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It’s been almost two weeks since the year 2021 started and here I am still writing my Highlights of 2020. Honestly, I’ve been delaying writing this post because I don’t want to cry again and I don’t want to remember the pain of losing my father and my sister. I did not imagine that year 2020 would be even worst. May isasakit pa pala sa year 2019 ko. Today, was my father’s death anniversary too so naalala ko na rin naman ang past, itodo ko na so I’m pushing myself to finish this post while my husband is not working from home. If my husband sees me crying “He won’t stop asking me, Anong problem, bakit ka umiiyak?”. Maiistorbo pa pagrereminisce ko. Hehehe! Before 2019 ends, I can clearly remember that I was looking forward to the year 2020 because we have so many exciting plans. I was excited because I will have my first “Mommy Trip” with my friend and sister. We have family trips both domestic and international but everything was canceled because of COVID19. I know that some years are filled with moments to remember, others with moments we would rather forget. 2020 is a year when your plans have come to nothing, when you realized that life is short, and your greatest wealth is your health. 2020 is a test of faith; when you feel out of control and you don’t understand why it is happening. Indeed, it is a tough year that will either break or make us. It broke my fragile heart into pieces, and each day I feel different emotions. There are sad days, tears days, fright days, shatter days, and hopeful days. So I was thinking if there is something worth writing for the year 2020? But the truth is, even year 2020 hurts, there are still blessings. Sharing this quote and favorite lines from Blessings song. “The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow” Blessings by Laura Story “Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops What if Your healing comes through tears What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise” January As I’ve said before, I started my year feeling excited, first week pa lang busy na kami. As early as January 2, we went to Indang, Cavite and we had lunch at Cafe Voi La. We had our first and last staycation for the year 2020 at Sheraton Manila Bay Hotel. I haven’t blogged about this trip because it will only remind me that this is the last time that we are complete. During our weekend staycation, my siblings and I visited my father’s house. Since parking is hard, we all met at Pedro Gil Station and sabay-sabay na kami nagcommute and we separated our ways in LRT station too. Read: Cafe Voi La Lunch at Curry House Coco Ichibanya Our Bittersweet Staycation at Sheraton Manila Bay Watch the Staycation at Sheraton Manila Bay Hotel video here First Monday of the year, my husband and I went to H.I.S Travel Agency to submit our Japan Visa Requirements, we were happy that our Japan visas were approved and this time 5 Years Multiple Entry Visa. Read: How to Apply for Multiple Entry Japan Tourist Visa But my happiness turned into sadness because a few days after my sister messaged me that my father passed away. It happened so fast, I did not imagine that a week after our last visit was also the last time that we are complete. We don’t even have a picture of that moment. My brother was already in Japan so he was not there during my father’s wake. Read: Goodbye Papa While I was in my father’s wake, my two boys can’t be with me because they need to go back to our home. On the same day kasi nakisabay si Taal Volcano. Last week of January, when my husband went back to the Philippines from Singapore, the COVID19 news broke. Grabe, umpisa pa lang ito ng 2020 pero grabe na ang pasabog. Read: Taal Volcano Ashfall The Warehouse Hotel in Singapore February This month we turned our storage room into an office room, it was supposed to be our project in 2019 kaso nagkaproblem kami sa contractor so ending, we just bought ready-made furniture for our office room. We we happy that we’ve made the right decision kasi kung naghintay lang kami sa contractor namin, wala kami office room na nagagamit ngayon. Who would ever think na magiging online distance learning ang class ng anak ko and work from home si hubby. Read: Buying Furniture at San Yang February is our anniversary month and since it fell on weekday, we had an advance celebration at Cafe Ilang Ilang at The Manila Hotel. This time we celebrated our anniversary with my parents-in-law. Read: Wedding Anniversary Celebration at Cafe Ilang llang March My husband was supposed to be back in Singapore last February but they canceled it because of COVID19 health scare but since there is no news about COVID19 in Indonesia, he has no choice but to fly. By the time he arrived back in the Philippines, nagkaroon na rin sa Indonesia. Ever since the COVID19 news broke we’ve been contemplating if we will pursue our Taiwan Trip, our flight was canceled last February but it was confirmed again after few days so we thought that we can still push on this trip. But things changed so last Mach 12, 2020, my friend called Philippine Airlines to refund our ticket and as of this writing, Philippine Airlines is still not refunding our plane ticket. Last May, sabi nila we will received the refund after 3 billing cycles, then last September after 100 business days tapos pagdating ng November, after 150 business days daw. Today, January 2021 na, wala pa rin ang refund namin from PAL, grrr. March 15, 2020 is the start of the Community Quarantine in the Philippines so the majority of the people are in a panic. A few days before the CQ was implemented, we just did our usual grocery and palengke errands. Hindi namin naisip na