https://padlet.com/irenebaysal/lv025qchbrw Learning Diary en-us 2019-03-04 10:42:08 UTC 2023-05-22 04:51:51 UTC hello@padlet.com irenebaysal https://padlet.com/irenebaysal/lv025qchbrw/wish/337404125 My name is Irene Baysal. I am from Southern California. After graduating from UCLA, I came to Istanbul, Turkey. I have been an EFL teacher since 2009. I am currently the Academic Specialist at my school. I mentor other teachers. My favorite hobby is pilates!]]> 2019-03-04 10:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/irenebaysal/lv025qchbrw/wish/337404125 irenebaysal https://padlet.com/irenebaysal/lv025qchbrw/wish/337406995 Informal learning plays a great role in my life. I schedule at least one professional development activity per month. Whether this be in the form of a webinar, online class, live seminar or a peer observation. ]]> 2019-03-04 10:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/irenebaysal/lv025qchbrw/wish/337406995 irenebaysal https://padlet.com/irenebaysal/lv025qchbrw/wish/337411068 I use a variety of online resources to keep myself up to date and share  information about education. My favorite social media for this purpose is LinkedIn because I can follow events and people.  I also enjoy reading articles on Edutopia and listening to Podcasts. Although I have had a Twitter account for many years, I have not been an active user. As a result of this online course, my goal will be to be more active on Twitter.]]> 2019-03-04 11:16:20 UTC https://padlet.com/irenebaysal/lv025qchbrw/wish/337411068 irenebaysal https://padlet.com/irenebaysal/lv025qchbrw/wish/337416243 This was a great article because I strongly agree that innovative teachers use Instagram. It is a place where you can access teacher resources and showcase student work. I frequently use IG for this purpose and I urge my colleagues to do the same. A creative teacher helps their students to also think out of the box!]]> 2019-03-04 11:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/irenebaysal/lv025qchbrw/wish/337416243 irenebaysal https://padlet.com/irenebaysal/lv025qchbrw/wish/342300170 I really enjoy sharing ideas through Pinterest. It is also very helpful to keep things organized year after year. ]]> 2019-03-18 09:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/irenebaysal/lv025qchbrw/wish/342300170