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Amanda Biggar
- 27, Female
- Tyne Valley
- Canada
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quick question.. there will probably be more
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Kim MacIsaac Jun. 4, 2008.
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Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Tyne Valley, PEI
- About Me:
- I am currently in my third year of teaching at Three Oaks Senior High. I graduated from UPEI in 2004 with a major in English and a minor in Biology. I earned my BEd at Memorial University in St. John's, Newfoundland in August of 2005, and I have been teaching at TOSH since September of 2005. I began my position as Teacher-Librarian in November of 06'.
- School Name & Location
- Three Oaks Senior High, Summerside, PEI
- Teaching Assignment
- Teacher-Librarian/Grade 10 English teacher
- Favorite Authors/Illustrators
- Khaled Hosseini (The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns), Joan Clark (An Audience of Chairs), Sue Monk Kidd (The Secret Life of Bees),Catherine Gildiner (Too Close to the Falls), Ami McKay (The Birthhouse), Charlotte Bronte (Jane Eyre), Philippa Gregory (The Other Boleyn Girl), Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love), Barbara Kingsolver (The Poisonwood Bible).... I could go on for awhile...
- Best Things about our School Library
- It is highly utilized and valued by the entire staff and community.
- My Hopes & Dreams for our School Library
- To access appropriate resources for all reading levels and varying interests.
Amanda Biggar's Blog
pre-reading questions
What do you think are essential competencies for students to learn to be successful in a knowledge-based society?
-In order for students to be successful in today's society, they must possess a number of competencies. According to the youtube video, "Did You Know 2.0," the amount of technical information in the world is doubling every 2 years and is predicted to double every 72 hours by 2010. These facts are stagerring considering many of us feel as though there is already too much information t… Continue
-In order for students to be successful in today's society, they must possess a number of competencies. According to the youtube video, "Did You Know 2.0," the amount of technical information in the world is doubling every 2 years and is predicted to double every 72 hours by 2010. These facts are stagerring considering many of us feel as though there is already too much information t… Continue
Posted on May 28, 2008 at 10:36pm — 2 Comments
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