I have grown mentally, personally and professionally through Virginia Teacher STARTALK 2017. In a very short amount of time, I built great relationships with every program participant teacher and leading teachers. We had positive group experiences breaking 10-day-online-instruction into parts and steps, refining logical details through discussion and explanation.
It was a pleasure to be part of 2017 UVa STARTALK Program. Though the program was quite intense, every minute was well invested. It was definitely a “no pain, no gain” journey. I felt very privileged to work closely with a group of highly motivated teachers who share the same passion with me - want to be a better teacher. In retrospect, I found the “feedback session” after each lesson the most beneficial. The honest and constructive feedback I received really made me ponder and then reflect, therefore I can be on the way for the improvement.
