A Retreat in Santo Domingo
I have been to several educational conferences: A conference on teaching about the Holocaust showed me how to teach literature as primary source. An AP English institute reminded me to be bold and send emails to the people who write ‘the books.’ It also taught me how teachers share. A conference I helped plan for the Association for Experiential Education helped me realize the beauty and complexity in bringing educators together.
This week I am attending the Tri-Association conference for teachers at international schools in Central America, the Caribbean and Colombia.
I’m looking forward to meeting teachers and comparing experiences. I have a million questions about literacy, ESL, curriculum, technology and transitions. My plan is to do a lot of listening. I’m looking for things that will make me a more effective teacher now, but I am also trying to picture what I am going to do next as a teacher and where I want to do it.
