Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Feb 9, 2012, 3:02 pm
... you teach will make a difference. I teach primary, so here's ... your things. Work around it, and find somewhere in your classroom where you can find your plans, assessments, calendars, ... student's names? My Head Teacher suggested I do this. How will ... containers accordingly. For lite...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Feb 6, 2012, 4:46 pm
Teaching in London will present a different set of challenges than you are likely used to "back home". Your interview with a school or with a teaching agency will likely focus on this adjustment at least a little bit. Here are some typical interview questions for teaching in London, England: Why d...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Feb 2, 2012, 1:27 pm
I wrote this post a few years ago, but it still comes up as one of the most popular posts from this blog, so here it is again. I heard today that the people who write lists are happier than people who don't. I have no proof of this, but hey, I'll go with it. I'm writing a book called Guide to...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Jan 31, 2012, 5:56 pm
I am in love with workshops & webinars lately!  I have just returned from giving a four hour workshop at McGill University in Montreal on teaching jobs overseas and how to score the job of your dreams.  The Education Students brought me over, which was very cool of them, and we had a blast d...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Jan 27, 2012, 2:24 pm
Last night's Teaching in London 101 Webinar was a great success. We had 24 teachers attend from across Canada, most of whom are still in teachers college.  Webinars are the perfect way to get the information you need, while being in the comfort of your own home.  I'm fairly new to them myself, and...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Jan 20, 2012, 12:26 pm
The response for this month's webinar has been incredible! In case you missed the announcement, here are the details again: I am so excited for this webinar. I did one a month ago and had a blast so I just know this one will be great too. This time, we're charging $5 to attend and giving the pr...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Jan 19, 2012, 12:13 pm
Yesterday I interviewed a teacher who admitted that the biggest concern she had about moving to teach in London, England was her finances.  She's not alone.  Most teachers I interview have the view that London is an extremely expensive city to live in, and want to know how Canadian teachers ...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Jan 16, 2012, 3:06 pm
I recently gave a TedX talk here in Victoria, Canada.  It was on my bucket list of things to do before I die, and while I am a teacher who is used to giving talks in front of large audiences, I was still ridiculously nervous.  I had only 8 minutes to capture the attention of the audience, co...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Jan 12, 2012, 5:14 pm
I asked teachers on facebook what they miss the most about Canada while they're teaching abroad. They came back with plenty! Here are the responses from our Canadian teachers in London, England: Kristen: My family and friends, the snow, the sun (especially when snow and sun happen on the same...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Jan 9, 2012, 12:00 pm
Teachers are back into the full swing of things post-holiday and already looking forward to the next break.  To help ease the transition, here's a short video that made us giggle over here.  Not Safe for Work my friends.  Happy teaching & traveling! Resources for Teaching in London Cl...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Jan 5, 2012, 12:25 pm
Attention Canadian performers - The London Canada Day celebration is amazing and if you want a rockin' experience on Canada Day, you should apply right away to perform on the main stage. Our Canadian teachers and teaching assistants in London go every year to play street hockey, eat pout...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Jan 4, 2012, 11:11 am
One of our teachers just posted the video above, and it made me laugh on this rainy Wednesday morning so I thought I'd share it with you.  It got me to thinking about all the accents in England & Scotland, and how hard it is to fit in when your voice gives you away as a foreigner. I've spent ...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Jan 3, 2012, 2:53 pm
I am so excited for this webinar.  I did one a month ago and had a blast so I just know this one will be great too.  This time, we're charging $5 to attend and giving the proceeds to Pocket Change Heroes who will build a school in Kenya with the donations.  Here are the details: This one hour we...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Jan 2, 2012, 11:49 pm
I am a huge fan of teaching children about global issues in creative, engaging ways.  The video above shows a unique way to teach entrepreneurial skills while also fund-raising to build a school in Kenya.  Very cool stuff here. Resources for Teaching in London Classroom Canada website Guide ...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Dec 31, 2011, 7:10 pm
It's been an amazing year for Classroom Canada and we're happy to celebrate with you, dear readers, in sharing our favourite 10 blog posts from 2011. Coffee Time with Patrick - We love all the Coffee Time interviews that we do with our teachers in London, but since Patrick was the first of 201...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Dec 29, 2011, 6:04 pm
Have you heard about Kiva yet?  I'm a proud supporter of Kiva and have lent $25 to a number of entrepreneurs (usually with a focus on education and kids as much as I can).  They use the money to start up their companies & then repay it when they can.  I then recycle that same $25 bac...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Dec 23, 2011, 7:16 pm
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!  We're really excited about 2012 and hope you are too.  We're offering one webinar every month for teachers who are just looking into what it's like to teach in England from a Canadian perspective.  We originally offered the webinars for free, but realize that ...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Sep 28, 2011, 11:38 am
We've made a few changes to our website & blog and wanted to let you know about them first.  I'd love your feedback & advice as well! The website now includes the blog - which is the way most websites are now.  When I started this blog in 2008, I set it up on blogger, simply because I starte...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Sep 22, 2011, 3:28 pm
