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Comment on Brunch with Margriet Ruurs, author by thesis writers

thesis writers — Fri, 07 May 2010 05:39:21 +0000

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Comment on Brunch with Margriet Ruurs, author by Margriet

Margriet — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:07:01 +0000

Megan, it was wonderful to meet you and the others in the tropical setting of the Botanical Gardens! I look forward to sharing books with the students at the different schools. Thanks for hosting me in Singapore everyone!

Comment on You say “toys”, I say “tools” by megangraff

megangraff — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:59:08 +0000

Interesting point. Thanks for reading and for leaving a comment.

Comment on You say “toys”, I say “tools” by David Barnes

David Barnes — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:56:38 +0000

You were right not to say anything! There’s nothing worse when making a light hearted remark about people’s gadgets to get an overly earnest and telly-offy reply!

The best way to get people to take these “toys” seriously is to only use them when they are by far the best tool for the job.

I love my gadgets, but I’ve also learned to love making a lot of notes with pen and paper. If every time you write anything down it’s into some gadget rather than a neat pocket notebook, then people will think you’re just a techno geek. If they see you using pen and paper too then they’re more likely to take your gadgets seriously.

Comment on Good Workshop Presenters vs Not-so-good Workshop Presenters by Keri-Lee Beasley

Keri-Lee Beasley — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:41:27 +0000

Welcome to the blogosphere Megan! Off to a great start I see.

I’m pleased you have had mostly positive experiences with PYP workshops! I am doing a PYP workshop later this month & I have set up a wallwisher already – gotta get them online I say!

I am hoping to attend http://www.learning2.asia/ which I note has a cohort for the changing role of libraries & schools. It would be great to see you there!

Good luck with the blogging – I’m looking forward to your next post already

Comment on Good Workshop Presenters vs Not-so-good Workshop Presenters by Ed

Ed — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:40:36 +0000

Hi Megan

Always glad to discover other PYP teachers’ blogs! (and make new connections in the PYP world)

We had one workshop at our school with very uninspiring presenters. Now I’m thinking about one I went to that was really good in order to answer your question … What makes a good workshop presenter? I think passion and enthusiasm are very important. On the whole, with those 2 qualities, the style of presentation matters less!

Comment on Good Workshop Presenters vs Not-so-good Workshop Presenters by tara

tara — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:59:42 +0000

Megan,

Glad you are blogging! I share many of your frustrations with this workshop and feel so selfish with my time spent with a group of my colleagues. We librarians are so often isolated that I want to take full advantage of every minute of PD we have together instead of feeling underwhelmed. Just to let you know–a big group of Shanghai librarians are trying to put together a symposium/workshop for us and by us. I’ll send you the link once I get it. Then we can all offer workshops based on our passions and learn from each other. So much to learn…