Looking back on the program

Hello. Fall is getting closer.

I'm still a undergraduate student so I will write about my experience as a perspective from student. 

 What I want to say most is that I had good experience in this program. I was so motivated and encouraged by teachers and participants. I think experience in Canada had huge positive impact for me. I met many peoples and talked each other. I felt difficulty to speak what I am thinking in English but I tried to talk. It was good for me.


In first week, I felt I'm not be able to understand the class because  all of the class was English although it's natural. But I understood it is important to get used to this. And, if I didn't understand, I could ask to teachers and other participants. From Maj-Britt's and Marilyn's class, I learned a lot of ideas and methods to teach. It was new to me. I thought we need to connect theory and idea to teach. And, by doing microteaching, I could try my teaching plan. It was difficult to make a teaching plan, but I experienced. It is possible to use when we become a teacher.
 And one more thing. I liked the style of lesson. We had discussions many times. By  talking each other, we knew ideas and experiences of others. There were many discussion than I thought. I think it was quite good for me because I'm not good at make my own opinion and show to others. I think few class have deep discussion in Japan. It was good point, too. 

In Maj-Britt's lesson

In Marilyn's lesson

 

 From afternoon workshops, I got knowledge about many things. There were many kind of workshops. Introduction to Library,Teaching system in Canada, brain-based learning, music(drumming, visiting high school), arts, Sign Language.  etc. Each of them were excellent and we could enjoy.

Picture books introduction at library

Sign Language

Art workshop

visiting high school

 And, of course there were many good things besides the class. I don't know pictures are good or not.But, I'll show you some pictures.

downtown

festival at downtown

inner harbor

Bench ( I found at walking course)

Walking course

making and having dinner with peers

With my cluster house members

At farewell dinner.

  
  I have too many good memory, so I could not introduce all. Victoria is beautiful place and I enjoyed so much. I want to say thank you to all. 
 Let's meet at online education.

Yuriko Uemura