Earlier this month, we posted a topic on How to Teach Students with Autism. As always, our fabulous teachers working in London, UK sent us a few more ideas for other resources to check out. I wanted to make sure they were posted here for everyone to see. Carlysvoice - www.carlysvoice.com - The sto...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Sep 20, 2011, 2:53 pm
In a recent blog post, we posted "survival tips" for our Canadian and American teachers who are beginning their teaching careers in London, England this September. We solicited advice from our current teachers about what they might tell a first year teacher to survive the year abroad and one more i...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Sep 19, 2011, 5:25 pm
This blog was originally posted in July 2008 and again on February 2009. With several thousand new readers and applicants since then, we figured we should re-post it. We hope it helps you in your research into teaching in London, England. 1. It's beneficial to sign up with lots of agencies. A c...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Sep 15, 2011, 2:34 pm
Name: Taylor MacIntosh University: Nipissing University Subjects: Geography & Psychology (Bachelor of Arts) and Junior/ Intermediate – Geography (Bachelor of Education) Ages you teach: I am qualified to teach Junior/Intermediate in Canada, but s...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Sep 13, 2011, 1:13 pm
I love the above video.  Do you know of any other videos that will help teachers work with students with autism?   Resources for Teaching in London Classroom Canada website Guide to Teaching in London: A Survival Guide for Canadians ebook Sign up for our newsletters Canadians & A...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Sep 8, 2011, 12:21 pm
Classroom Canada works with Canadian & American teachers in London, England, but "survival tips" for surviving your first year could be applied to any teacher working abroad. I asked our teachers on facebook what advice they can offer a first year teacher to survive the year abroad and ...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Sep 6, 2011, 1:16 pm
  Classroom America is hitting the road again.  This time, we're driving from Seattle to Los Angeles and taking in a few places along the way, including San Francisco and possibly Portland.  The dates will be posted next week, but we know the trip will be from September 15-21st at le...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Aug 31, 2011, 11:12 am
Westfield Stratford is opening on September 13, 2011 as Europe's largest shopping centre, located in East London.  Instead of a boring ad to talk about how great their mall is going to be, they've made the incredibly cool video above. Great marketing, and showing a love for East London.  I wouldn'...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Aug 29, 2011, 3:28 pm
I've always found New Year's celebrations to be the most bizarre time of year.  January 1st represents a new beginning, a time to make resolutions, reflect on your year & set goals for your new year.  But nothing really changes.  It's January - a new tax year sure, but that's about it. ...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Aug 25, 2011, 12:03 am
The above video has absolutely nothing to do with teaching in London, England but I just had to share it with you here. Teachers are starting to think about September, and I know there are a few in a panic that they still don't know what they're teaching this year.  Or if they have secu...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Aug 23, 2011, 1:06 pm
Over one million people will visit my old neighbourhood this weekend, to participate in Europe's largest street festival, Notting Hill Carnival.   The festival started in 1964 and has taken place every year, on the August "bank holiday" weekend (which simply means, a long weekend and ...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Aug 22, 2011, 12:44 pm
Jack Layton, Canada's NDP leader, passed away this morning.  You can read more about it here I met Jack  years ago, when I worked at Octopus Books, a small independent bookstore in Ottawa.  Jack had written a book called Homelessness which I was helping to launch.  We organized an ev...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Aug 22, 2011, 11:00 am
In the past, we have highlighted through our regular Coffee Time interviews our wonderful Classroom teachers as they are experiencing life and teaching in London, UK. Today I'd like to introduce you to another Classroom Canada alumna, Nicole Trotter. Nicole was a teacher in London in 2...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Aug 19, 2011, 12:51 am
Well, the count down to school starting up has started, and I know there are some teachers out there already planning and gearing up for their new classrooms. And some are starting to bite their nails again, wondering what behaviour management strategies will work this year. I post the a...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Aug 18, 2011, 12:05 pm
Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids | Video on TED.com Resources for Teaching in London Classroom Canada website Guide to Teaching in London: A Survival Guide for Canadians ebook Sign up for our newsletters Canadians & Americans in the UK blog Like thi...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Aug 15, 2011, 2:04 pm
Thanks to Joanne Jacobs for posting the video above on her blog and inspiring me to do the same today. Eric Marcos is an American teacher who embraces technology and the idea of students learning through teaching other students.  He has his students create you tube videos to explain ...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Aug 12, 2011, 11:24 am
Today's blog post is a repost from Bryn the Brit, one of our teaching assistants in London, England.  Thanks Bryn! I Love London By now, you will have heard about (or experienced first-hand) the senseless violence of the UK Riots. You will probably also have heard about the thousands of pe...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Aug 9, 2011, 2:12 pm
Oh London, my London, our London.  I love you and I will always love you but these senseless riots have got to stop.  It's been three days now and the news is sad and only getting worse.  Every morning I wake up hoping to hear something has happened to turn the tide of violence throughout the cit...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Aug 8, 2011, 12:52 pm
It's not often that a blog post on issues in education will cause me to stop in my tracks and go "whoa there...hang on a minute! You're talking crazy talk now..." I was just reading Mr D's blog, I Want to Teach Forever when I came across his post about embracing cell phones in the classroom....
