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Zac Chase
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • United States
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At 4:29pm on February 1, 2009, Sharon Peters said…
Hi Zac, welcome to TWB! Be sure to join the South Africa or Kenya planning group according to your interest!

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Subject area expertise
English, Technology, Learning
Grade level(s) taught
grade 9, grade 10, grade 11
Present status
Certified/Licensed Educator
Language(s) you can instruct in
English
Number of years teaching experience
5-10
Skills & Interests
Reading, Writing, Storytelling, PD
If you are willing to volunteer, in what area(s):
curriculum development, digital media, marketing, mentor teaching, technology support
How did you hear about us and a few words why you want to join TWB-Canada:
I learning of TWB-Canada through conversations witih Sharon Peters.
I want to join TWB-Canada because the problem is to big for anyone to do nothing. I can help, and so I do.

Zac Chase's Blog

Zac Chase

Education for all?

Cross-posted at Autodizactic.com

29 July 09

One of the benefits of our schedule here in Mbita has been the chance to visit and speak with teachers and learners before our workshops begin.

Wednesday, we made our visit official with an introduction to John Ololtuaa the District Education Officer (DEO) for the Suba School District.

Ololtuaa lines up nicely with his counterparts in the States. His office was adorned with hand-stenciled… Continue

Posted on August 10, 2009 at 4:32pm —

Zac Chase

'Why do you care about special education?'

Cross-posted at Autodizactic.com

30 August 09

“When I go home and walk down the street, people treat me like a traitor. They say, ‘Why did you betray us and abandon the normal students.”
- Benedict, Special Education Teacher
Obalwanda Special School for the Mentally Handicapped
Mbita, Kenya
In Kenya, according to Mama Jane, it’s not uncommon for someone to answer an inquiry as to what her child is up to by responding, “He graduated f… Continue

Posted on August 10, 2009 at 4:31pm —

Zac Chase

When does the game change?

Cross-posted at Autodizactic.com

05 August 09

When Dan Otedo was talking to our team about what he’d like us to do whilst we’re here working with teachers from Suba, he said, “Inspire us.”

No small order.

We’ve attempted to include some sort of “wowza” factor each day using a tool that’s within reach to the teachers here. To put “within reach” into perspective, on the news last night, it was announced that non-urban areas would be… Continue

Posted on August 10, 2009 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

Zac Chase

But do you have a song?

Cross-posted at Autodizactic.com

4 August 09

Part of working with 45 teachers on ICT skills when you’ve only 11 computers available to you is the fact that not everyone can be on a computer all the time.

As such, my lot this week has been to perform as song and dance man attempting to make pedagogy sexy.

A few summers ago, I had the illustrious task of making data sexy for a conference presentation.

That was 90 minutes. This has b… Continue

Posted on August 10, 2009 at 4:29pm —

Zac Chase

Cheating (in) the System

Cross-posted at Autodizactic.com

6 August 09

So tired today. It may be the teaching of backward design. It may be the fact that I made the mistake of wearing long pants and the room I was teaching in had no air flow to speak of. It may be any number of things. My money is on the idea that we’ve been going for about 5 weeks now and there are bound to be days that are more difficult than others.

Today was that day.

I’d been told that… Continue

Posted on August 10, 2009 at 4:28pm —

 
 

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