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Spring Blog Festival 2014 - Marisa Constantinides – CELT Intl – info@celt.edu.gr
Marisa Constantinides – @Marisa_CMarisa Constantinides – @Marisa_C

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Richard St. JohnRichard St. John’’s 8 secrets of successs 8 secrets of success

educator teachereducator teacher
writer teacher educatorwriter teacher educator
presenterpresenter

I love my job
I love my job
Passion for
Passion forteaching
teaching
Maintains myMaintains my
enthusiasm forenthusiasm for
educationeducation

ItIt’s one of my roles
’s one of my roles
I want to give backto my community
I want to share my ideas
I want to share my ideas

It gets me out of
It gets me out ofmy comfort zone
my comfort zone

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focus more on my interest
focus more on my interest
Curate &Curate &
learnlearn
Critical thinking
Critical thinking
evaluating ideas
evaluating ideas

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•even when I am tired
•good results need hard work!
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•Perseverance is importantPerseverance is important
for learningfor learning
•communicating your ideascommunicating your ideas
is part of learning!is part of learning!
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PLNPLN
connect toconnect to
growgrow
maintainmaintain
formform

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PLNPLN
evidenceevidence
Professional portfolio
Professional portfolio
conversations
conversationsrelationships
relationships

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No!No!

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• Coursework loadCoursework load
• Fear of exposing lack of knowledgeFear of exposing lack of knowledge
• Writing issuesWriting issues
• Unconvinced of ValueUnconvinced of Value
• ComplacencyComplacency
• Lack of tech knowledgeLack of tech knowledge

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Looking for a
job now
I don’t have
ideas
I don’t know
what to write
about
No idea how
to create a
blog

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• Do we do enough?Do we do enough?
• Do weDo we ‘teach’ how to blog?‘teach’ how to blog?
• Do we encourage it?Do we encourage it?
• Is it compulsory?Is it compulsory?
• Is it part of the coursework?Is it part of the coursework?
• Do we show them how to use their bloggingDo we show them how to use their blogging
platform?platform?

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support given during the learningsupport given during the learning
process which is tailored to the needsprocess which is tailored to the needs
of the student with the intention ofof the student with the intention of
helping the student achieve his/herhelping the student achieve his/her
learning goalslearning goals
(Sawyer, 2006).(Sawyer, 2006).

… the building is not yet
complete…

…… writing as processwriting as process
…… take through the pacestake through the paces
…… plan a series of sessionsplan a series of sessions

http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/12/25/creating-an-outline-for-blogging-unit-plan/

•Models/blogs to read and addModels/blogs to read and add
commentscomments
•Reading to respond toReading to respond to
•Lesson to reflect onLesson to reflect on
•An activity to describeAn activity to describe
•A question or series of questionsA question or series of questions
•Verbal cues or promptsVerbal cues or prompts

http://www.hubspot.com/blog-topic-generator

http://bit.ly/YnL8vX

http://www.pearltrees.com/#/N-u=1_1255376&N-p=78804442&N-fa=8031289&N-
f=1_8182343&N-s=1_8182343

http://cambridgecelta.org/2014/02/26/i-have-been-tagged/

My email marisa.constantinides@gmail.comMy email marisa.constantinides@gmail.com
Twitter @Marisa_CTwitter @Marisa_C
My Centre www.celt.edu.grMy Centre www.celt.edu.gr
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