This pandemic has certainly forced many of us to step outside of the box and do all kinds of things that we would not have before. One of the first things that I found myself having to do on a weekly basis was recording myself in videos. I knew I was not ready so before …
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New Term – Here I Come!
Prep for this term has been intense. It has involved 2+ months of reading, training and exploration. MOOCs, webinars and meetings about Blended Learning, Remote Learning, Flipped Classroom Model, Effective Assessment etc. Getting ready for an unknown and ever evolving term has been exhausting to say the least. This is really not for the faint …
Thrown into Blended Learning!… What did I learn and what can I do going forward?
Let me tell you! Last term is a blur.. 🥴 Many lessons learned and probably many missed too 🤦♀️. Teaching in the time of Covid 19 has been a serious challenge. Sometimes I feel completely up to it! Sometimes.. well.. you know.. 🤭 My school chose to introduce and maintain an official Blended Learning programme …
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Happy Father’s Day!
So, I’ve been involved in this wild ride over the past 9 weeks. Blended learning is NOT for the faint of heart! …. and I’ve been teaching now for 17 years! (Happy 17th to me! LOL) Anyway… Usually Val and I have an entire week of celebrations for our Daddies! We invite them to come …
Some re-purposed thoughts… #movingforward
Bracing for the next few months… Educators are you ready? Ready for the next few months of unpredictability and uncertainty? I’m looking on and taking note and trying to use the time to learn, write and create when and what I can. Maintaining the balance is difficult. The temptation to get sucked into the financial …
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Thoughts on the complications of COVID-19 and Digital Learning
It is funny to me how everyone becomes an expert all of a sudden when situations arise. Everyone can weigh in and make pronouncements that make them sound official and definitive. Social Media has given the confidence to everyone who has an opinion to state that opinion in a way that makes them an Authority …
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#teachingisaworkofheart
I looked at this video earlier today of a teacher in DC who hosted a Pampering Day for his students.. and I can’t help but think of us in Trinidad and Tobago here trying to make these spectacular Carnival Costumes out of no money- trying to stretch every piece of braid and elastic and fabric, …
…And 2020 is OFF!!! 💥
💥 What a beginning to the year! 2020 is off with a bang and I’m only now getting a chance to check in with myself. I’ve been caught in a whirlwind of ideas and goals and plans and events and things and as February is now barreling ahead I need to stop and regroup. So …
#TeeSquared17 – What I’ve learned so far..
When I started this blog I did say it would be about thoughts tidbits and tips for and from all aspects of like right?? If I didn’t, I’m saying it now… Yesterday was my second wedding anniversary – YAAAAY!! and Yup! We are the terrible twos… only toddlers in the marriage business and just primary …
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#ClearTheLists 2019
I often wonder where all of my (little) money goes… this job is difficult enough as it is- Do I really have to be broke too?? I know where a lot of it goes, of course, but I can’t seem to help myself..😆😆 We get a room that is sparsely furnished. Certainly it usually includes …
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