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Finally fully enter the twenty first century!...Read More at

http://judysworld.edublogs.org/my-30-goals-challenge/goal-1-2015/

This is My Moment to Shine!

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..to help teachers make teaching and learning fun for themselves and especially for their students!

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prove I can make a change,

be an instrument of inspiration.

shine and make a better environment for my students.

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This is my moment to engage in an ongoing and

challenging professional development process to

become a creative and informed educator. The more

I learn and grow the more I can share and learn with and from the students.

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Build up your competitive position. Join us in our inaugural Y4iT PRO Lectures! The UP SYSTEM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION, INC. ( UPSITF) would like to invite everyone to participate in our Y4iT PRO Lectures, an event for professionals, set for September 6, 2017 at the SMX Convention Center Manila, Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City.

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Upskill and empower more students to become connected educators taking the lead in initiating positive changes in the community.

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This is my moment to lead my students and colleagues towards greater collaboration, by developing, sharing and modelling the use of technology , both in and out of the classroom. I will listen and learn from my students, and look for tools that can help us work together to become a true community of learners.

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This is my moment to do this with purpose, so that the pieces all fit together to advance my students' knowledge, thinking, independence, and skills.

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My plan this year is to upgrade myself: to learn new methods, to start using technology in my work, to become a part of a huge group of teachers round the world who change the traditional education. And I want to share my experience and get critisism. This will help me reflect on myself

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A special year: Started to write materials, became a blogger, , keep doing the MA, teaching more groups , my 50th birthday.

My goals: Be a better educator, better practices, blog more, share more, learn more. Get inspired by my colleagues and SS, make the difference as a person, a teacher and educator. Have my SS feel they are progressing( sense of achievement) and lead them to learner independence

The biggest challenge: Writing materials for a publisher.

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This is my moment to collaborate and be inspired by others.

http://anewdayin5thgrade.wordpress.com/

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"If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow." John Dewey

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This is my moment to make my students more confident

and engage them in projects that make the difference

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This is my moment to dedicate myself fully to materials writing and blogging so I can balance my family life with my work life.

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Find a voice. Use my passion. Be heard. Repeat my mantra: READ! Connect with a community. Find inspiration. Offer what I have to help other teachers and learners. Break down traditional walls and boundaries.

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This is my moment to make sure that my lessons are challenging and meaningful. I've been studying higher-order thinking and multiple intelligences this summer and I'm looking forward to putting this into practice. I'm going to s-t-r-e-t-ch my students!

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Find my voice as an educator and leader. It is my goal to reflect on my practices and take risks. I am committed to finding a voice in the reform movement --a positive voice, a voice for positive, informed change.

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This is my moment to find the way to inspire my students as a day to day thing,

not only in the class but help them understand English language as something inspiring!

" The great teacher inspires"

William Arthur Ward

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This is my moment to start thinking about how I can realise my plans instead of becoming the tool in other people's hands. This is my moment to try and see how I can make things happen instead of waiting for others to make it happens for me and blaming them if it doesn't.

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To establish my new classroom space to promote innovative teaching practices that help inspire my students to reach their goals in relation to academics and beyond. I want to connect with the teams I work with on a more regular basis to benefit myself and students.  I want to use technology as far as I can push it to transform schooling for my students into a something they can readily access and contribute to.

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Find ways to use summative assessments (e.g. final assignments/papers) as formative learning tools; allow for resubmissions and rewrites to really walk the walk re: teaching learners that mistakes and revision are important elements of the learning process. One educator friend told me he always invites his university students the opportunity to rewrite/resubmit a paper if they fail the first time; only a very small percentage take him up on the offer.

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Not only Help my students be more confident
in the learning process,

but also share their expectation

with other learners.

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Be the best I can and explore new ways about learning and job. Try to do the best and improve my skills as a teacher, work with web 2.0, make all the questions that I need to do without shame

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Galicia: your experience, your way... is the title of our new and little magazine about this beautiful land. You can create your digital magazine with LivingJunction. You can choose videos, photos, texts and links and create your own book.

