So what if you can’t be in another part of the world. The world is now smaller than what meets the eye–thanks to ‘skype.’ Over the next 2 weeks, I will be using this cool tool to teach a series of 3 lessons to the children of Promise in Calcutta, India. Using ‘dual language’ texts (Bengali -to-English), the idea is to read a fable, a text on sports, and a math text. All three are picture books. After I read it to them in both languages, we’ll discuss the themes. The teachers there will create charts and then the children will create multi-genre written texts.
So hopefully this will be an enriching experience for all of us. I know for sure it’ll make me more tech savvy, and hopefully I will be able to upload some snapshots of it.
suedas 