Thank you Wendy Liao for putting this video together! This year, I had the opportunity to try something I had never done before. I had a chance to lead out on organizing a full maker day for an entire year level. Working with my partner, Jane Wong (@MsJanePYP), the two Art Teachers, Jonathan Winstanley (@mrwinstanleyart)… Continue reading Year 5 STEAM Day!
Normal, Not Normal
The beginning of the year this year was anything but normal. The day before my family and I were scheduled to fly back to Hong Kong, this happened… New Staff Orientation was supposed to start one week after, but due to Hong Kong’s COVID restrictions, I wasn’t able to return back to Hong Kong until… Continue reading Normal, Not Normal
The Beginning of the End
Since my last post on this site, my reflection after my first year at CIS, a lot has changed in my life. I got married, started a new position as a Learning Innovation Coach, had a child, lived through civil unrest in Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong COVID pandemic restrictions. Since the 2019-2020 school… Continue reading The Beginning of the End
Reflections Y1 @CIS Part 3
My second goal of the year was: How can I further empower students so that they can take more ownership of their learning? As I have written before, I had a hard time with this one, not only because my goal for the year was just to observe, but I also had to ask myself what… Continue reading Reflections Y1 @CIS Part 3
Reflections Y1 @CIS Part 2
In a previous entry, I outlined my goals I had for my first year at CIS. I will go into a bit more detail about what I did in regards to this goal and how I feel like I have grown. So, my first goal was: How can I better share my experiences in using Responsive… Continue reading Reflections Y1 @CIS Part 2
Reflections Y1 @CIS Part 1
It’s been almost 11 months since I’ve moved to Hong Kong, starting a new position as a Year 4 (Grade 3) English Teacher at Chinese International School. Whenever I step into a new position or school, I allow myself a year to just observe, try to comprehend, and start thinking of what I can contribute… Continue reading Reflections Y1 @CIS Part 1
Which Home? Questioning Questions
I’ve had trouble getting through the US immigration counters before. You know, when they take you to the windowless room behind all the counters, and no one explains why to you? The first time was when my fingerprint didn’t read correctly or something in the machine, and I had to “rescan” in the back. The second was… Continue reading Which Home? Questioning Questions
21st Century Citizen: Final Project
This was my first time creating a video that had so many different moving parts. Sure, I’ve mashed together movies together, so that they would play in sequence with a quick title slide, but this was a completely different animal. To start, after deciding on what my project was going to be, I began thinking about… Continue reading 21st Century Citizen: Final Project
Introvert to (Digital) Extrovert… Developing
I hate attention. I tend to be shy and am crazy awkward when I have to interact with new people. People who have just met me would probably say, “Akio… who?” This state of mind was true for me when I first started COETAIL. Hearing about how I should increase my online presence for my professional… Continue reading Introvert to (Digital) Extrovert… Developing
Moderating #asiaed Chat
Right after Learning2 in Bangkok, I was contacted by Craig Kemp (@mrkempnz) if I would be interested in moderating the #asiaed chat under the handle, @asiaEDchat. Unsure of what it was, I had to go back to through some Tweets posted and found that it was a new Twitter chat. There are many chats… Continue reading Moderating #asiaed Chat
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