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Virtual Kenyan Classroom
In August I traveled to Kenya with Teachers Without Borders – Canada. We delivered teacher professional development workshops to elementary and secondary teachers in a rural region, located about eighty kilometres outside of Nairobi. When I returned, I started looking for a creative outlet to reflect on my experiences. I wrote about my experiences on [...]
Continue reading...South Africa, a reflection
Thursday, September 18, 2008
I’m back. After traveling to South Africa and Kenya with Teachers Without Borders – Canada , I am filled with so many emotions that it’s difficult to put it all into words. That’s why I’ve been putting this off – I initially planned to start reflecting right after my return from Africa, but I think [...]
Continue reading...Latest Videos
Final video of the Virtual Classroom Project hosted on the Islands of jokaydia in April and June, 2008. For more information about the project, click here.
Screenshots of the Virtual Classroom Project are available here.
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Asides 
Karyn Romeis responded to my South African reflection by linking to her own African tale. Her words struck a chord because I returned from Africa (South Africa and Kenya) only a few weeks ago, and my experiences there profoundly changed me as a teacher and a human being. Her entry took me back to many schools and classrooms that I visited in Kenya as part of the Teachers Without Borders-Canada project.
Here’s a link to Karyn’s entry and to a version I annotated using Diigo.
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