Thursday, May 15, 2008

Creswood High School

Inside Mrs Finn's classroom.




It has been a terrific experience to be in Crestwood High School. Visiting classes, presenting about my countrey, helping the teacher in the classroom and teaching students. I have the opportunity to conduct action research , interviewing the staff and students, and explore all the building equipments and facilities.






T-shirt gift from Creewood School








The main gate of Crestwood High School

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Niagara Falls

This was an awesome experience. We watch all the sightseeing surrounding the area and the Canadian borders. We have visited the tower of maid of the mist and took the boat for a tour, the three islands, the cave, the aquarium, the park, the casino....
It was one day trip, but it was exciting and very interesting to have a change. We were in small groups. there was a lot of joy and entertainment. It was an opportunity to know people and discover all the beauty of the place and buying gifts

















We got raincoats to see the waterfalls and went in the maid of the mist.
How wonderful it was!

TRIZ Conference




There was a great time of learning. It was theory of inventive problem solving. It is a method or set of tool originally Russian. It assumes that there is a solution for all the problem we may face. Someone, somewhere has already tried a successful solution. Therefore, we have only to look for that solution and build on it.
It was a mixture of presentations, keynote speeches and workshops. I attended two major full day workshops, keynote speeches, and a study day. It is certainly related to science, but it is applicable in the field of education.
I consider it as an extension of critical thinking skills.

Spelling Beee













The playhouse square was wonderful and spacious. It is a big theater. the play was a comic and musical. It was one scene. It is a journey for having a champion by the end. Still each character reflects and use his social background and skills to come up with the best solution because there is a policeman who kicks out those who misspelled a word by hugging them and giving them a present. The play was interactive and revealing.





After the play, there was again chance for picture.





There are always people behind the screen to help in the program, we thank them too much.













We had had chance to take pictures before the play began.









This Cleveland before the play

English Class

This is the last meeting in our advanced English class. All the scholare were engaged to come up with a role play including the maximum of idioms. We were supposed to act it out. It was awesome activity as it involve a lot of fun and humour.



After that, we were given an evaluation sheet in Room 21





Thursday, May 8, 2008

My School

Students have lunch at home. They are free from 12 to 2 p.m. They usually study from 8 to 12 and 2 to 6.





Teachers do not have specific offices. In high School , teachers teach for 21 hours a week, which is divided on the six days of the week. A teacher may work from two hours to four hours daily according to the schedule.


Inside the school, there are some trees and green space.











Students are having a global test.




Regional resource center of English.
It is a small library for English as a subject.














Welcome to the States

Welcome to the States
getting to know your faculty