The Second Half

Well, the first 5 weeks of our program flew by. We had a great experience looking at the management of language teaching organizations in particular. This program is definitely causing our teacher learners to look at what they do in the classroom and at their schools. There have also been a lot of discussions and a couple of excursions to Concord and Boston. We also had a most profitable MATSOL convention in Framingham, Massachusetts for 2 days. Here, now, are a few photos of Session 1.

Happy book box victims

"Name That Tune" with Landy Johnson and Provost Lazarus at the TESOL Welcome Luncheon

"Well, it says here..."

"Let's talk strategic finance, meaning... complete banality."

Minuteman Statue, Lexington, Massachusetts ------------------------- Now, we are well into the second session. We have spent three weeks at our practicum site working with ESL students and teachers there. It has been a good experience with us all preparing lessons to deliver on video! With the completion of my two courses in the first session, we have now added to fascinating courses to round out the certificate, namely Cross-Cultural Issues and Integrating Technology. We have grown closer as colleagues and friends, learning from each other every day. The finish line is coming soon, and then this will be a thing of the past, so I want to savor the experience, trusting that we have done what we originally set out to do. Sorry to take so long to get back to the blog, but I was kind of busy... :)