Saturday, June 9, 2012

Technology Overload!

Webquests! Hotpotatoes! Sharepoint! Blogs! Smartphones! Ipads! Dropbox! Hyperlinks! Internet Access! Webct! Assignments Due Soon!

I have a good idea :)

I have a good idea for my research paper.  It's going to be on how ESL teachers can document English language learners using mobile technology (smart-phones and electronic tablets), so parents can be more involved in their student's academic pursuits.  The teacher will communicate the documented process of learning through a password encrypted blog.  The research will answer two questions:  Will parents be more involved from reading the blogs with the mobile technology documentation?  Will student achievement levels will rise due to the greater parent involvement?

Monday, June 4, 2012

Research Proposal Anxiety

I have a research proposal due next week and it is seriously stressing me out.  I am having a lot of trouble deciding on what to write about.  I have a few ideas but they all seems not to have much literature that supports those ideas.  I would like to write a proposal that involves TESOL.  I am finding it very challenging to do a literature review and create a hypothesis that interest me. Help!

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Orientation is next week!

I got a reply from my acceptance email and the orientation will be June 6th.  They hired two other instructors.  I will fill out some papaer work and receive the text book. Yes!

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

I got a job!

I got an email from a representative Pacific States University.  She wanted to know if I would like to be an ESL instructor for their short term summer program.  I reply and accepted.  I am so exctied!

Monday, May 21, 2012

After the interview :)

The interview went really well.  I was on time, I wore my suit, I answered the questions, and I thought the interviewer was super friendly.  Though I was nervous and talked a little too much.   I'm sure a lot of people applied for the job and they only need one instructor.  It will be a long shot for them to hire me, because I don't have a lot of ESL teaching experience.  But, I'm not worried I have another interview with Kaplan University next week.  For the Kaplan interview I'll have to give a five minute presentation of an ESL lesson appropriate for Teenage English Language Learners.  I'm totally nervous!

I have an interview!

I'm super excited!  I got a reply! I sent a resume to Pacifica States University.  They an instructor for their ESL summer program teaching English to teenagers from Korea.  This would be a great opportunity for me. The university is close to my house and it would be a perfect opportunity to gain experience teaching ESL.
It never hurts to overdress for an interview.  So, today I'm going to Express and buy some new clothes.  The last time I bought dress pants I was a 32 waist, now I barely fit into a 34 waist.  I'm a big fat fatty....