I'm done.

I have now handed in my Icap (a friend brilliantly titled it an ICRAP) and I have to say, as much as I think the satirical title is hilarious, after looking at this, I'm a bit pleased!

Since i came to this program with a few years of teaching experience, I thought I just needed the "paper" and should go through the motions. However, I have really learned a lot about long term planning, assessment, enduring understandings, and the importance of formative assessments.

Also, it also put some things in perspective. Whether we like it or not, communication is going to be the number one asset as the world becomes even more globalized, and I believe that teaching is going to go through a major paradigm shift in the next decade. I don't think bilingual cuts it anymore - my daughters will learn English, Armenian, and I will also like them to learn Mandarin and Spanish. Technology, whether you like it or not, is there and we better utilize it as another "discourse" because that's just where everything is going. Look at economics! Interest rates are bound to fly through the roof - decreasing the "quality" of our lifestyle, and in the end, economists like to cut the first thing, education. That said, we need to not get caught up with our subject, but always think about the global impact of teaching - whether you teach English, Math, or Art.

That said, I am happy this is over - I don't think what we learned is algorithmic, it will change, and hopefully, we can change with it!