This Weekend's Blog Posts

Here are a couple of blog posts, plus a gallery of photos taken at the enormous "Timkat" celebration. Ethiopians certainly know how to celebrate!

Timkat

Blogging this week has presented me with a few challenges.

 

Cultural Confusion

One thing I didn’t expect in the middle of Africa was some quality professional development training. We received two days-worth on ‘Authentic Enquiry and Disciplinary Literacy’. A whole new world of jargon opened up to describe literacy features (mentor authors, graphical brushstrokes, linear rays and crafting leads) which are familiar to Americans. Brits I discovered, have their own unique set of terms for the same features.