I'm officially a moderator on Clubhouse! Yay! Have you gotten on the app? It's still new, and in development, so it's only available on Apple iPhones, and iPads, etc. It's still "invite only" and they did this on purpose, but I don't think it was meant to be exclusive, like a private club, rather because they are still in the "Beta" phase of growing, and developing, and didn't want to have millions join too fast, and thus overload the system. Once you're on it, they you realize the value of it. It's cool how the conversations in these "rooms" are generally based around a specific niche idea/ industry/ topic/ question. There are rooms with thousands of listeners, and then there are smaller rooms which allow you to make new friends, and to be "brought up onto the stage," to speak. It's audio only, and only Twitter and Instagram are linked in your profile, so it seems pretty clean and neat. I like how there aren't any pictures, besides your profile picture, and there isn't any dm'ing or messaging. You can follow anyone on clubhouse, but if you want to reach out to them, then you have to click on their linked Twitter or Instagram handles. I'm excited! Through my robust networking efforts since the start of this book tour, I have found lots of new friends, but I'm super stoked to be moderating this room with these three ladies: #samanthadavidson #cristinamadrigal and #amygraycunningham !! We're all knowledgeable in some or all of these subjects (Amy is the real expert). :-) Moreover, though, I really like them. They're smart, kind, thoughtful, bright and accomplished professional women, so it's my honor to share the stage with them. Tune in friends! Our clubhouse room will be 12 noon - 2:00pm (EST), and the name of our room is "Meditation, Spirit Guides, Your Soul & Akashic Records." Join us! [book tour post, 2/3/21]
I'm happy to say that this year was my best yet. Combined with having more time to plan and prep for great units and lessons (now being post-Master's time), and with all the new knowledge and skills I learned from my M.A.T., it was a great year! You know... having those 4 years of teaching experience before doing my M.A.T., also, I think, really helped me to grow as an educator. We did some really exciting units this year. For example, building on some lessons I found in some Adult-ESL texts, I created a 3-week unit titled "Helping Your Family to Buy a Home!" Yes - so, we made "dream homes" out of cardboard boxes and materials. Students learned "Mr. Chiocca's 11 Steps to Buying a Home," and they made YouTube videos and Audio Recordings for the Final Project. The kids learned about mortgages, down payments, PITI - Principal, Interest, Taxes and Insurance; and how to work with real estate agents and brokers. In addition, students learned ...
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