Happy Holidays to you all!

Hello,

Since i did not participate in the sharing of photocopying I will give you this website:

http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/reading.html

you can take your class into the library computer lab for a class and show them how to navigate this website...a great time waster/spender, while also encouraging your ESL students to do homework on the computer.

Cheers!
Madelaine

final class tomorrow

tomorrow's class is designed to give you a chance to go over your lesson plans one more time, hand in hard copies, return resources and to have some social time; I'll be there from 10:30;
best,
Doug

class tomorrow? Egg blog.

Hello all,

I am just wondering if there is class tomorrow. I hope so, because I would rather give my project in person than by email, because my email sometimes doesn't send attachments properly...my cheap ass computer!

Anyhew, please someone let me know if class is happening.

Cheers! and Happy Holidays

KEC bookstore and Collins

Hello!

Hope you're all enjoying the snow... Just wanted to say that the trip to the KEC bookstore was really helpful and thanks Doug for organizing that. I know where to go for resources now. Also Marin and I went to the Collins teacher store afterwards and we loved it. Marin found flashcards and we both bought dice for ESL games similar to the ones that Sophie showed us. I definitely recommend going there if you haven't been yet.

see you Wednesday,

Jillian

ubc classes cancelled for today

due to snowfall!
see you (presumably) Wednesday

I will still read and give you feedback on drafts that you email to me!

Best,
Doug

Hmmm... I can't quite remember when was the last time that I wrote a blog, and I don't really have anything to write about, but yet I've managed to write one run-on-sentence (which is still in progress) and I think anyway that it's about time that I write one.

Well, Wednesday we didn't have class, and I had planned on using the time to work on some projects and papers due next week, but instead I worked on a unit plan for February. I got a bit carried away (it was sort of fun), but thankfully Sohpia told me today that it is useless to make up lesson plans more than two weeks in advance. Wise advice which I'm sure I've heard before, but I forgot. *phew...thank you Sophia.

Today's presentation by Jillian was interesting. I thought that she used a good hook and that her discussion topic was well thought out. Good job Jillian!

:) :D X)

Away today

Hey class... sorry I wasn't there today. I'm feeling quite ill. I guess I will see you on Friday (unless we have class on Wednesday now?)

Marin.

fell off the bloggin' wagon ...

Well hello again!

Madalaine, I love your post.

As for the exit slips... I am going to cheat, and agree with everyone else.

Ok, just kidding.

• As for the theory - I think my practicum was a bit different in regards to theory than others' in this class. I found that I didn't know as much about theory as I felt I should have. This is just because my sponsor teacher is very knowledgeable about everything in regards of theory and resources. I don't know that I can change that in this class though, I think it just takes years of experience and reading.
• I am very happy that the lessons are going to be so adaptable. What I mean is that I am happy that we can pick which theory we (think we) like and add or subtract things. Also it's great that we can add some elements of SMART Reading as well. yeehaaaw.
• I am very excited for our feild trip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• I can't wait to be an ESL teacher!!!!!!!!!!

Okay I better stop before I completely annoy you with my exclamation marks!!!!!!!!!!!

(ps. I am very tired)

BLARGHHHH!

Does anyone feel like they are a robot standing at an assembly line table just blankly putting project upon project together?

mad.