maghoard because we did not imagine na maglalast itong quarantine. We are thankful na hindi naman tayo nagkakaubusan ng foods and drinks supply. My son’s school year was almost finished, last day of final exam na nga lang nabitin pa. No classes na agad sa lahat ng school sa Philippines. First time na hindi natapos ang school year. April I’m an introvert + a full-time mom so staying at home is not really a problem. I am happy being at home because I have so many things that I can do. When Community Quarantine started, I subscribed to Netflix, I took a lot of free classes at Brit + Co site (1 month) and I started my freelance journey. When time permits, I design social media graphics for clients. I felt that my life seems okay even there is community quarantine then four days after I posted my Day 32 of Community Quarantine, life hits me so hard. I lost my sister and friend, it was so sudden and we’re all shocked. We were supposed to go to Taiwan last March, nacancel lang. How I wish natuloy man lang yun bago pa siya kinuha ni Lord. We’re supposed to go to Norway this year sana, it was her dream to go back there after 2 decades pero hindi na rin mangyayari. I know that God has reasons but I miss my sister. I did not know na yung wake and internment ng father ko yun na rin yung last moment namin together. Wala man lang siya decent funeral because of Community Quarantine. Truly, life is short and we don’t know when it is our time. Read: Day 32 of Community Quarantine It’s Hard to Say Goodbye May My world suddenly stopped when my sister died, I felt that there is a part of me that was lost when she was gone. No matter what I do to move on from this heartache, deep down inside I know that pain never leaves. I just have to accept the fact that I have to continue living without her. So I’m literally living one day at a time, with no plan at all. I was also focused on helping my sister’s family in getting my sister’s death benefits. It is so hard to get all the documents needed since most of the private and government offices were closed. Read: How to Request for PSA Certificate Online After one year of planning and preparing our mini vegetable garden, nakapagharvest na rin kami ng vegetables. I have no contribution since si hubby lang naman nag-aalaga ng halaman. Hehehe! But I am happy that we saved money because may vegetables na kami for Sinigang and Nilaga na dish. Read: Starting Our Own Fruits and Vegetables Garden at Home June My husband planned to visit Siargao for his birthday celebration, minsan lang siya magplan hind pa natuloy but of course, we still celebrate his birthday at home. We had pizzas and cake, happy na kami dun kasi ang tagal din namin hindi nakakabili ng cake and pizza. Hehehe! After so many months of waiting, my son’s school card was released and he is a Gold Eagle Awardee again. Yey! So sad that there is no Recognition Day for them so I am praying that COVID19 will end soon para naman may graduation picture at makaakyat ng stage. Community Quarantine is slowly relaxing so I am thankful that after 109 days of being stuck at home, nakalabas na rin ako. May Quarantine Pass na rin ako so I was able to visit my dentist for my monthly brace adjustment. My husband gifted me a Cricut Maker, this was a delayed wedding anniversary gift. Naabutan ng lockdown kasi. Read: Second Half of the Year Cricut Maker and Cricut Essential Tool Set July I was about to explore my Cricut Maker but ended up opening my shop at ETSY. I love creating social media graphics and printables so I decided to list some of the designs on my online store. I only have few sales but I am still not losing hope, someday tataas na rin ang SEO ko and marami na rin makakavisit sa store ko. If you need some social media graphics and printable greeting cards, gift tags and stickers then visit my store. Read: Michiscape is Now on Etsy Wala talaga interest anak ko sa mga summer classes gusto niya talaga kapag bakasyon, vacation lang. Hehehe! Pero since March pa siya wala ginagawa, puro Netflix and TV lang so my husband decided to enroll him in different online classes. Actually, he doesn’t like the idea but ended up liking the classes that he took. Young Engineers Explore Scratch 1 and 2 Explore HTML & CSS August My husband has been helping his parents in processing my sister-in-law’s death benefits. She passed away last August 2019 pero until now hindi pa rin tapos, naabutan din ng lockdown so when my husband went to visit her mom para kunin yung documents na ipapasa niya, he mentioned to me na masama daw pakiramdam ni mother-in-law. After few days, we were surprised na naconfined na sa hospital. Just like that, my husband and in-laws are in a cancer battle again. I am praying hard na sana wala na susunod pa na magkasakit. Praying for good health for everyone. Both my mom and my mother-in-law are battling their own sickness and this song “I Pray” by Marlo Mortel is so touching "Night after night, I sit and pray That the day I fear would never come our way I pray that you will never have to go away One day the pain you're feeling it'll go away Ma, I know that time goes by so fast I wanna make our every moment last Whatever it'll take, I'll take the chance I'd give up everything to see you dance Oh Lord I pray, give her all the strength she needs Oh Lord I pray, that she won't lose her faith, no, not a minute Lord I pray, that you will never ever take her from me Not tomorrow, not today, forever she will stay" We missed eating out especially the buffet and samgyeopsal so one of our good buys last year is Imarflex Health Grill. So whenever we crave a Korean BBQ, we can eat it at the comfort of our home. For my quarantined birthday, we had steak and