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I made a hat!

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My name is Dina Elkady I am an instructor in the BID; this is my small books shelf; out of many scattered around the house; this is where I keep most of the tools and books I use for teaching and creative activities

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Workspace

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As an educator, I find myself focused on getting the material across. however, I also tend to improvise on the material, which is why the picture was taken on panorama

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Different seasons, different needs.

This is my plant shelf. One plant needs help with sticks to help hold up some flowers, one needs minimal water, and the green ones with same pots- you can see one has flowers and the other doesn’t. However, they are equally beautiful and treated with love.

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Trees waving in the wind are much like educators continually facing teaching challenges, such as COVID, online teaching, and diverse, multicultural student demographics. Educators continuously learn new teaching methods to help themselves (the trees) keep growing and thriving.

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Description: A picture of a home office, with a comfy chair, a busy, cluttered desk with multiple screens, and a window where a bird feeder is a source of distraction.

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The window is one that opens to the world and a reminder there is life beyond the screen; the screens and speakers are connectors to scholars and students and community;

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My Space : Time management - big clock and pin board , tools to support- screen , printer , table , cabinet ,books for learning and my fish tank which always reminds me - stay flexible, keep learning and changing.

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From the student perspective: Learners need access to the door, and we as educators have the key.

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From the student perspective: Learners need access to the door, and we as educators have the key.

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Reusable bag with Paulo Freire's portrait printed on it. This is always hanging on the corner of my room. Paulo Freire is one of the most renowned philosophers in education. Freire is one of my role models. His most important phrase is "if education is not liberating, the dream of the oppressed is to be an oppressor."

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Pencil

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Reflection on methods, lessons, feedback, are such a big part of online teaching.

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I teach in a way that I don't expect students to memorize or remember everything I say. But from time to time, I see an idea click with them, something that sparks their interest. This is one of my goals as an educator, find that spark.

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The blossoms represent new ideas for better education.