TED Talk- an unexpected place of healing

I looked at some very inspiring talks on Ted this lady's story however, I think is an inspiration. She described the experience of being re-educated and rebuilding her life following a road traffic accident. she talks about being left blind and her mobility was severely impaired among other injuries. The ordeal was still to this day difficult to deal with as shown by how emotional she got as she spoke. Where most people might have given up hope she was inspired and helped by those around her including the group of pensioners in the home she goes to. There are some very funny incidents she describes including being taught to swear as her speech recovered - you can imagine the group of men finding it hilarious!
So it is overall a lighthearted and uplifting account as she does not dwell on the obviously painful and traumatic road to recovery. she tells us instead how through reeducation and the pensioners pooling their varied skills and experience she was able to reach the point she is at today. i think her approach and the collaborative effort she describes are a lesson  and inspiration to us all. If only more of us could take this attitude and be willing to be this selfless in helping others.  

I've spent a bit of time looking through various blogs related to language teaching. I found many interesting ones by current teachers providing advice, resources and general guidance. The most inspirational and relevant one for my teaching at the moment is Literacy, Languages and leadership.
The blog's author is a very experienced Spanish teacher of adults. She has responded directly to other teacher's questions and comments through the blog. As well as this she has posted many links to very useful resources and sites. She also delivers various talks and speeches and is evidently a highly motivational speaker as well as writer. There are posts about insights and advice for teaching adult courses in particular and the specific requirements of adult learners in terms of course content. As well as this there are posts and documents about the use of technology both in the classroom and as a tool for preparation. These include the use of skype in the classroom, tips on using social media and using Scibd.
My other find this week has been Pinterest. It is going to prove a really useful way of keeping any blogs or sites that I come across in one place as well as being a really useful way to find more through connecting with and finding others with similar interests. I have started to compile a 'board' of what I have found so far. I think it will be invaluable in directing me to resources, I have already come across a useful interactive online course for Spanish through my browsing. It is going to be important to use tools of this kind wisely though as I can see it getting to a point of overload with too many things and not knowing where to start!