seafood grill at home. Read: DIY Samgyeopsal at Home Watch the video here My Quarantined Birthday Celebration Steak and Seafood Grill video September Last March, we donated our Globe Reward Points but this month we used our points and claimed free meals at Mcdonalds and Jollibee. Namiss ko ang fastfoods. Read: How to Donate Your Globe Reward Points We’ve Got Free Meals June is the usual start of the school year in the Philippines but because of the crazy year 2020, hindi malaman kung kelan ba talaga start. My son’s school started classes a little bit late compared to other private schools, akala nga namin susundin pa nila yung sa DepEd. At last they decided to start na rin so my son was back in school after 5 months of vacation at home. It was our first experience of online class and so far mas prefer ko ito, mas at peace ako nasa bahay lang anak ko. Read: Back to School; Start of Online Distance Learning Since ECQ, it was my first time to go to Landers and Mall, for the longest time si hubby ang nagrogrocery sa amin, and for a change sumama ako. It was funny because Valentine’s month yung last na punta ko and pagbalik ko puro Christmas Decorations na. The first time also that I was able to travel to Valenzuela and visited my sister’s home. For the past few months I’ve been contemplating whether to visit or not. Part of me wants to go but another part of me doesn’t want to go because I know that reality will hit me more. It was my first time seeing her urn sa personal and I was happy na okay ang nagawa kong name and date vinyl stickers for her urn. It was my second project using my Cricut Maker. October My son celebrated his 12th birthday at home. Last year, I was thinking to celebrate his birthday in advance para kung magtravel or staycation kami, may kid’s discount pa. Hehehe Pero stuck at home naman pala kami. Read: 12th birthday We finally decided to invest in our second house. We have no problems with our present home but we need a bigger space so we bit the bullet. Hopefully, we can move after two years, for now, tipid-tipid na kami ulit. November 11.11 is the start of my Lazada and Shopee experience, I know I am so late but I was trying to avoid this site so I can save money. Hehehe! But I finally gave in and started my online shopping. This helped me big time because I was able to buy holiday gifts without going to the mall. Yung pasabog ni year 2020 hindi pa tapos, so we experienced Typhoon Ulysses. We had no electricity and water for 16 hours. Read: Typhoon Ulysses December December is always a busy month. I was preoccupied finishing my gift list, creating my own gift tags and stickers, wrapping our holiday gifts, and doing some Christmas Ornaments. Read: DIY Memorial Christmas Ornaments The Year That we Stayed Home DIY Christmas Ornaments Using Cricut Despite the community quarantine, I am glad that we were able to do our Christmas traditions like spend the holidays with families, meet-up with my mommy friends, and visited my siblings. Hindi man naging maganda ang pasok ng taon but I am still thankful that we end the year on a good note. I am thankful for the strength, for the hope, and for all the blessings that we received. I’m pretty sure that I am not alone when I say that 2020 was not a great year. There were a lot of changes that were made around the world. In spite of the storms of life, we can proudly look back knowing that we survived the hardest days and nights, pains, struggles, and challenges. What’s done is done and what’s gone is gone. We need to let go and move on. I hope that year 2021 will unfold good and happy times. Happy New Year! Read: Holiday 2020 Chef RV Manabat Cafe Alba Restaurant Buffet Breakfast at Sonya's Garden “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today. Matthew 6:34
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Over 11 years ago, I heard the phrase differentiation for the first time. I found myself asking “what is differentiation?” I found myself thinking back to when I was at school and realising that at the time everyone more or less got taught the same content in the same way. Thinking back to then in comparison to how I teach now, you come to realise contrary to what the press would have us believe, things are much better now. In part that is to do with a greater degree of differentiation within schools and especially within lessons. The definition of what differentiation is: Differentiated instruction is the way in which a teacher anticipates and responds to a variety of students' needs in the classroom. To meet students' needs, teachers differentiate by modifying the content (what is being taught), the process (how it is taught) and the product (how students demonstrate their learning). What I think this actually means is that you don’t need to treat every student the same. Because no two students are the same, should we teach any two students in exactly the same way? After 11 years of teaching the only conclusion that I can make is “NO!” So, the challenge is “how can we differentiate effectively without having to teach 25 lessons at once.” Over the last 11 years the face of differentiation has changed drastically. At one point differentiation consisted of producing a range of individual tasks or activities for each student to work through and then to mark each individuals work using a different set of criteria. Whilst this seems like the ideal situation, in the world of full time teaching you physically don’t have enough time to do this without killing yourself or building a time machine. Below I have tried to outline some of my ideas about how I differentiate and a few different approaches I use. Know your audience: I know that this can be