Return-Path: <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id hB1FMGm16888; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:22:16 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:22:16 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <002701c3b81d$f9aaf980$6501a8c0@alclv.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Judy Rittenhouse" <jrittenhouse@alclv.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:842] Re: experiential learning X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1847 Lines: 48 As an ESOL teacher, my principal touch point is recalling immersion language study I undertook in Quebec, well before I entered this field. It helps to recall that a collection of phonemes, in and of themselves, do not carry meaning. I required time to absorb and puzzle things out. The deductive process infuriated me. Now, remembering how it feels to meet a new word, phrase or syntactical arrangement helps enormously when I'm across from an English learner. A little new-language study on my part is one of my best avenues for connecting with that learner. And not surprisingly, in professional development sessions, most insights occur when a demonstration target a language I don't know. Judy Rittenhouse ----- Original Message ----- From: Eileen Eckert <eileeneckert@hotmail.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 2:46 PM Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:838] experiential learning > Hi all, > While we consider questions of attending PD, I wanted to ask about PD as a > "generative" activity on the part of teachers--in other words, not something > we attend and receive but something we do ourselves (develop professionally > through learning). > > Would some of you be willing to share a powerful experience you've had, what > you learned from it, and what impact it has had so far on your teaching? I'm > especially interested in experiences that occurred outside the bounds of > formal professional development activities, and maybe outside the bounds of > your professional life, or at the intersection of personal and professional. > > Thanks, > Eileen > > _________________________________________________________________ > Groove on the latest from the hot new rock groups! Get downloads, videos, > and more here. http://special.msn.com/entertainment/wiredformusic.armx > >
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