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Coffee and Favours
I generally hate asking for favours and hand outs, and pushing the things that are important to me, but I’ve decided to take a risk and promote this one, as it could solve a very big logistical headache for me, … Continue reading
Posted in Earthwatch, Latvia Life, My PhD: Environmental Psychology, Ocean Rowing, Oceans Project
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OPG Oceans Ambassadors and their Enrichment Work at the Zoo
As we come to the end of our pilot OPG 31 week course, I can’t help but feel proud of how far our Oceans Ambassadors have come, and what they are doing with their free time and as part of … Continue reading
Posted in Earthwatch, Environment, Georgian Life, Nature and Wildlife, and Seasons, Oceans Project, Photos, Wildlife
Tagged ambassador, animals, archaeology, award, biology, caucasus, conservation, dofe, duke, e arthwatch, edinburgh, enrichment, environment, expedition, former, georgia, georgian, international, least three times, lions, mammals, nature, ngo, oceans, opg, people, programme, project, republic, science, soviet, summer, tigers, travel, volunteer, volunteering, young, zoo, zoo staff, zoo volunteers
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Teaching how to teach?
Reblogged from Making a Difference: Things are changing for the education system here in Georgia, specifically in regards to English, and they’re changing quickly. As we all know, native English speakers have been brought in, the required language for students … Continue reading
Posted in Georgian Life, TLG (Teach and Learn in Georgia)
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Teachers’ Tests: Some Thoughts.
Reblogged from Making a Difference: Generally, I’m not a proponent of standardized testing. When I went to elementary and high school in the U.S., I distinctly remember spending entire class periods learning exactly how to answer test questions to receive … Continue reading
A Lesson in Pond Dipping
In preparation for our scientific research expeditions with Earthwatch from July onwards (fingers crossed), we have been taking our Oceans Ambassadors out and about into nature, especially now that winter is over and the school we were using has exams. … Continue reading
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I extended my TLG contract! Here's why.
Reblogged from Making a Difference: The other day, one of my third graders (one of the four Giorgi’s in that class and about a hundred in the school) asked how long I would be staying at their school. “Until December,” … Continue reading
Posted in Georgian Life, TLG (Teach and Learn in Georgia), Uncategorized
Tagged and, children, class, classes, contract, director, education, esl, extended, foreigner, georgia, georgian, here, kids, learn, lessons, letters, ministry, opportunity, plans, principal, programme, reform, sakartvelo, school, science, students, system, teach, teacher, tefl, tlg, why, with
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No Running In The Halls
Reblogged from Making a Difference: I generally don’t complain about kids running in the halls, because I get no sympathy. I think most TLGVs agree that running in the halls is, in the grand scheme of things, the least of … Continue reading
Posted in Georgian Life, TLG (Teach and Learn in Georgia), Uncategorized
Tagged abroad, boys, child, children, corridor, director, discipline, education, expectations, fast, georgia, girls, hall, halls, hallway, kids, learn, mandatore, mandatori, ministry, monitor, no, normality, people, principal, programme, rules, run, running, school, science, speed, system, teach, teacher, teaching, tlg, young
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The Word On The Street
Reblogged from Making a Difference: Georgia has a fairly fresh-faced drive on, to make English the official 2nd language of the country, when I say fairly fresh-faced, I mean it’s a matter of 2 years really, give or take a … Continue reading
Posted in Georgian Language, Georgian Life, TLG (Teach and Learn in Georgia), Uncategorized
Tagged attitude, better, change, children, education, english, esl, exams, expectation, foreign, georgia, improvement, language, learn, learning, programme, reform, school, standard, street, teach, teacher, teaching, tefl, tlg, word
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