ZhenyaPolosatova 🇺🇦

#ELT Teacher Educator, reflective practice promoter.

[ZhenyaPolosatova 🇺🇦 @ZhenyaDnipro]

@Ven_VVE Happy 2023 dear Vedrana! My plans to come back to Twitter at one point. Feel like I can't talk much ELT these days, but I might, in the new year. Sending big hugs from Ukraine! 💙💛

[ZhenyaPolosatova 🇺🇦 @ZhenyaDnipro]

@ELT_CATION Thank you very much Svetlana! Both are very helpful, and I have already see ideas on my topic (Friendship) in the Commonlit resource.

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I know it has been a while since I joined Twitter conversations. Hope to be more active now! A question for my new project: where do you find good reading texts, dif-t genres/cultures, (semi-)authentic, ideally around 200-300 words. Collecting ideas!

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@Ven_VVE Spelling is not on my side today :) *find **so far

[ZhenyaPolosatova 🇺🇦 @ZhenyaDnipro]

Can't believe it's been 9 years #blogging. Thank you my #PLN for the company. 🙏I know I could have been more consistent, write and say more. 🧶But... have what we have. ☀️To more writing ahead! ✏️

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@Ven_VVE Thank you dear friend! 🙏Writing helps, even though I still can't gind the words, or the courage, to reflect on the war do far. I hope to do it, one day.

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@onthesamepagelt Thank you for these words Miguel: they mean a lot to me 🧡🙏

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@ddeubel Thank you for these great resources David! I like the title of the post, and the change to the student's perspective. We may need to focus one of our Reflective Group meetings on this topic actually!

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(Un)Planning Our Professional Development https://t.co/cuKtVksM2o > > w/ideas from my kind #PLN. How do you define PD? How does your definition of what (C)PD is impacts what you choose to work on or learn about?

[ZhenyaPolosatova 🇺🇦 @ZhenyaDnipro]

@ELT_CATION Thank you for the recommendation Svetlana! I think we can focus on writing a Manifesto, starting with 'I am on an [ELT] adventure because...' and go from there. a certainly inspiring website. Loved the reference to B. Brown's book(s).

[ZhenyaPolosatova 🇺🇦 @ZhenyaDnipro]

Can the process of Planning be a resilience tool? Preparing for a Reflective Group meeting with my Ukrainian colleagues, and while it is not the time to be focusing on CPD as in the pre-war times, they are voting for this topic. Looking for ideas on making this session special.

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@Vincent_ELTCPD Thank you for sharing Vincent!

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@ELT_CATION Challenging, that's true, even in L1. Also, the idea of having 'fave words' is interesting to me. Can't say I think of language(s) this way.

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

My lecture class on the "Making of Modern Ukraine" starts tomorrow. Video will be posted on YouTube a couple days after each lecture.

[ZhenyaPolosatova 🇺🇦 @ZhenyaDnipro]

Word Jar https://t.co/pls4JBnoGn > > a beautiful idea for a small writing warmer/stretcher/filler. Or more than that?

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@ELT_CATION @onthesamepagelt You are both an Inspiration! Thank you for sharing your passion and ideas!

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@bendavis999 @bbcworldservice Hi Ben, thank you for the follow and question! Will DM you now.

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@RanaBushreida Beautiful!

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2/2, Files of Excuses, Session task, planning thoughts. How can we help teachers think as leaders: take initiative? Communicate? Ask questions?
Thank you for the picture @Element5Digital

[ZhenyaPolosatova 🇺🇦 @ZhenyaDnipro]

1/2, Files of Excuses. Session task: read the excuse, imagine you hear it from your student, think of your response as a teacher (examples to get us started)