The Newbie Issue

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Trying something new, whether it is a new activity we decide to bring into class or a new position we take on, is always challenging and requires a lot of courage and spirit. In this issue, Matthew Turner, Yitzha Sarwono, and our brave new blogger Ruthie Iida share their personal stories of being newbies – in integrating a deaf student into an oral communication class, in teacher training, and in becoming a student again.

Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner

Teaching a deaf learner: A new experience

Yitzha Sarwono
Yitzha Sarwono

Embracing CLIL as a teacher trainer

Ruthie Iida
Ruthie Iida

From Sensei To Student

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The Unwinding Teacher Issue

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For most of us this time of the year is a well-deserved holiday season. What do teachers do to clear their heads and unwind after a day, week, or whole semester of hard work? In this issue, Chris Mares, Aziz Soubai, and David Dodgson share with us their ways to restore energy.

Dave Dodgson
Dave Dodgson

Rewinding & Unwinding

Chris Mares
Chris Mares

The Unwinding Teacher

Aziz Soubai
Aziz Soubai

Three ways to get your energy back

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Reflective Practice II

In the second issue of the Blog devoted to Reflective Practice, Josette LeBlanc walks us through the process of setting up a reflective practice community, Matthew Noble shares a story of his creative experiment in reflection, and our new blogger Aziz Soubai offers a few practical ways to be a reflective teacher.

Josette LeBlanc
Josette LeBlanc

Forming and Sustaining a Reflective Practice Group

Matthew Noble
Matthew Noble

An Experiment in (Re)constructed Reflection

Aziz Soubai
Aziz Soubai

Three ways to be a critically reflective teacher

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The Reflective Practice Issue

What does “reflection” mean in life and teaching? How is it different from Reflective Practice? What are some ways for teachers to go about reflective practice? In the new issue of our blog, Chris Mares, Zhenya Polosatova, and our new blogger Stewart Gray will share their answers to these questions, and more.

Chris Mares
Chris Mares

Reflective Practice

Zhenya Polosatova
Zhenya Polosatova

Reflective Practice As a Way of Life

Stewart Gray
Stewart Gray

Reflective Journaling: An Endorsement
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