My review of the year

Around this time of the year (end of one, start of another), I enjoy watching and reading summaries of what has happened over the past 12 months - the good, the bad, the fascinating, the pathetic, the amusing, the annoying ... .
Yesterday, I watched the Google video of the top searches from 2013.

 
http://www.google.com/trends/topcharts?zg=full&hl=en

As usual, there were many things I'd forgotten about.  Did you find the same?


I found myself reflecting on what I'd been up to both personally and professionally in 2013.  Not a bad year in retrospect!

http://www.crossfitinvictus.com/events/january-2014-invictus-events/

In January, I was in Alcalá de Henares, along with many, many other people who are involved in the Cambridge English Language Assessment here in Spain.  The conference kicked off a very important year for Cambridge English:  the Centenary year - 100 years since the first Proficiency exam took place.

In February, I was busy preparing and giving seminars, as well as watching a few webinars.
I would really recommend the Webinar on Youtube on How the Cambridge English Advanced Writing paper is assessed.  Here's the link again:

Right at the very beginning of March, I was lucky enough to be invited to take part in the ih Young Learners Conference in Rome.  I managed to attend some (though not all) sessions and also met some extremely motivated teachers and Directors of Studies and Teacher trainers.  And as usual, I learnt a lot myself and discovered some wonderful ideas and facts on the internet as I prepared my session.

I also met lot of inspiring teachers in Granada and Malaga in April.  I also remember the impressive venues!!!

And in May, in my hometown - Santander, lots of familiar as well as new faces cane along to the Writing Inspired seminar.  Again, I learnt a lot while I prepared the session.

In June, my days were busy, busy, busy as they always are - driving round Cantabria, coordinating the Young Learners Test sessions.  Thanks once again to the fantastic team of speaking examiners that are so reliable and willing.  You make a frantic period of the year much less frantic!!!

July and August were pretty workfree (as you can see from the shortage of blog posts!!!)  

September is the time when most of the Iberian Presenter Team meet up in Madrid to coordinate the year's seminar programme.  The team grew considerably this year and we are busy, busy.  It's great to see so many sessions taking place in Portugal now.

In October, I went back to my daughters' school to help give out the Young Learners and KET  and PET certificates.  I love going back to the school and I get so much pleasure seeing these students grow and bumping into the first candidates who took Starters there and have gone on to study and to use their English to achieve so much.

November flew past, with seminars and another certificate ceremony in Pedreña.

I loved the display that they had up in Pedreña with some students and their aims for what they wanted to do with English - hope you don't mind being 'shared' Pablo!!!

And so, we've reached the end of another year.  Not a bad one in all and once Kings Day is over, it'll be back to work!!!  I'll try and write a bit more frequently on this blog - my 1st Resolution made!!

Have a great year everyone!!!


Anne