tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828415387916366867.post3469230691776913747..comments2024-03-08T13:06:37.359-08:00Comments on The Joy of ESL Blog: My TESL Ontario Conference ExperienceKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08182881635816655061noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828415387916366867.post-2620861501260622072020-01-07T13:07:44.883-08:002020-01-07T13:07:44.883-08:00Great read, Kelly! Great to hear that there is mor...Great read, Kelly! Great to hear that there is more and more pushback on this pbla crap. I still see no real improvement the longer this charade continues. Tutela looks better, but it really doesn't have a lot more useful stuff than before. Some of the materials are overwhelming and almost seem made to 'impress' rather than to teach. I just need simple ready-to-teach materials, not massive documentation and module plans. I sure hope things will turn around someday. And I certainly agree with your comment about how men don't and aren't putting up with this slavery (I feel for women, as they are being severely mistreated-and unfortunately often by other women-all the administrators and leads are women at my school). That's why the numbers of men have dwindled in this field. As a man, I am only hanging on by a thread (teaching part-time as I could not stomach full-time) and less than 15% of the teachers at my school are men now. I know some wonderful, generous and hardworking women in this field, but those are the ones who are at the bottom being driven and insulted by the true believers above. So again, thanks for your excellent efforts!gerggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956599567563328531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828415387916366867.post-48447847746908440302019-12-13T13:30:08.645-08:002019-12-13T13:30:08.645-08:00Oh, darn, wish you'd said "hi." Than...Oh, darn, wish you'd said "hi." Thanks a lot for letting me know which sessions you found to be of value. I'm going to look for these presenters' handouts and/or slides to appear soon. At my SPO, we are also finally about to make some administrative changes in order to make this nightmare a little more bearable, such as changing the number of artifacts to be gathered. I'll blog about that before long. --KellyKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08182881635816655061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828415387916366867.post-18678467528990119842019-12-13T13:27:38.835-08:002019-12-13T13:27:38.835-08:00Yay!Yay!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08182881635816655061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828415387916366867.post-60695144590163062002019-12-13T13:11:51.342-08:002019-12-13T13:11:51.342-08:00Hi Kelly, I passed you by once and almost immediat...Hi Kelly, I passed you by once and almost immediately recognized you. (I am a past commenter who shared for some reason that I love the film "The Third Man" as well as "A Serious Man".) I too was at Anne Hajer's presentation and was underwhelmed. On the other hand, I enjoyed a lot of presentations. There was a woman from New Brunswick you shared a story that made me cry a bit. She also described some smart administrative choices they've made, such as controlling continuous intake for 3 month blocks. I loved the session on how textbooks get created and also enjoyed the PBLA session where the teacher/lead described how she actually (apparently) did all her PBLA planning IN-CLASS! I somehow think it reflects her overall, very direct (and funny) approach to all things. I might give it a try. Finally I do agree... the longer you struggle to make PBLA fly, the more disenchanted you become. It's broke. I suggest a redo or at least a really, really big overhaul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828415387916366867.post-42992320892607153602019-12-12T07:49:26.052-08:002019-12-12T07:49:26.052-08:00Thank you! Now I know what to check out!Thank you! Now I know what to check out!Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646638511201206094noreply@blogger.com