Even though I´ve been fond of Google for a long time, I was amazed at the variety of search engines we can find in NoodleTools. I could check three of them so far, but I´m planning to keep exploring others from now on. I usually need to look for academic information related to EFL teaching for both the monthly coordination meetings with Regional Coordinators as well as for the Professional Development Days we organize for directors and teachers of the Alianzas located in the provinces (interior) of the country.
My job as a coordinator also implies helping directors manage their Centers and lead their own teaching staff more effectively. Thus, I also need to search for information related to leadership and management in the field of education.
I’d like to finish this reflection by highlighting Deborah Healey’s tips on Web Search Tools. It’s really useful. Thanks Robert for proposing this web searching task. It has helped me realize there’s a whole world of search engines other than ”Google”. Last but not least, I feel that stepping out of our comfort zone by trying out new ways of doing things helps us grow both in our personal and professional life.
Margarita
Hello Maragarita! I really love your comment! It cought my eye!
ReplyDeleteI even did not know about the treasure we have and we had not discover yet. It´s amazing to know that we EFL teachers count with plenty of web searching to be used to look for our materials, information and all kind of needs we could have for our students.
I also have big responsibilities in the school and the university where I work. I´m not a coordinator, I´m not the head of any department, but I have a very big duty every day and it is TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREING LANGUAGE to more than 200 students per week. It´s not an easy job, but it becomes easier when you have your objectives already focused and you count with one of the most important web searchers in the net. Therefore, we can get a lot of materials and some information about every topic we need to know about or, at least, resources we need to use for our classes.
I still have many things to say.
Kisses for you!!! " Your name is very famouse in my country, it´s one of the most beautiful islands here" LAL.
Hi Maria,
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear from you. Thanks so much for your kind words about my post.
I see what you mean regarding what a big responsibility teaching is. I've been there before. After teaching for 17 years, I felt it was time for me to face and accept new challenges in the profession. The good thing about it is that I've discovered I've kept "teaching" but in a different way such us by making presentations, organizing workshops, observing classes, giving feedback, evaluating students, etc.
Both positions require being updated, and I agree with you once again that techonology can give us a great help in doing so. Thus, the more we refine our web searching skills, the better.
Thanks again for visiting my blog.
A hug,
Margarita
PS. I wish I were as beautiful as "my namesake island", though. (LOL)