EDUC 561

 At the beginning of the semester , I didn't thought I would add this amount of information to my knowledge. I literally was taught a lot of new things that I have start using it my class with my students.

This course came at the suitable time, since we are  suffering with online teaching to find the suitable apps and tools to use with them. Just think how much the teacher should be creative to match the situations now ,so during this class, each time we are getting new things that we can transmit it with our learners. To add, this semester was full of obstacles but with help of  Mrs,Amal we are covering all the problems. I really enjoyed this class, and I wont hesitate to register it another time because I am sure I will learn new things also.

My Major

 My dream was to be a director one day , I wished that I registered PR , but some private conditions prevent me to. I remember that day well , when I went with my father to LIU university , I didn`t know what to register and the time was running from us , so I told them to register me as a nutrition students , although I have no idea about this major , I thought that 3 years and I will finish it to be a successful dietitian, but when we started the semester and I started attending my classes , it sounds different, I was feeling that I am back to school, I was obliged to be in such classes . It wasn`t me , I was acting all the time. but one day I take that decision, the decision that I won`t continue in this path, I should find my self , I should find my zone to express my self . I went down and just I transfer my major to TESL. Now I am so thankful for the that strength moment that pushed me to change my major. Although now I am in the most difficult job but I am really happy with what I made.

3.7.2020

 Today was one of these days that seem to only exist in movies. I got to spend time with people I love , drink coffee , and walk around in the sun without having to worry about much, but one thing that made me so purely happy was taking pictures just for the sake of taking pic trues. I usually tend to get sucked into the cycle of finding a way that works, going at it at full force, and eventually losing all the joy that came with it. Comfort zone are dangerous, that`s one thing I learned and am constantly trying not to fall for again. I think learning to be okay with failing and not worrying about every one loving our work is great first step,I opened my phone these pictures are something I would have looked at a few years ago and wished I could capture more, not because they`re amazing on a visual level, but because they make me feel something special. I am very proud of wehre I have reached so far, and hope to always be able to change and do what makes me happy, what makes me feel. I think every one should do that too.

My First Day

    It was my first time, I entered a class . I was 20 years old,and fresh graduated with no experience , no one that I knew in that private school. I knew that I am in front of a big challenge that I should win to prove my self . I took a deep breath and I entered the class, unfortunately, the supervisor gave me grade five boys students , I was shocked of what I have saw , I thought that I have entered a football play ground . Omg!!!I am still hearing the noise of the class in my ears , or maybe I entered a jail not a class. I hesitated between which method I must apply . They were jumping like popcorn. It took me more than few minutes to calm them. It wasn`t something easy to do for the first time . I was really shocked of what I saw, I was imagining a quite students with U shape disks waiting their new teacher on the first day of the school.Honestly, I hate that day, since I knew that I have chosen the most difficult job in the world, and every day I `ll be in a mission.

My Broken tart

  

last March, during the quarantine, on Mother`s Day, I decided to bake a tart as a surprise, a letter R tart since my Mother`s name is Rana. Of course, I waked up early to prepare all the ingredients and I entered the kitchen,last time we threw the pot , so I was praying to succeeded this time. I called my friend a video call and I asked her to stay with me step by step, I did not imagine its hard , I start with the dough using my muscles since it have a lot of butter and I made it as the shape of letter R ,now it`s time to put in the oven and I start baking the tart, after half an hour , it was finished so I tried to pick it up and suddenly it fall down and the letter was broken. literally, I was shocked and start crying , I`ve never cried in my life as that day, and my tears was falling on the broken tart . On the sound of crying, My Mom came to the kitchen and she loved what did she see , she kissed me and asked me to fix the tart together. Of course, she solved the problem and she made square pieces of tarts . That day I wrote this post on Fb with the Tart`s picture, it summed up my emotions on that day.

My bad cooking experience

 Last month, my Mom was not feeling okay, so she asked me to prepare the food,. It was just me and my brother for lunch.Now I don’t want to brag about my cooking skills but I can make absolutely delicious boiled water. Anyways, I accepted her request and decided to bless my brother with some burned pasta.

