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Debate Seminar Prepping for Lesson1 (May 10, 10pm)
Alright. I have composed the Action Bucket for this first lesson. Probably, I will turn it into a polished Activity Module later. I think I have the right…
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Debate Seminar Introduction — Assignment Overview (May 10, 3pm)
I just learned … — no grades — can’t do anything on line — “Homework is forming an opinion on next week’s topic.”So … looks like we are…
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Debate Seminar Introduction — Assignment Overview (May 10, noon)
This year, I agreed to teach an after-school debate seminar for one of my clients. I will be blogging my planning and post-mortem for each of these classes.…
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“The Teacher Curse No One Wants to Talk About,” Christopher Reddy: An Insightful Blog Post that Needs Some Tweaking
That gulf between what you know and what your students know is not a void. It’s a reservoir. Draw upon it and let it fuel, for your students,…
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Sleeping Kids …
In case it doesn’t go without saying, having anybody asleep in your class is not okay. It’s not about being a more entertaining teacher. I do find that…
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“No One Ever Tells me ANYTHING:” How to make yourself relevant as a foreigner in a Japanese school.
“How many total contact hours will you get with the students this semester?” “I don’t know. No one ever tells me anything.” “What are the kids studying with…
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