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 * TEACHING STANDARD #1 ** : Pursues current content and teaching practices, and is committed to continuous learning.

After I returned from NESA, I showed my students the NESA article below and told them about the things I learned.




 * PACT--Group Study and Discussion**

The link below connect to an article which I shared with members of my ESL team. The purpose of the article and the sharing session was to discuss what we bring to our teaching settings as people. The article is about formative writing and directly connects to the writing CBM that has been given in UES ESL for three academic years.




 * NESA Athens 2012**

I had an opportunity to participate in the 5-day Adaptive Schools certificate program offered at NESA March 30-April 3. I brought back what I learned to my colleagues. I presented and discussed what I learned with my LES, UES, and MS teammates.



__This video gives a run-down of what I learned during the 5 days and what I shared with my teammates.__

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 * Learning and Sharing with Other Colleagues**

Qatar Reads October I took the opportunity to share Interactive Read Alouds at Qatar Reads, a local organization of teachers teaching teachers. I was the sole presenter in that workshop. The feedback from participants via Exit Tickets was indeed positive.


 * Professional Associations**
 * International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
 * ASCD (formerly known as the Association for Supervision of Curriculum Development


 * Other Professional**


 * ESL in the Mainstream Tutor (Teacher Trainer)
 * NJ State certification to teach HS psychology (in progress)
 * MA State certification to teach MS/HS political science (in progress)