Here’s the list with the 2005 elearning awards:
1 & 3 are very advisable for English teachers… don’t miss them!!
Every day there’s something new here at work. You start up in the morning carrying out a task you had been assigned some days before… and there you are!! Something else popping up from behind the smile of someone at the team. New layouts for the old didactical units, brainstorming meetings for future exploitations, revision of new materials… but it’s worth the effort! People here like to hold onto new challenges… they grumble, I do, but we take it and we get through it. It’s very encouraging to see that your job usually ends up with useful achievements for students and other colleagues. Or at least I do my best to get there.
NO PAIN..NO GAIN!!!
By the way, that’s a picture of mine.
Back again after a long time… too busy and too lazy…bad combination.
My professional life has made a very important change. I had to take my time to make up my mind, to make sure the decission was the correct one.
I received a proposal…honest and appealing. It was very catchy, but it meant a dramatic change in my job. I was asked to take up a position as a pedagogycal consultant for ICT in the Catalan Department of Education. It is a very different job, away from the classrooms. Creativity, interaction, team work. I think I’m going to learn a massive amount of things. It was the second time I was offered that position, and I didn’t think It was going to happen again for a third time.
I knew I was going to miss students, and my colleagues at school… for 16 years!! But I accepted. I hope it will be a rewarding experience.
And here I am, at the SGTI of the Departament d’Educació, in charge of the English section of www.edu365.com, a catalan web for students, teachers and parents with lots of information and resources. I started lon september 1st, and it’s been pretty busy so far: Lots of tasks to complete, assignments to start, and also hours and hours in front of the screen. But it pays!! Time really flies here at the office, and there’s always something to do. But the atmosphere is friendly, and people are always ready to give a hand whenever I ask for help or assistance.
I’m going to try to keep you up to date with my new job and my new everyday life.
I will also post interesting websites for you English teachers, so… welcome back!