Nora+Dunderdale

**Nora Dunderdale's Page**
Hello!

My name is Nora Dunderdale and I am studying to be an English teacher.

I love literature. Mainly because I love human beings. I am fascinated by the human experience and all of the ways that, as humans, we attempt to explain, communicate and express those experiences.

I love English because reading, writing, speaking and listening are the ways that people express themselves and communicate with each other. I believe that learning how to communicate and understand well helps people become better people; it brings us together. I want to try to help students discover how similar people are to each other, how un-alone we are in our feelings, thoughts, experiences and conversations. I think an awareness of the common human experience is hugely valuable and kind of amazing.

My appreciation and fascination with human communication and expression is not limited to the written/spoken word, however. I love all kinds of music and art. I love to paint and draw and even more I love how other people’s art somehow expresses exactly how I feel. That’s why I included this Chagall on my page. I love how the painting somehow expresses the hope, love, beauty and excitement I feel.

I’m also adding a link to Ashkenazy’s performance of the third movement of Mozart’s concerto No. 12. Not because I think classical music is better than modern music, I really don’t. It’s just that this is one piece of music that gives me chills just about every time I listen.

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I think that, in the end, one of the goals in life is to connect with the people around us. I think we all want to belong if not to fit in. I am fascinated by the ways that learning and education give us the tools to connect with those around us, to understand how they think and feel and to find in others’ experiences and expressions reflections of our own.

Okay, so this is a sample of a podcast I would consider using as an additional tool to review material and teach students analyzing skills. It is meant to be for an English class, 8th-10th grade, for a poetry unit. Enjoy... media type="custom" key="20497762"

This is a screen-cast that displays my opinions on how information processing theory is an effective argument for the use of interactive whiteboards in the classroom. media type="custom" key="20236634"