My palms were sweaty, my hands were shaking, my head was spinning. "We are delighted to welcome to the conference two project-based learning experts from High Tech High in California." I stood up, turned on my microphone and walked to the front. Would I remember what to say? My presentation flashed on the screen. Thank goodness I drafted this so many times. It was familiar and it was well made. I could do this! I started to talk and before I knew it, it was my husband's turn (we were sharing the air). When the presentation was over, several new people signed up for our workshop. We rushed to set everything up, eat a quick lunch and then welcome the workshop participants. Just over 20 people came to our workshop on Friday and it was such a success that they asked us to repeat it the next day so that more people cold come. There was so much to talk about. I wanted to share so much about project-based learning because it is such a passion of mine. But of course, no one learns when they just sit and listen, so there was lots of time for quiet journal writing, analyzing projects in pairs and groups and several gallery walks and critique (basically the same kinds of things that you might do in Room 15). In addition to the workshop there was lots of people for me to learn from. I listened intently to the four other speakers share their thoughts and ideas. I even went to a session on how to use Buddhist philosophy in an organization. Because I wanted to share what was happening at the conference with the world, I taught myself how to use Twitter (it was a bit confusing at first). Before I knew it, Saturday evening had arrived and the conference was over. It was time for me to leave the hotel (which so far I had only left for one 15 minute walk - you are very busy when you go to a conference) and to venture into the real city of Hong Kong. By Ms. Chown WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MS. CHOWN'S ADVENTURES? CHECK BACK SOON FOR THE NEXT UPDATE! |
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Ivan patterson
11/18/2014 06:12:09 am
This blog post is awesome i loved how you described every moment of the trip i would be a little scared to share in front of that big crowed to but i am sure you did good sharing
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Seth
11/18/2014 06:31:27 am
I like how you wrote action verbs in the front of the of the blog post. It really makes the reader want to read more! I wonder what it would be like to present to the president of china. I would also be really nervous if I was to present in Hong-Kong. I like how you did a workshop with grownups
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soleil
11/18/2014 06:44:02 am
i love how you said you where learning how to use twitter
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rigel
11/18/2014 06:45:14 am
hi ms chown. i dident do many of the things you did on your trip. what other adventures did you have? i cant wait for part three.
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Annia
11/18/2014 06:45:22 am
Ms.Chown
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Batman (AKA Will)
11/18/2014 06:55:17 am
Cool! I like how you said "my head was spinning". I don't see that in blog posts very much, and I wish for myself and the rest of room 15 to use that phrase more often. Sorry but I have to go to the rug right now so bye!
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Andres
11/18/2014 11:44:15 am
OMG!!!!! you rote two parts I mean three parts.(I'm just asking was that chair in the picture was it comfy)I like how you pun on really good detail in sted of just saying 'I was nerves.But it was my husband's turn' you really said it in detail.
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Stacie
11/19/2014 02:04:04 pm
Thank you Ms. Chown for your detailed descriptions from Hong Kong. I can empathize with your feelings about giving a presentation in front of a big group. No matter how many times you do it, the thoughts in your head and your body's reaction can be the same. I wonder how most students felt when they led SLCs? That might be an interesting blogging exercise. I wonder how many of them made a connection with you. Seth made a nice blog comment above about presenting to a group. What do other students think?
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