First blog post, so keeping it business: links to matrixfy my pages: 1 myspace, 1 e-snips, 1 EFL classroom:

www.myspace.com/sknelly

http://www.esnips.com/user/icnelly

Clipart:

http://www.garamart.com/…

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Complements that I have recieved... Because you can never be called out on counting your blessings:

You are Handsome/You are a Handsome Boy (x400+... no exageration needed)

You are so well mannered

You are natural teachers

You look healthy

You use chopsticks like a Korean (I am assuming this is a compliment)

I think you do well here because you can learn how to be Korean... (not bad spelling, thats how it was said)

You are very tall

I…

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So much to say and so little energy to say it. I got an apartment. It is 2 min. walk from school and it is really nice. Apparently the Vice Prinicple fought the Municiple Office of Education for me to get it even though it was out of budget. I will post a video of it this weekend. No oven, no dryer, no microwave, so shower that you would recognize, but it is the coolest place I have ever lived.

Everyone at Yanhak middle school has been great to me. Most of the English teachers speak a…

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In the Jewish Faith the New Year falls either in September or October, the date this year is Sept 12th. The reason for the changing date is that the Hebrew Calendar is based both on the moon and solar cycles, similar to the Chinese calendar. The Greeting most commonly used among British Jews, is "Happy New Year, and Well Over The Fast", reminding us of the upcoming fast on the "Day of Atonement".

When I taught EFL, this was an exellent opportunity to learn about other cultures and…

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"All About Me" "Back In Town" "Please Please Me" "Two Shots"

I hope you too can't get enough of this great talent from Toronto, Canada. He's been around for a few years but I've… Continue

Use the big fluffy dice instead of a ball.



Students must run across the classroom.

The Teacher will throw the ball and hit them to get them out.



However, the teacher will call specific groups or even individuals to make the run:

People wearing watches.

Boys

Anyone with a hat.

Students with the name Park.



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This is my lesson plan for Summer Camp

Download English Summer Camp.txt

Edit: It's the last day tomorrow. It has been a really good experience for everyone.
I put an awful lot of planning and preparation into this camp. I wanted to try new things.

The above plan I changed a few things and cut many things out. I will post the modified plan shortly.

If you are building your own web page and want to add a flash .swf file you will need to use the full code. See just below this screenprint for instructions.

to get the code just click on this link, open the source of the page, change the URL of the swf file to the URL for your swf file(marked in pink above), change the dimensions to your liking (marked in dark yellow above), copy…

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I'll be using this space to add and post teaching quizzes. Many out there meant to give a teacher insight into themselves and thus, better their teaching. "Know thyself" is an important thing to a good educator.

Teaching styles are important to know. We all have a tendency towards one kind of style and this effects the learning in the classroom and what happens. A good educator knows their style and in this awareness, adjusts the style to suit the learners or…

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I am writing a short article to be published on a magazine for EFL teachers in Israel. It is about blogs. I thought I might write a few things that I intend to have published on that article, just to see if you, colleagues, think that I am on the right track.

I will just post here a few of the things that I have already prepared. The article (I have submitted a first draft which may be edited) is a bit longer.…

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Download Super Teacher.ppt Download America's Best Teacher.doc

I've always wondered what is the "je ne sais pas quoi' , that magical quality that great teachers have.

Is it simply their passion? Is it their knowledge? Is it their commitment and…

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I'm a pretty big cheerleader of our sister site, Classroom 2.0 and belong and participate in several groups there. Much like our Ning but focused on technology and its application for education.

Recently participated in a very enlightened discussion there (and sprawling, as is all thought).…

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