We present Galicia in this magazine, its four provinces (A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra), its main towns and villages and its capital, Santiago de Compostela, the end of way of St. James.

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Galicia: your experience, your way ... is the title of our new and little magazine about this beautiful land. You can create your digital magazine with LivingJunction . You can choose videos, photos, texts and links and create your own book.

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To continue to encourage the students to do their best and improve tools to be the difference.

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This is my moment to spread the enthusiasm I have for blended learning among my colleagues and students. I have been on maternity leave for the past two years and used them wisely to learn about course design, new learning theories, hybrid pedagogy, student engagement, social media and blogging. I go back to work in September to put all that into practice.

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If you wish to join:

post a link to your blog in the comments below

contact me on Twitter (@AnitaJankovic)

post on Twitter using #ELTBlogCarnival

If you don't blog, I offer you this space for your contributions.

The deadline for submissions is February 1st!

That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can't say No in any of them.

Alexander Woollcott

While Rome Burns (1934),'Our Mrs Parker'.

Burnout? I know burnout. At one point in my life I worked three jobs at 350 km apart. I worked at a private language institute in one part of the country and held two teaching positions at the University in the opposite part of the country. Sleeping on the bus was the most quality rest I had in those days. But I learned my lesson about downsizing. This post is about a different kind of burnout.

Do what you love

Avoid doing other people's work

I'm finally getting to my point. I work as a teaching assistant and as such I am at the bottom of a food chain at the academia. Saying 'no' from such a position is extremely difficult. I still haven't learned how to go about it. My friends used to say about me that whenever I get confused, I say 'yes'. Doing work for other people which usually comes up at the eleventh hour is what stresses me out and wears me down.

How to say 'no' in three steps

, stress management guide, recommends the following:

Instead of saying 'no' which might seem too straightforward, say 'I'm sorry, I can't do that now'

Avoid over scheduling by saying 'Let me think about it and get back to you'

Negotiate by saying 'I can't do this, but I can ...'

This is my long term goal and a way to avoid burnout. Will let you know how it goes. What about you? What are your strategies for saying 'no' in impossible situations?

The LMS is dangerous for good teachers that aren't also good pedagogues. It determines too much in advance by presenting an interface that asks the user to approach it in very particular ways. What's on the upper left when you enter an LMS determines what you do first, what you do second, and what you don't do. It's very very difficult to resist the cunning pull of a web-based interface. No matter how hard we try for creativity, randomness, or chaos (all of which drive classroom-based teaching), we are repeatedly lured in by the carefully-controlled design of the standard LMS.

Training teachers in using the Moodle platform is not enough to equip them for designing a blended course and delivering it. As the quote suggest, we need to think about teaching regardless of the learning platform and its interface.

A Social Constructivist approach to learning

Holding it together and be clear - the structure

The teacher's role

Focusing on what's problematic or difficult

Engaging the students

Maintaining the students' engagement

Training the students to interact and take responsibility for each other's learning as well as their own

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If you wish to join: post a link to your blog in the comments below contact me on Twitter (@AnitaJankovic) post on Twitter using #ELTBlogCarnival If you don't blog, I offer you this space for your contributions. The deadline for submissions is February 1st!

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This is my moment to ... engage my students, encourage my colleagues and inspire the world to try and use tech tools that make life richer and easier

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I'm planning to do my best so as to encourage my students

to become independent, life-long learners.

I'll keep reading posts by other educators to develop

professionally and feel inspired.

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…take the plunge! Move from passive

observer to active participant, in spite of

reservations stemming from self-doubt

concerning my proficiency in ed tech. I'm

going to go for it!

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Click on this wall and tell us what you plan to do this year to be the kind of awesome educator that inspires and guides their learners. This is part of Goal 1 of the 30 Goals Challenge for Educators. Read more by clicking the post below. We've got over 9000 educators who have aimed to accomplish goals in a year to improve themselves as educators :-) We are in our 4th year & beginning with this goal. The resources, ebooks, etc are free!

