Tag: productivity
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Using Trello to Organize Teaching
Trello is my favorite digital organization tool, and I use it to organize basically everything in my life. It essentially consists of “cards” that you put into “lists” on a “board”. I make a board for each class I teach where the lists are the weeks of the semester (including the week before and after) and…
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Making a semester plan
This semester, in addition to posts about teaching and research, I’m planning to write some on planning. For me, this is key to having the mental space to spend a lot of time thinking about learning and the time to actually act on those thoughts. First up is my semester plan!
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Making time and space for reflection as a language teacher
In my very first post, I noted the importance of reflection for intercultural learning during study abroad—that is, it’s not enough to simply have intercultural contact, but it’s also necessary to reflect upon this contact. This is also true for teaching—it’s not enough to receive training, and design curricula, and implement lessons, we also need…