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Aug 4, 2011, 7:00 am
Phil Beadle is a well known educator in the United Kingdom and one that Canadian & American teachers should follow.  He is probably most famous for his show, The Unteachables, a British television show about taking Britain's toughest students and teaming them up with the best teachers....
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Aug 3, 2011, 6:27 pm
In the past, we have highlighted through our regular Coffee Time interviews our wonderful Classroom teachers as they are experiencing life and teaching in London, UK. Today I'd like to introduce you to another Classroom Canada alumna, Shannon Mullen. Shannon was a teacher in London in 2009. ...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Aug 3, 2011, 4:43 pm
There are still a few spots left for teachers wishing to teach in London, England this upcoming school term.  If you are looking for a teaching job, or know an excelent teacher who would do well teaching diverse students from around the world in an inner city school, please contact us right away. &...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Aug 2, 2011, 1:20 pm
Music teachers rock. And here's why. They shape & mold these incredible young people, giving them the confidence & courage to peform and remain behind the shadows when they do succeed. You don't hear about the music teachers when a band wins a big contest, or signs a record deal, or pla...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Aug 1, 2011, 11:00 am
We constantly get asked for advice on the best way to find accommodations if our applicants do not get (or do not want) a place in our subsidized housing complex. There's information included in our Guide to Teaching in London e-book about accommodation options. We've written blog posts in the pas...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Jul 19, 2011, 11:00 am
Happy 4th Birthday Classroom Canada! Thanks to all the teachers past and present who have worked with us and made a difference in the lives of children in London, UK. All the best, Victoria and Anissa
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Jul 18, 2011, 10:17 am
We turn 4 years old tomorrow, July 19, 2011. It's pretty exciting stuff! We've sent hundreds of teachers to London, UK over these past 4 years and I feel like my colleague and I have the best jobs in the world - meeting and recruiting fabulous, dedicated, energetic teachers like Cheryl who is inte...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Jul 13, 2011, 12:00 pm
In the past, we have highlighted through our regular Coffee Time interviews our wonderful Classroom teachers as they are experiencing life and teaching in London, UK. Today I'd like to introduce you to a Classroom Canada alumna, Kayla Gilbart. Kayla was a teacher in London in 2008. She has since ...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Jul 12, 2011, 12:00 pm
It seems like I'm on a roll, here, with discovering interesting online education resources. Last week I shared an online newsletter from the NPCA's Global Education News. Yesterday, I told you about a terrific place to meet online and interact with students and educators interested in environmenta...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Jul 11, 2011, 12:00 pm
Are you looking for a way for your students to collaborate with others around the world? Need advice on science or environmental education activities for your classroom? Want to connect with other like-minded educators from around the world? Then, check out Shout Learning! I found out recently ...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Jul 8, 2011, 12:00 pm
A couple months ago, my colleague, Victoria, decided to try something new on this little blog of ours: Funny Friday! Funny things that teachers do and are they actually funny? Here is our second Funny Friday video from youtube - another teacher rapping, but one that is rapping about demonstrative pr...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Jul 7, 2011, 3:02 pm
Last month I wrote about the National Peace Corps Association's (NPCA) great educational newsletter, Global Education News. It's a terrific little newsletter filled with lesson plans and ideas for encouraging a global perspective in your classroom. This idea should not be difficult to implement co...
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Victoria W. posted an article on Teach in London - Jul 1, 2011, 12:00 pm
Happy Canada Day! from all of us here at Classroom Canada
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