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Goal 1: Define Your Moment of The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators. Click the link to find out more about the 30 Goals Challenge for Educators.
"Every moment is the paradox of now or never." ~ Simon Van Booy
This week we begin the 4th cycle and year of the 30 Goals Challenge for Educators. This year's theme is, "This is MY Moment." Each goal will focus on getting educators to believe their plans of action now will lead to positive changes and transformation in their teaching and learning environments.

I've learned a lot throughout my journey as a teacher, especially undergoing the 30 Goals for Educators. We are now in our 4th year and over 9000 educators have joined in aiming to complete short-term goals to become better educators for themselves and learners. I've been blessed to be the igniter of this movement and see the impact and the way this process has transformed lives. Like any other movement and action it begins with a choice and 4 years ago when I posted the first goal as a new blogger I encountered many fears and excuses for never starting this journey. I had that moment in which the idea came to me and at the time I remember thinking of all the ways this would fail. I had been blogging for less than a year and had thought only a few people read my blog. I didn't have enough time and each year I become busier and each year I wonder if it is the last year. The 30 Goals continue to be my inspiration and get me through the obstacles I put in my mind. There will always be things that get in the way of transformational action. We will always have time constraints or many other "busy things to do" but in the end I remember that I have this moment. The idea came to me now for a reason and I can decide to either take that moment and idea and live the transformational life I want to or I can let that moment slip by and continue to live in the mundane and routine that doesn't really make me a happy person. I can continue to do the things that make my life stressful and uninspiring or I can take this moment and make my life purposeful and inspiring.

Moments become movements and incredible memories when we seize them. Now is the moment to decide to live how you want and make it count because moments pass by and can also become seconds withered away by time. The choice is ours and when we decide to make our moments meaningful we become better examples and individuals for those around us. Our spirits are uplifted and we inspire others. We inspire our learners. We become the type of educators that walk in the room and our energy ignites our learners. We can also become burnt out teachers that are stressed. I was one of those teachers at a point in my life until a student woke me up by asking me why I didn't smile anymore. I have decided I want to be the teacher that brings positive energy into my classroom because it is one step towards helping my learners become purpose-filled individuals.

Goal

Long-term - These statements are promises you are making to yourself for action you will fulfill throughout the year. It is important to revisit these statements again before you begin your next class with learners. The more you revisit these plans, the more successful you will be in completing them.

Educational Leadership Goal

This year we will also be outlining goals for those in leadership roles- principals, vps, administrators, district policy leaders, superintendents, instructional technology leaders, etc. Lisa Dabbs, who was a principal for many years, will be posting her thoughts and reflections for leadership in her blog, Teaching with Soul.

Goal - As a leader, define what you hope to accomplish this new semester with the educators you lead. Think about actions that support collaboration among teachers, parents, and students. How will you uplift your staff and motivate them throughout the year? How will you ensure that students' learning needs are met and their voices and input considered? What new routines or movements can you begin to transform the school environment in a positive way?

New Teacher Goal

Challenge:

Define what you plan on doing this year to be a transformational teacher or leader. You can add it as a sticky note wall.
Please leave a comment that you accomplished this goal by either posting your own video reflection on Youtube, using the hashtag #30GoalsEdu, posting on the 30 Goals Facebook group, or adding a comment below! All goals are organized in this 30 Goals Livebinder.
If you enjoyed this post, you may want to subscribe for FREE to receive regular updates!

Please fill out this Google Form if you reflected on at least 1 goal so you will be listed in a 30 Goals blog list and on a 30 Goals Twitter list.

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Goal 1: Define Your Moment of The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators. Click the link to find out more about the 30 Goals Challenge for Educators. "Every moment is the paradox of now or never." ~ Simon Van Booy This week we begin the 4th cycle and year of the 30 Goals Challenge for Educators.

