Thoughts on culture, education, and having been a Canadian in the US
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Is it June already?!

by pwm

May was a crazy month, but I’m hoping June will be a bit more straightforward.

Here’s what’s on the agenda for this month:

  • the last three weeks of my online class on Ondaatje, Atwood, and Jacques Poulin
  • Making the transition to my new role as the Director of Canadian Studies here at UVM
  • Radiohead concert in Montreal!
  • Making some serious headway on the book project, which should have been done long ago…
  • 6 morning advising sessions for incoming first-year students running from 8-12 each day, which will be good prep for the fall when I’m scheduled to teach an 8 AM class. The last time I taught an 8 AM class was at Mt. Royal College, and the 8 AM part is not one of my fondest memories of my time there…. (Otherwise, it was great! Really!)
  • Prepping for my role as one of the leaders of the National Writing Project’s Summer Institute here at UVM, which runs for four days a week for almost all of July. Part of my preparation involves trying to convince myself that I know something about the theory and practice of teaching writing! Hmmmmm….