One Year, 365 days of hard work around a class blog that
have paid off!
A year ago, I was attending a UO Teacher eLearning course
with other incredible teachers from around the globe, led by an equally incredible Teacher Trainer, Donna. Both as a course challenge / task and a
personal one, I created this blog with my form class, which I have had the
privilege of having been given continuity.
Until this date and together, in a true TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More) work spirit, we’ve
already published 163 posts, have had 1004 comments, and visitors from 59
different countries, which is really a feat. Our posts have included
introductions, hobbies, family ties and trips, religion, citizenship, readings
and obviously, school activities using different 2.0 web tools, games, and more
recently, flipped activities.
We’ve created a united and amazing real and virtual learning
community, leaving a remarkable footprint, learning English and digital literacies,
committed 21st century learners as we all (including the teacher) are!
Yep, as a teacher, it’s hard for me to believe, but it’s
been a year – a very successful year, with a national prize last October,
thanks to this amazing class - 8ºA and their parents - and to all of you, who from far and wide, have visited, read and left your precious comments.
A huge THANK YOU!
Great job. It's an example to follow. congratulations!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your praise, Mamadou! Always welcome here :)
Deletecongratulations
ReplyDeleteI am very happy for tebalho we have done all these years course with the help of our teacher "Alexandra Duarte" .. together we are strong, unity is strength, if we work together we can make work even better
we will not stop there. we will continue to the end, and continue working as usual.
Congratulations to Professor Alexandra Duarte and congratulations to class
come on class, we have to work harder.
Cissé, what a mix of languages, but I believe your message is clear ;)
DeleteAs you say, we are not stopping here! I am persistent and sure this is the way, Cissé, in what new technologies and language learning are concerned.
I think it was a great privilege to do and continue to be part of this work, it is very good that we can communicate with other countries , share ideas , religions, etc ...
ReplyDeleteIt was a great motivation to have won a prize as important as the one who won.
I have to thank Alexandra teacher , because without it this would not have been possible , Congratulations !!!
You have played an important role, Maria, with your readings. Keep reading and leaving your contributions her - we can hardly wait for the next one!
DeleteCongratulations teacher! The class also is to be congratulated!
ReplyDeleteThe Blog has been a good opportunity for the discussion of public interest issues and global historical events and at the same time share opinions with colleagues. The participation of people from other countries was very interesting because it gave us an insight into their culture, also we learn to develop our capacity written in English.
We will continue !!
Yes, we will, João!
DeleteI'm glad you feel this way - it's time consuming for us all, but great in what concerns learning, sharing, collaborating, and obviously, being recognised :))))) and awarded prizes.
First birthday to comment and post, I think we should all be proud of our work to this blog.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to blog !!!!
Thank you teacher for this opportunity.
We are definitely proud of our collective work, and you, Verónica, have been amazing with so much sharing, sweetie. I guess we too "share" the love for photography :)
DeleteThe Alexandra Duarte teacher is of parabens as our excellent 8a class.
ReplyDeleteWithout our Alexandra Duarte teacher what we did would never be possible because she was persistent, with good reason, with our class when we do not I sang comments or blog entries.
Hopefully that will last many more years.
Congratulations 8a.
You are no different from other teens of your age; we all have other interesting things to do, but as a teacher and you as a learner have to be persistent and LEARN - that's why you attend a school, right? We all have to work hard to achieve our goals... This blog will survive until you finish the 9th grade - it's our eportfolio, our common itinerary across a 3-yr period.
DeleteThanks for your persistence and effort, too, Diogo.
Congratulations to all by this amazing class blog and even more fabulous posts and coments.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations 8A
Congratulations for everyone, but in special for teacher Alex. Without she, we haven't a excellent blog. Perfect people, perfect ting!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Carlos Correia.
Congratulations to Teacher Alexandra Duarte who created the blog. I'm the first year in the class and I love it.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Alex! I am happy to see your continuous effor as an English Teacher!. These days I missed the days when we shared the teaching ideas last year. You always inspired me. I will try to start my blog again. This blog is very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteTake care
Soo.
Thank you, Soo, for your continuous support, too, and for keeping in touch.
DeleteOn behalf of my students, thank you for your compliments on our class blog, a collaborative effort.
If you ever start a class blog, do let us know, ok?
Warm greetings from cold Portugal,
Alex+students
Congratulations to all of you guys!!!!
ReplyDelete1 year has already passed.....
And that it come many more!!