This document summarizes the three teaching wishes expressed by 20 foreign language teachers for the year 2011. The most popular wish was for more opportunities for professional development through additional time, money and energy. Teachers also wished for more sharing and cooperation with colleagues to gain ideas, creativity, friendship and professional development. Finally, teachers expressed a wish for success for their students and recognition of their hard work through acknowledgement and reward from their schools.

1. New Year Teaching Wishes
A collection
wished by foreign
language teachers
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2. New Year Teaching Wishes
20 teachers (so far) have expressed their
three teaching wishes for 2011
Here's what they said.......
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3. Professional
development
The most
popular wish
of all
Teachers say they need more time, money and
energy to make this come true
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4. Sharing
and
cooperation
For ideas, creativity, friendship, respect, and
professional development
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5. Creativity and
use of Media
Creatively
"We want to learn how to use multimedia well, so
we can access, create and use more authentic
materials"
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6. Success for
my students
Teachers care about students but ask for a touch
of patience and respect in return
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7. Recognition
and
Reward
Teachers would like their hard work and professional
development to be acknowledged
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8. New Year Teaching Wishes
Many thanks to...
Charlotte, Peter, Cristina, Catharina and Babeth
(DOS) and all those who kindly left a sticky on the
'3TeachingWishes' Wall.
It's not too late to add your three wishes:
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/3wishes2011
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