by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Aug 3, 2012 | Book, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Culture, Docere, Education, Exams, Gratitude, Mental Health, Motivation, NPLEX, Stress, Student, Summer, Toronto, Urban Living
It occurred to me during a lazy, yet productive, day at the Toronto Reference Library, among stacks of deliciously old-smelling books – this ain’t so bad. Although I’ve taken to whining about it in previous posts, summer studying doesn’t really have to be that terrible. Here are 7 ways to find beauty in sacrificing some our best months of the year for the sake of education:
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Jul 16, 2012 | Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Clinic, Creativity, Docere, Education, Exams, Motivation, Naturopathic Principles, NPLEX, Philosophy, Professional Development, Student, Teaching English as a Foreign Language
As a summer English as a Second Langauge (ESL) teacher I often attend teacher training workshops. In a recent training session I attended, a grammar workshop, it was impressed upon us the importance of creating a learning environment in which we allow students to experience the language rule for themselves, rather than simply standing at the blackboard, teaching it to them.
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