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Be the best I can and know it

Stop thinking I'm an imposter because I am the real deal !

Help my students to be the best they can and know it!

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(@worldteacher)

This is my moment to be inspired by all of the amazing educators from around the globe I come into contact with and to try to give something back by inspiring others.

#MyMoment #30GoalsEdu

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... with my new school that I have founded in my 16th year of teaching, to truly start again to focus on education as a new and creative process, both for myself as an educator and for the students as well. I will try to implement new ideas and reflect, reflect, reflect. Here we go!

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My moment to learn more from and with the people in the room than

from outside sources, to learn how to empower each other and share

knowledge in order to connect to the world, use language meaningfully and

become a citizen of the world.

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Update my lesson to encourage students to collaborate and take a front seat in their learning

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Popplet is the best app for sharing visual ideas.

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Stewart Tunnicliff (theLingoGuy) / Create 5

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Stewart Tunnicliff (theLingoGuy) / Create 5

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Get assistance through
training in how to be more
innovative and open to
change, in order to reboot
my teaching.
Likewise how to intergrate
the purely creative as well
as ESL/EFL, business
aspects of my life.

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About this course: Let's keep making history together - over and over! In 2013 and 2014, over 200,000 people from more than 190 countries came together in this MOOC to explore creativity, innovation, and change. What did we DO? We discovered creative uniqueness through Creative Diversity. We used Intelligent Fast Failure to build innovative skills. We applied CENTER principles to drive personal change. And we implemented value creation skills to initiate lasting change. That was CIC 1.0 and CIC 2.0, and it was a BLAST! Now we're back - and even better than before - with some new faces and fresh ideas to help you develop your creative potential, so you can enhance and transform your business, your community, and your personal life. This is CIC On-demand ... we're ready to ROCK ... AND we are always open! Recommended Readings Innovate or Die - Jack Matson: http://amzn.to/14Wed0V CENTER - Darrell Velegol: http://amzn.to/17rLzXJ

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Creativity, Innovation, and Change | Coursera

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About this course: Let's keep making history together - over and over! In 2013 and 2014, over 200,000 people from more than 190 countries came together in this MOOC to explore creativity, innovation, and change. What did we DO? We discovered creative uniqueness through Creative Diversity.

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To continue MY education so I can bring in more tech to my class in the 2013-14 school year

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... to become a change agent and make the world a better place than how I came into it.

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Help my students with new web 2.0 tools,

encourage them to participate more in class

and show them how they can become leaders.

#MyMoments #30GoalsEDU

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#MyMoment#30GoalsEdu

To inspire my students every single day: to be better citizens, ELLs and SHINE in moments of darkness.

Help them find their "element" (based on Sir Ken Robinson´s words).

Thank them for their hard work to be connected students and good digital citizens, and make me feel I am a better educator on a daily basis

Spread the word: Peace & Love, Think Peace, Act Peace, Spread Peace.

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Build my students into independent confident learners.

Encourage 10 students to continue blogging about their chosen subjects through the holidays.

Have a great Year 8 camp and leave my students richer for the experience'

Change the students view of their school by giving them new ways of expressing it.

Run an arithmetic bee at the end of term 4.

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-search for new ways to keep my students

motivated and involved.

-read more and learn more about the latest

trends in education

- keep the fire for teaching burning.

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fully engage my learners by making more

real world connections and

planning more discovery/ hands on lessons.

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...encourage my learners as they become more knowledgeable and confident about who they are, take risks, not be afraid to share or ask for help and look after myself.

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...organise the next semester to include more ESP lessons that will challenge my students and give them the tools they need in their future employment.

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... reflect on my past

teaching practices,

rejuvinate my body and

mind (for a couple of weeks),

research, and reignite the

passion I have for teaching.

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I am going to give assignments whereby students of all ages (example of 8 year old students attached) will have to integrate some of the digital storytelling techniques into their assignments !

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Inspire my learners, help them believe in themselves, ignite curiosity, support learners in the discovery and pursuance of their passions and interests