Week 1: Name activities

Abdesalam_Zouita - Sep 28, 2009 2:45 pm (20.)
Salam from Morocco
My name is Abdesalam Zouita. My native language is Arabic. My name means the slave of peace and family name means little oil. Originally my parents chose it for me. I was small, I have not decided for myself. Yes, there are. Actually, Google suggests some of them. We tend not to use nicknames in my country, but some foreign friends would call me “SALAM” which means peace.

2. An acrostic poem with the letters for my first name.

Ambitious in exploring knowledge and skills
B right in delivering the courses
Determined in realizing the best
Energetic to get till the end
Sincere in connecting with friends
Accurate in answering the asked questions
Lively and lucky to be among you
Aspiring to meet the course expectancy
Modern in using the virtual multimedia

3. Below your poem, answer the following questions.

I live in Morocco, Lâayoune. I teach English. My students’ age ranges from 15 to 18. I teach English as a second foreign language. I am married. I have three kids. I am interested in learning, jogging and ICT.

I wish to learn as much as possible from this course. Exchange different views concerning teaching and learning pedagogy. I would like to know many outstanding teachers around the words. I would like that my student performance would and be global citizen. I want them to share ideas and learn to write better and be creative.


velma_seakor - Sep 28, 2009 3:04 pm (20.1)
Hi Salaam
I have heard the name Salam, It meaning is very Aspiring PEACE is what we need today. Great name Salem.
Vel



Abdesalam Zouita - Sep 28, 2009 3:52 pm (20.1.1)
Thanks Vel
What does your name stand for?
Salam


Farah_Kamal - Sep 28, 2009 7:47 pm (20.2)
Country Coordinator
Dear Salam,
How exciting to get a Moroccan friend in this course, we still have fresh, the memories of the iEARN Annual Conference in Ifrane, the fun learning and of course the hospitality and friendliness. If I am not mistaken you are the same friend who shared the room with our colleague Mohsin, and we all hanged around quiet a lot during the conference.
Farah


Abdesalam_Zouita - Sep 29, 2009 5:41 am (20.3.1)
Thank you Maria for your compliments
Meeting highly motivated and outstanding educators, like you, would make inspired one to be creative. It is a true professional development that we will all feel and do by the end of the course. My best moments are those when I am learning and teaching.
Abdesalam :smile


Abdesalam_Zouita - Sep 28, 2009 11:27 pm (23.)
Thanks Hasnaa for making your voice more audible so that everyone around the world would hear it. This will make “Insha’Allah" our course an open environment for more collaboration and social interaction
Salam


Sheikha_Al-Ajmi - Sep 29, 2009 8:40 pm (26.1)
Hello Abdesalam.
what a nice name you have! I really think you be proud carrying one of the best names because it has the word 'peace' which we all need to live happy in this life.

I can tell that there are a lot of married teachers in this course, so i hope they will enlighten us of ways to deal with little devils hehehe.



Farah_Kamal - Oct 2, 2009 6:13 am (26.2)
Country Coordinator
Abdesalam, great response to this activity, your overall course interaction this week have been good.
Keep moving
Farah


Abdesalam_Zouita - Sep 30, 2009 12:51 pm (41.)
Hello Sheikha,
Children are born blank pages. Only parents could make them angels or devils according the sort of education they offer these innocent creatures. Even in the classroom the teachers can make their pupils the way they like depending on the methodology and learning styles adopted in the classroom
Abdesalam


ANITA_DAVID - Nov 2, 2009 10:03 am
� My name is Anita David
� My name does not have any meaning.
� My name was chosen by my parents.
� Anita Ghulam Ali (an educationist) / Anita Raj (an Indian actress)
� No nickname.

THE POEM:

Affectionate with students
Nocturnal with colleagues
Inclined to receive education
Tactful in my relationships
Assimilate Knowledge from wherever possible

� I live in Civil Lines, Karachi-Pakistan.
� I teach age group 13-15
� I live with my husband and three children. I have two daughters 8 and 9 years old. And a four year old son. I love cooking for my family. And take a keen interest in their studies.
� I like to read and listen to some relaxing music.
� My goal is to learn something new to improve my teaching methods so that my students can benefit.


Abdesalam_Zouita - Nov 16, 2009 1:30 pm (72.1)
Hello Anita,
Could you, please, tell us something about your relaxing music.
If possible, could you supply us with some links or names or your best relaxing music singer?
Salam