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.