The last thing I remembered that I put the cooking pot and the pasta inside ,and I went to continue my series.After 1 hour I just listened my mother coughing and yelling . "Did you start firing inside the house?" so I remembered the poor pasta that I left ,I hurried to the kitchen to find the pot suffering with no pasta and no water inside. The smell was really bad and we were obliged to open all the windows and the doors , I am really thankful that Mom did not kick me out from one of these windows.

Successful story for my student

This what I achieved with my 2nd year of working .Last year I was working as an English trainer for institutional students with the Lebanese organization (LOST). In Bedneyel VTDPro’s success had its touch there. With a 21 year old nursing student called Lama Hamieh, who started out as a student who was not able to form a proper report or communicate with her teachers at Bedneyel vocational institute, and her trainers at Tamnin Al Tehta government hospital, that is in addition to being unable to differentiate between the various wards and sections of the hospital had they not been written in Arabic. So Lama decided that it was time to improve her English skills, she headed over to LOST and enrolled in VTDPro English courses at the intermediate in October, and by the end of December she was ranked advanced. Lama was able to better communicate, write reports, move around, and even tutor other trainee nurses in the hospital using English language solely. Lama sent me a thankful message and I was really proud of what I achieved and with Lama`s improvement.

My trip to Istanbul

 My trip to Istanbul

  December 2019, It was the first time I travel Istanbul,after I heard a lot about this city. I really enjoyed the place ,but the cold weather , the low temperature,and the absence of the sun prevented me from doing a lot of activities ,specially that I hate winter season. The food there is delicious, the knefe at "moustafa Hafez "was really yummy . You will really like to drink a cup of tea in the streets of Taksim while it`s raining ,but for sure the food there is not better than the lebanese food. I really liked shopping there and hanging all day from shop to another,since we went to the "Bazar" and to the mall, see the difference ? I went also to the "Sultan Ahmad mosque" and to "Aya Sophia" ,while you are skimming every single detail,you feel you are in a historical series waiting your prince to come.For sure I would like to go there again but I wont go in winter season.

Benifits of Reading

As an ENGLISH teacher  I would like to tell you about the benefits of reading: 

Benefits of reading:

·        Improves vocab:  To begin with, all successful writers will tell you that in order to write well, you need to read. Consequently, Reading increases your vocabulary more than talking or direct teaching. Reading forces us to look at words that we might not have seen or hear .By reading you are introduced to more words and context you will be able to understand other words with similar root words or develop an understanding …reading is the only way to increase your vocabulary it`s best than just learning list of words is and waste of time as opposed to .Reading as the words will not only be learned but you will understand how to determine other words by comparisons of the words you know.

 ·         Develops creativity and imagination: reading is so beneficial since it improves our thinking process and develops our creativity and imagination. Reading books require readers to think and imagine about different details in the book such as characters and plot; this provides us to improve our thinking process. It also obliges readers to focus on what they are reading for long periods; for example you can travel anywhere in a book and you can meet and engage with the author and their fantasy worlds.

Moreover Fiction books will allow you to use your imagination to paint your own version of the images, characters, and places .Every book can give a different representation of the characters and the location to each reader because everybody's imagination will perceive things differently. In fact, reading has such a powerful influence it can change your emotional state, sad stories can make you feel sad, stories of inspiration motivate and inspire you while happy stories can improve our mood. The readers must concentrate in order to read, they will improve their concentration, thinking abilities, and plunge them into their brains.

 

·         Increases your knowledge: first of all, Reading has at all times and in all ages been a great source of knowledge. Reading quality books feed your mind with quality information and ideas.  Self-education allows you to create a real fortune.  Reading exposes you to a variety of ideas that can help change your life forever.  Reading helps you to become wise. The more knowledge you have, the better-equipped you are to tackle any challenge you’ll ever face. Also you`ll know things about different cultures , environments …