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

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

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

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

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