One
of the perks in teaching overseas is attending conferences in wonderful
locations. When I taught in Ohio, I got to go to Dayton. While teaching
in Morocco, the conference was in Madrid. While teaching in Zambia, I
went to Botswana. My school in Belgium sent me to Warsaw, Paris and Rome.
You can see the difference.
I presented at CERCOS conferences while teaching in Manila. Those conferences were in Hong Kong, Shanghai -- and, as seen in the photos -- and Beijing. Two of the workshops included activities about teaching ancient China. With handouts to die for, they were worth their weight in chop suey. I am especially proud of my original lesson about "Oracle Eggs". The workshop in Shanghai was about working with kids to create kid-owned drama presentations. In this kind of play, the kids write, design, advertise, create, and definitely own the production.