easier said than done, however, over time this is what everything else I do with differentiation is built on. On taking over a class it’s important to make sure you know what level your student’s should be working at, and if you get the opportunity, talk to their previous teacher to help you get a feel for them. There are many important advantages to knowing your audience in term of differentiation: You can sit your students in specific groups based on their ability. You can direct specific questions to different students based on how much stretch they need to get the most progress out of them. If you are working with students that have been put into sets based on their ability range, you can either increase or decrease the difficulty of the content you include. It allows you to differentiate by task as you’ll get to know what works for your students. Using various Edtech, it allows you to set individualised homework for those students who need that extra bit of challenge to enable them to hit those top grades. Objectives: A few years ago, there was a point where every objective needed to follow Blooms, be levelled so that progress could be shown against the objectives and needed to follow the all, most, some model. Whilst this seems like a good way to construct differentiated objectives, it never quite hit the spot for me. The issue with focusing too much on blooms was that I focused too much on trying to fit the model rather than on the content of the objective. The problem with having all my objectives levelled was that students would often only work to their target level instead of trying to push themselves to a higher level. The biggest issue however, is the all, most, some part of objectives. The problem was that lots of students did the all part, then didn’t go any further. So, the question is how to use objectives to enable differentiation within a lesson? The trick I use is to have reasonably generic objectives based on the content but without telling students differentiate my expectations of student outcomes to tasks based on my objectives in accordance to the level that individuals should be working at. Differentiation by task: Would you teach a top set using the same lesson as you would a bottom set? As much as I’d love the answer to be yes, I think I’d have to say no! If you work in a school where students have been put into sets based on their ability then you need to consider what extra support you need to put in place to support lower ability students, and how to step up your activities to challenge higher ability students. Below are some things that you might find helpful to think about when differentiating the tasks within your lesson: Not all your students will learn in the same way so you need to plan a range of different tasks that will enable all your students to access the lesson. Use open ended tasks. By using tasks that have more than one solution you can allow lower ability students to access the content whilst at the same time allowing higher ability students to stretch themselves. If your using exam questions with students, especially long answer ones, break the question up into smaller pieces with advice on how to answer each piece. This works well with low ability students. Consider the level of questions you are using. If you use a programme like exampro, the exam questions are levelled 1-3. If you have a lower ability class you might want to use lower levelled questions, and with a higher-level class vice versa. Consider the content you are teaching students. There is very little point I trying to teach high level concepts to low ability students as they will become disillusioned when they struggle to understand it. At the other end of the spectrum think carefully about how you can use the content to stretch students. Do you have to teach them everything or can you challenge them to find things out for themselves? The pace of the tasks within your lesson is vitally important. With some classes, you’ll need to keep the pace fast in order to stretch you students, whilst with other classes you’ll need to take it more steady to enable them to access the content. With low ability students, don’t be worried about spending longer on tasks even if it runs into the next lesson. Think carefully about your Power Point. Lower ability students will find a slide with lots of writing on difficult to access. In terms of differentiation, you need to change how you present content dependant on your audience. Each student has a preferred learning style, and successful differentiation includes delivering the material to each style: visual, auditory and kinesthetic and through words. Not all students require the same amount of support from the teacher, and students could choose to work in pairs, small groups or individually. While some students may benefit from one-to-one interaction with a teacher or classroom aide, others may be able to progress by themselves. Teachers can enhance student learning by offering support based on individual needs. Questioning: Possibly the easiest way to differentiate is by questioning. Once you know the level that your students need to be working at you can target them with specific questions. You can use open questioning to stretch higher ability students, or can use closed questioning to often help convince lower ability students that they are making progress. I hope that these ideas are different for many others out there and they have provided some inspiration for how you can differentiate within your own lessons. You can follow me on twitter @teacherchalky1 or on Facebook @teachlikeahero. Thanks for reading D Chalk
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