Module 1 - My course Selfie

My teaching context

Key to my teaching these English and Spanish as foreign languages is the fact that I have long been integrating technology in my work with pupils (and fellow teachers). I have tried to innovate, refusing to just use  a blackboard and chalk (more recently, a whiteboard and markers)  and books . I have made (sometimes by mere encouragement, and others by refusing to have "NO" for an answer) pupils use technology both during lessons and also at home either as task after class, or to be ready for class. I have also made it a point to try to collaborate with teachers from abroad so as to engage my pupils in communication and collaboration with teens from other parts of the world.

I favor Blended learning, combining Face to Face and Virtual teaching and learning. I use Moodle as a learning platform, yet also get pupils to use digital tools such as Google's (and others) .

The school encourages the use of technology.

Introducing myself

My name is Eduardo Lina. I was born in Argentina  in1956,  and have been living in Israel since 1979.  You can learn more about me on my profile on this blog, and on my main blog here.

I came to Israel a few years after I finished High School, went to university to study English Literature (and do a teaching certificate course) ,and stayed here to live ever since. I am Israeli.

I have been a High School teacher at Kugel High School since 1989. I teach both English and Spanish as Foreign Languages. The following video shows the school's new building, which opened last September.

Kugel High School is a State school, by which I mean that it is not private. We serve the population of the area in the city where the school is located.