It is the end of my first week in England. My husband and I are settling into our lovely flat in Leeds (thanks to the generous help of Chris Cotton, David Price and Clare Price). Chris found our beautiful flat within walking distance to the train station, and David and Clare picked us up at the airport, housed us our first night, helped us move in, showed us around town and drove us on errands to buy the essentials we will need for the next seven months. I cannot thank them enough for their support as we moved into a new city across the pond.
Since we have arrived, I have attended a productive two-day introductory workshop with Innovation Unit in London, worked at Goole High School (one day before getting sick), corresponded over e-mail with Chapel St. Atherton, Yewlands Technology College and Dixons Allerton, learned how to use the pharmacy to get medication for two eye infections, opened a bank account, learned to use public transportation (especially the train system), and discovered what the TV tax is and how to pay it.
I am excited about the work I will be doing with Goole High School, Chapel St. Atherton, Yewlands Technology College and Dixons Allerton over the course of this next term. I will be planning projects, learning about the British education system, supporting project days and upcoming STEM weeks, introducing REAL PBL (a term coined by Chris Wakefield to differentiate from previous iterations of PBL in England), supporting projects already underway, facilitating tuning protocols, working on critique and creating beautiful work, and generally working and learning alongside brilliant educators, school leaders and students in England. I am looking forward to healthy, productive adventures in schools, beginning next week!
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