Being a Bilingual Educator

Bilingual education involves teaching academic content in two languages, in a native and secondary language with varying amounts of each language used in accordance with the program model.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilingual_education

I have been teaching Polish as a foreign language and English, since 1976.

I also give lectures in English on Polish History and Culture for students from all over the world.

I am extremely interested in Cultural Diversity, as well.

According to Stephen Krashen Prof. Emeritus;

Bilingual educators need to do a better job of communicating with the public.

http://skrashen.blogspot.com/2016/09/bilingual-educators-need-to-do-better.html

In my view, the freedom of being a bilingual educator gives me a perfect opportunity to communicate more efficiently with the public.

I don’t understand why people complain about communicational skills of bilingual teachers.

Effective communication skills the ability to: speak appropriately with a wide variety of students while maintaining good eye contact, demonstrate a varied vocabulary and tailor your language to your audience, listen effectively, present your ideas appropriately, write clearly and in brief and work well in a group all require excellent communication skills.

Find more at http://www.skillsyouneed.com/general/communication-skills.html#ixzz4LH7s0LN7

 

Growing Up as a Teacher in the 'Web 2.0' Era

Growing Up as a Teacher in the 'Web 2.0' Era:
Teacher Stephanie Pinkin says the evolution of web-based technologies has changed teaching more than educators often realize.

I must say that I am proud of myself for trying out new technology as it becomes available. This pride is yet another encouraging factor that keeps me loving my job and looking forward to how it continues to change under Web 2.0.
Please understand this raving about online tools doesn’t mean I never get overwhelmed by them. When I attend a tech-heavy professional development session, I still leave with my head in a cloud and experience the same amount of panic all of us feel when something new is put on our plates. What I have learned about the benefits of embracing these tools is that I just need to always be on the hunt for technology that will make me a more effective and more efficient teacher. “Doing technology” just for a check-mark on my summative evaluation is not going to achieve anything substantial.