http://www.summerworkation.org/blog Helping teachers find the best summer jobs and opportunities Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:08:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.summerworkation.org/blog/signup/2009-host-organization-signup/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Do You Need Help This Summer? | Summer Workation Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:08:07 +0000 http://www.summerworkation.net/?page_id=328#comment-277 [...] If you are interested in hosting a teacher please go here – Host Organization Signup. [...] [...] If you are interested in hosting a teacher please go here – Host Organization Signup. [...]

]]> http://www.summerworkation.org/blog/summer-spotlight-summer-school-teaching-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-214 Paul Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:15:04 +0000 http://www.summerworkation.org/blog/?p=745#comment-214 Great write-up! Great write-up!

]]> http://www.summerworkation.org/blog/summer-spotlight-toyota-international-teacher-program/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Paul Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:51:06 +0000 http://www.summerworkation.org/blog/?p=716#comment-211 This was a great read! Good job Damion! This was a great read! Good job Damion!

]]> http://www.summerworkation.org/blog/summer-spotlight-summer-school-teaching-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Karla Duff Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:31:09 +0000 http://www.summerworkation.org/blog/?p=745#comment-158 Great for the teacher & the students! My school doesn't have summer school so I have never experienced this particular type of teaching. I see where it would be a great opportunity. Thanks for sharing! Great for the teacher & the students! My school doesn’t have summer school so I have never experienced this particular type of teaching. I see where it would be a great opportunity. Thanks for sharing!

]]> http://www.summerworkation.org/blog/summer-spotlight-my-summer-workation-in-mexico/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Molly Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:16:52 +0000 http://www.summerworkation.org/blog/?p=854#comment-157 I too am a teacher who studied Spanish in Cuernavaca, it has especially helped me in communicating with my parents who do not speak much English. This is becoming more and more common at our school. That is, the children know English, but not the parents. My Spanish school had afternoon workshop sessions that specifically helped with these communications plus after living with a hosting family I better understand the cultural differences their family adheres to. I'm now organizing a teen student group to Instituto Chac-Mool in Cuernavaca this coming summer. So far the idea is being warmly received by the students and we are waiting for parental confirmations and financial backing. I too am a teacher who studied Spanish in Cuernavaca, it has especially helped me in communicating with my parents who do not speak much English. This is becoming more and more common at our school. That is, the children know English, but not the parents. My Spanish school had afternoon workshop sessions that specifically helped with these communications plus after living with a hosting family I better understand the cultural differences their family adheres to. I’m now organizing a teen student group to Instituto Chac-Mool in Cuernavaca this coming summer. So far the idea is being warmly received by the students and we are waiting for parental confirmations and financial backing.

]]> http://www.summerworkation.org/blog/summer-spotlight-create-an-online-educational-video-with-brightstorm/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Karla Duff Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:14:15 +0000 http://www.summerworkation.org/blog/?p=787#comment-156 Brightstorm is also new to me. What a great opportunity for high school teachers to expand in their teaching field. I like the idea of having videos available for free. Quality professional development is always needed. Two wishes:they would branch out to my area and introduce their concept to middle school teachers. This would be a super summer placement if made available. My favorite summer professional development is learning new opportunities that compliment my curriculum. Brightsorm is doing that. Brightstorm is also new to me. What a great opportunity for high school teachers to expand in their teaching field. I like the idea of having videos available for free. Quality professional development is always needed.
Two wishes:they would branch out to my area and introduce their concept to middle school teachers.
This would be a super summer placement if made available.
My favorite summer professional development is learning new opportunities that compliment my curriculum. Brightsorm is doing that.

]]> http://www.summerworkation.org/blog/summer-spotlight-teacher-internship-at-raytheon-missile-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Karla Duff Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:07:15 +0000 http://www.summerworkation.org/blog/?p=816#comment-155 Being an educator and not a business professional, I always wonder if there is more that I can do to get my students ready for the "real world." Participating in a summer program like this would help me focus my teaching to match some of my students' goals. A possibility I hadn't really considered until now. Being an educator and not a business professional, I always wonder if there is more that I can do to get my students ready for the “real world.” Participating in a summer program like this would help me focus my teaching to match some of my students’ goals. A possibility I hadn’t really considered until now.

]]> http://www.summerworkation.org/blog/summer-spotlight-my-summer-workation-in-mexico/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Karla Duff Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:03:50 +0000 http://www.summerworkation.org/blog/?p=854#comment-154 How great it would be to spend a summer in the country you are instructing your own classroom students. One of my preps is teaching about SE Asia. I have not had a chance to visit these areas...YET. Presently, we are using ePal to visit schools in Japan. Skype is our next step. Visiting there would make it one step closer to our classroom door! How great it would be to spend a summer in the country you are instructing your own classroom students. One of my preps is teaching about SE Asia. I have not had a chance to visit these areas…YET. Presently, we are using ePal to visit schools in Japan. Skype is our next step. Visiting there would make it one step closer to our classroom door!

]]> http://www.summerworkation.org/blog/summer-spotlight-teacher-internship-at-raytheon-missile-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-153 mbcollins Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:45:09 +0000 http://www.summerworkation.org/blog/?p=816#comment-153 I have always thought it would be great for teachers to work at companies over the summer. It is often tough to find there opportunities so kudos to Raytheon for providing this opportunity. This spotlights shows how valuable it can be for teachers to spend time in this business environment. I found this spotlight extremely interesting and hope there are more opportunities like this for teachers in the future. I have always thought it would be great for teachers to work at companies over the summer. It is often tough to find there opportunities so kudos to Raytheon for providing this opportunity. This spotlights shows how valuable it can be for teachers to spend time in this business environment. I found this spotlight extremely interesting and hope there are more opportunities like this for teachers in the future.

]]> http://www.summerworkation.org/blog/summer-spotlight-create-an-online-educational-video-with-brightstorm/comment-page-1/#comment-152 mbcollins Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:36:39 +0000 http://www.summerworkation.org/blog/?p=787#comment-152 I also found this spotlight to be extremely interesting/informative. I had never heard of Brightstorm, but it looks like they are doing some interesting work. I will certainly tell my students to check out Brightstorm as an out of school learning resource. If you ever expand to work with teachers outside of SF let me know (it seems like a really interesting way to spend a summer). I also found this spotlight to be extremely interesting/informative. I had never heard of Brightstorm, but it looks like they are doing some interesting work. I will certainly tell my students to check out Brightstorm as an out of school learning resource. If you ever expand to work with teachers outside of SF let me know (it seems like a really interesting way to spend a summer).

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