Day One

Here in San Pedro, Belize just exploring the landscape in a fog, or daze, whatever comes from traveling all day and night and it is beautiful. I am getting right to work tomorrow morning at the High School whose location is still a mystery to me, however all will work out just fine. In the next five weeks, I hope to have numerous experiences that I have not had at home in Wilmington, NC.

I want to get to know this new set of students and build relationships that will be just as meaningful as those from home. I want to learn about the culture and the values that surround education and the high school community here in Belize. I would love to expand my horizons and develop the necessary skills to be able to continue my goal to teach abroad for the next few years. I believe that this will be an excellent jumping off point. Making those meaningful connections, not just with the greater world of education abroad, but the actual students and staff at the schools here will be an important goal of mine.

I hope to apply my knowledge and skills of differentiation and scaffolding for all levels of learners. I have no idea what kinds of students that I will interact with in the classroom but I know that each one of them will have a unique presence and voice. I would love to share my content knowledge of American history and other social studies. I plan to incorporate many types of group work and collaborative activities with my students that encourage open, respectful and effective learning through discussion. 

I am looking forward to completing my Full Circle project with my students here and allow the communication between them to be fulfilling and promote relationship-building. I know that my students in Wilmington are anticipating my return solely for the fact of receiving information from Belizean high schools students. Another strategy I am going to try is incorporate technology in some way or another. Depending on what my resources will be at the school here I will try and bring the same themes (review, remediation and engagement) to the classrooms here.
 Beach Access a few blocks from Pedro's.
Sunset view from my hotel balcony at Pedro's Inn.

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  1. Unknown20 March 2017 at 05:45

    Good job Erin!

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  2. Unknown20 March 2017 at 05:49

    Thanks Erin. I look forward to reading more! Dad

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  3. Unknown21 March 2017 at 10:45

    Balcony view 😱 Thanks for sharing!!! Good luck starting this adventure ❤ enjoy every moment!!!

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