on top of the world and at the end of this week I feel pretty down. But still I am anxious to open tomorrow`s assignments and do some more work. I think I already feel better, just thinking about it!

week 6

This week is very special for me because I have tried/intend to try as many new teaching techniques as possible and get feedback from my students. The articles I have read so far have been extremely helpful in helping me build up my theoretical knowledge as well as practical one. I couldn`t help but participate in both discussions this week, although only one is obligatory, but I find the topics so interesting and if I didn`t do it I would feel bad and left out.
Power Point has always been my weak point, no matter how much I learned I always encounter a problem I need help with. Sometimes I ask myself if I am ever going to master it.
Engaging students is another difficulty we all have as teachers. Students seem to be less and less interested in what we have to offer or just too tired and busy with other things. That is why we, as teachers always have to look for new ways to motivate them. Sometimes I ask myself, who will work on my motivation?.Where do I find it? I remember as a student I had it and if the teacher was motivating, fine, if not, I found motivation within myself. But today`s students seem to blame it  all on us and make us do their job too!

week 5 final reflectons

Another week is over and tomorrow we are starting the other half of this course which is getting better and better. It has been a wonderful and exhausting week for me at the same time. I had to do so many things,apart from this course. But I am going to get up early tomorrow and do the work I am supposed  to do for week 6.I can`t wait!

week 5

As usual I have  already done most of my tasks by Wednesday and the reason why I am always in such a hurry is that I have been attending another  online course at the same time and I have tasks and assignments to do for that course as well. It is at http://www.seeta.eu/ and the name of the course is Adapting Your Coursebook With Technology .
 Another thing I have coming up this weekend is Cambridge Day organized by Cambridge University Press.I have to prepare for that event because   three months ago I won their competition and on Saturday there is an official ceremony to hand me in my prize. You can see the announcement at
http://view.emarketing.cambridge.org/?j=fe9215787363057c70&m=fea415707566037c75&ls=fdff15757661047c7617727c&l=fef013747c6c07&s=fe2b167970620474751071&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe571577716c07797c10&r=0
 The reason I am telling you this is to motivate you to participate in all competitions for teachers because hard work is always awarding and brings prizes  and not only material ones.The satisfaction you feel after winning a competition is just amazing. It boosts your motivation in a way that you think you can do anything. I consider this course we are all attending as a first prize win as well, because the knowledge I will get from this course and the skills I will acquire will definitely help me win more competitions!

week 4 final reflections

Another week is almost over and again I feel I have done a lot. I started working on my project in more details this week with my project class. I set up their class blog and the idea seemed wonderful to them. The class blog is on http://svetinagimnazija342011.wordpress.com/
I put two exercises for my students, but I plan on putting more.I hope they like it.

Week 4

This course is getting more intense and I like it The tasks are graded which is excellent., because I think if we had been given these tasks for week 1 , we would have all given up since it would have been too difficult.With the way  the tasks  are graded, we have had time to gradually improve our skills and get used to the expectations. We also have had time to raise our own expectations and standards for this course.
This week I will put some of my plans into practice with my students  and try new technology-enhanced lessons. Hopefully my students will react positively, but even if they don`t it will help me solve some issues we have and make my lessons better.

week 3 final reflections

It `s been a very productive week for me. I `ve done a lot of work for this course and I have also started attending another online course organized by  SEETA (South Eastern Teachers' Associations ) and the name of the course is "Adapting Your Coursebook With Technology". I applied for this course a few months ago and I was chosen to attend it , so right now I am very busy with my work and these two online courses that I am doing. If anyone is interested in learning more about our association , you can go to http://www.seeta.eu/. The course is  of a closed type, but I think you would learn a lot just by looking at their website and maybe you can get involved with some other activities they organize in the future.
Our first task was to create two questionnaires one for teachers and one for students using Tricider. You can look at my questionnaires at  http://tricider.com/admin/9s3U/MFvOS
and http://tricider.com/admin/9uVX/MLoFb
Please DO NOT vote or leave any comments as this would affect the course I am doing. I am giving you the links just as an idea of what you could do with your students and maybe to create your own  questionnaires and use them with your students.
It is so motivating when you are learning so much!

week 3

This is week is half over yet and I have already managed to do almost all of my assignments for this project. I feel I have been very productive and that I have accomplished a lot. As weeks go on, I think the tasks become more demanding , but yet I feel more encouraged and stimulated to do them. I started first with the delicious page and I liked it so much, because I learned how to be more organized and save time.
Next thing I did was I read a project  my colleague Nadina from Romania did for this course.I analized it and I was impressed with her work.
I enjoyed preparing for the discussion on CALL by reading articles, giving my opinion on them , exploring websites with different types of exercises and looking at lesson plans. I really learned a lot and I am going  to explore more for my own sake.

Week 2

So far,I have managed to complete some of the tasks assigned for this week but not all of them. I enjoyed reading about ABCD method,but I am not sure I have yet   reached full understanding of it. I plan on reading it a few times more before I set the objectives of my project. I have chosen a class of students  for my project and I have described them on  Nicenet.. I will observe them more closely in the next few days.
I enjoyed  searching for information using different search engines but I chose to write about http://www.merriam-webster.com/ because it suits me both  as a teacher and a translator.

Digital natives, digital immigrants

Here is a video on the topic I made with my students from high school , my daughters and an American student from Princeton University who stayed in Serbia for a year.

Reflections after one week

This week I learned so much from my colleagues from different countries who are all eager to learn  from other people`s experience. This course looks like an open encyclopedia or better said, a wikipedia where anyone can add their own entries thus making a contribution.

my blog

This is not my first time blogging , but it is always something new, new topics or new people that read it or comment on it. I think it will be fun this time too. I always like opening new blogs, playing with design and so on. Reading what other people wrote is always interesting.

Hi everyone,
This is just a welcome note