St.Carries+Classroom+Africa+Project

= = St. Carries Classroom Mentoring Teachers and Parents to ensure that all children have access to a free and proper primary school education.

0 fila seleccionada - filas seleccionadas - [|borrar] || [|Brumana] Brainstorming: I think that it may be a good idea to design some courses for specific purposes (tourism, boating trips to tourists, selling, etc). To do this, We would need to know exactly what they need to describe/sell (landscape, plants, arts and crafts, fish and the like)and lots of pictures (for eample, showing the rute of the boat). Even if people there are learning English, this could be a great shortcut. When adults see immediate results, they feel more motivated. People there will need computers and server. To teach online, we´ll need newer computers, at least me! Maybe you could convince microsoft or whoever to donate equipment? Darleana spoke about a very comprehensive project. She even mentioned teaching English to Spanish speaking residents in the US who are being discriminated. Are we including this in this project? || [|Brumana] Someone with the knowhow could make some of my games work on a cd rom to be sold worldwide and I would willing share part of that income with this project. || [|Brumana] Do Spanish speaking people travel there? Would teaching this language be necessary? Maybe only for specific purposes? || [|Brumana] Wouldn´t it be a good idea to teach Spanish to teachers in the district Darleana was refering to? || [|Brumana] I hope I haven´t driven you nuts with my brainstorming. ;P || [|silversal] I've just copied this from my skype message to Darleana regarding getting together to organise an online learning environment for the project.
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Okay...This is a great opportunity for us to share & even get the whole project underway cohesively....

Remember firstly that I'm not quite as far ahead as you think and just got used to practical online teaching in the last few months...but I know that the jump to online teaching is intimidating. Also, I'm not a teachy person at all, and very slowly got to where I am now. I still have a lot to learn too.

Anyway, to share what I know and have done, I suggest...combining our knowledge sharing with practising using virtual classrooms and skype.

1) Skype could be seen as the easiest to start with...

I've only taught one -to -one on skype & in our group sessions didn't get screen-sharing to work...

So I can investigate that....I know that there are lots of skype applications, white boards, even multi-video sharing apps etc. that go with skype...some free, some not.

I spent most of my time in virtual classrooms, so I still need to look further into more sophisticated uses of skype.

2) We can also meet in WiZiQ where I can demonstrate to you how Jason's materials work.....and we can practise using the tools etc.

3) Then we can have a joint public session on wiziq where 10-20 students just show up....and we can allgice a joint demonstration of Jason's materials.

4) I've wanted to do EOT demos for quite a while but was put off by time constraints, paid work and edupunk...but if we're in it together it will motivate me...

5) After that we could do individual sessions...and I could attend yours or watch the recordings etc...

6) we could also have our own sessions together sharing info. on brain-based learning/games etc.

7) we could hold future meeting in virtual classrooms.

9)Did you buy the online learning book?

10) My friend Andre Klein begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting, has written a new book about teaching online which I will also buy...just to see inside his mind & pick up any new tricks. He's a fantastic writer, is into neuroscientific stuff & and has a smooth, simple approach to teaching online.

I can get you info. about that...and I recommend buying his book.

11)The new LMS I found has a virtual classroom attached....this is where I would envisage storing our courses etc....the functionality is amazing....

Anyway it would be a lovely, virtual lamu home for us...and we could have VC meetings there too. || Is this where we put our teaching details? **About Sylvia Guinan** I am a professional English Language teacher, with a Degree in English literaure, a higher Diploma in Education, and T.E.F.L qualifications.

I've been teaching English for fifteen years in Ireland, and mostly in Greece.I've been running my own offline tutoring business for seven years.

Over the years I've taught people from many walks of life, and pride myself on my ability to understand my students and lead them on their path to success.

I've taught at primary and secondary school level. I've taught literacy skills to adults, and have a great interest in dyslexia and learning disabilities.

In the private sector I've taught doctors, university professors, university students, engineers, housewives, kids and teenagers of all ages.

I also specialise in exam preparation, and have had great success with students in Cambridge proficiency, Cambridge first certificate, ielts, toefl, toeic, michigan, etc.

As I live in Greece with my Greek husband and four bilingual children, I also teach my own kids English and have a great interest in bilingualism. As you can see, teaching is not just a job for me, it's a way of life

.As a teacher I believe in giving students the tools to create their own success.

**Teaching Preferences and Fees** One-on-One at $20-30 per hour Group Teaching at $10-20 per hour
 * Online Teaching**

**In Person Teaching** One-on-One at $10-20 per hour Group Teaching at $20-30 per hour