Finally Writing Again…

So I can't believe that I'm already  in week 3 of our school year! Overall, it has been a pretty smooth start. I feel like I have a great group of students and I'm really excited to see them grow and transform this year. The first unit for writing workshop is on personal narratives. I …

Why I’m Still Teaching…

It was the first day of school. I arrived to school late and my students were already lined up at my door and waiting for me. I went inside the classroom and my first activity for my students was NOT set up. I tried to figure out what to do with them. I thought up …

Part 2: Breakthrough With the Teachers

During the first day, I led a session on unit planning. We didn't really know much about the Nepali curriculum and how the teachers at Gloria School approached lesson planning before we got there. So as I went through my session on unit planning, we discussed the importance of backwards design, coming up with essential …

Part 1: Teaching Teachers in Nepal

I had an amazing opportunity to go to Kathmandu, Nepal a few weeks ago to work with the teachers at Gloria School. I went with two other co-workers, and a Korean team of 34 adults from the Salt & Light Church in Seoul. While we worked with the teachers from Monday to Friday from 9am-4:30pm …