week 10 - NEVER say HELLO to GOODBYE

ten weeks ago , this , final post in week 10 to my blog was sooooo faaar way ....
well, for me it was amazing experience. It was my fourth time to work and learn in the international surrounding , and this time it was pretty hard, intensive  and sometimes stressful ,  but, definitely it was worth of effort and engagement.
During this ten weeks I met professionals from all around the world and was in the positions to learn , share and participate with most remarkable discussions, ideas, and projects. starting from the very first blog,  over effective web searching and defining ABCD objectives through assessing different skills over internet and using of precious delicious site and technology oriented lessons to preparing and step by-step building your own projects ....actually, you cannot separate any topic that was not useful ....ah, webquests, power points, prezzies, and not to forget our students that should (must) be in students' centered one computer classroom dealing with their collaborative MALL activities together with the resourceful teacher who is aware of their learning styles and multiple intelligences .... a  perfect course for 21st century teacher who decided to feel updated instead of outdated.
This is our last task during the course , but I don't want to say goodbye. I do believe that saying goodbye necessarily leads to going away, and going away means forgetting! I really don't want to forget our precious group of enthusiastic teachers who have done this course with pass grade A +

As I always say , see you online ...

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greetings from Serbia
zeljko
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preety intensive and busy WEEK 9

This was pretty intensive week for me. I received feedback on my final project from Karim and I was very satisfied with it. Actually he pointed out some more details I didn't pay attention on so much. I also was in the position to give my feedback to Alex and that was absolutely new and exciting experience for me. I read Alex's final project and was delighted with it. I immediately find one more reason for cooperation and correlation with my project.  It gave me more inspiration for some other projects in the future. When I started finalizing my current project, I realize that this kind of process is absolutely precious. As many times as I was reading I always tried to add one more detail, one more situation that will probably define answer to the question more specifically. I added some more specific comments and unique reactions of my students that , hopefully, will help reader to understand and come up with the process that my students and me have passed through.
We had to read some more information on learning style and multiple intelligences. I was pretty sure that I do know what kind of learning style and intelligence I posses more, but what I decided to go through the quiz on learning styles and multiple intelligences , I was pleasantly surprised. I actually found out one new intelligence developed (mathematical), I was a little bit scared and very proud at the same time. Actually, I immediately used my new discovered intelligence and

instantaneously calculated if it is possible to finish this week blog by the end of Friday,  travel to Belgrade on Thursday, participate in British Council training over the weekend , and come back to Kraljevo on Monday and continue with our last week activities. Well, calculations were, so far, very good. I came to Belgrade yesterday (Thursday), it is almost Friday midnight , I'm writing the blog, I have prepared myself for tomorrow presentations and planning to survive this speed up to Monday to be save and sound in Kraljevo. Wish me a luck! how did you feel about your projects, feelings , thoughts ..... 

see you online .... greetings from Belgrade.....zeljko 

reading, reflective and evaluative WEEK 8

this week was especially hardworking. Starting from last Friday, when I started to collect and arrange pieces for the puzzle called final project, I was under constant action and pressure. It is kind of positive pressure , but still it sometimes feel not very pleasant when you have to prolong or put off some little things that mean a world to you, especially for the weekend. But, never mind, the goal I have in front of me is more important and achievement of success is brilliant to be felt.
Writing final project is one of the most complex things, especially because it is expected to be done with a lot of care and dedication. The structure of project template also helps to define my goals and to be more specific with my ideas, but at the same time it doesn't give me the freedom what I want  to express every single detail from the project. Anyhow, the most important thing is the process and change to be seen. Process must happened both in heads of teachers and students , but change should be more visible with the teacher. If the process and the change are  happening at the same time that's the trigger for new vision of education and development.
I did hope that the week 8 is not so reading oriented week as the weeks before were. This week was , in fact very creative week. Our sources online for teachers were amusing, and motivated that  I created a web site that I'll implement into classroom ASAP. It gave me so many creative ideas and all educative and creative sites offered this week should be implemented through this web site. I also presented a wiki page that I was very proud of,  because this was my very first online project with my students. I also created a padlet for this blog, so you can leave comments both here and there. 
As there are three in my group I have to read Karim's project and give them appropriate feedback. So , I have to go  now... how about you?  have you done your homework ? :()