User:Gladysled

=My Profile=

My name is Gladys Ledwith and I live in a small town,  50 kms from Buenos Aires called Escobar. At the moment I am Head of the English Department in a bilingual school in Del Viso but I have been an English teacher for more than 30 years now. I am married and have three children Mariano (31), Alejandro (29) and Mercedes (26).

My Website & Blog
My Website

Professional Background
For the last 16 years I have worked as Head of the English Department in three different bilingual schools in Buenos Aires; one of the aspects I enjoyed most was providing in service training to teachers. I am interested in sharing my experience and helping colleagues become the best teacher they can.

Education
1963- 1974  Michael Ham Memorial College ''Graduated with: General Certificate of Education. School Certificate. Cambridge University.''

1980	   Certificate of Proficiency in English. UCLES Grade B

1997-1998 Associate of the College of Teachers - ESSARP Research Project:                     Grade B+                "Towards Empowering Learners"

1997	   Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC). Score: 930/1000

1998-2000 ICANA - Teacher Training College

2006 – 2007 FLACSO – Diploma in Social Studies – Education and Constructivism

My Interests
I am interested in teaching in general and integrating technology into our classrooms in particular. I enjoy sharing information, projects and ideas with colleagues.

My Projects
I would like to help teachers use technology in engaging ways to help students develop higher level thinking skills. Here are a number of videos which have inspired me!





My Sandbox
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