What type of "New Year resolutions" do you tend to make each new school year?
At the beginning of 2011 I had many ideas and goals I wanted to reach as a teacher, but since it has been my first year working I did not know exactly what I expected. All the ideas I thought at the beginning have changed because of the Master´s program. Nowadays I have already many ideas in mind for next year. First of all, I do not want to rely too much on the Students Book, as I have done this year. I asked the English coordinator if I could apply different activities in relation with the topics and the answer was a positive “Yes!”. Secondly, I want to develop speaking and reading (I have read only two books with my girls). This year I have had more a controller role than a facilitator. I want to change that!!
Is it easy to keep them?
I think that we forget all the resolutions we have thought before, but it would be a great idea to write them down and each month take a look and evaluate whether I have been applying them or not.
Is it easy to keep them?
I think that we forget all the resolutions we have thought before, but it would be a great idea to write them down and each month take a look and evaluate whether I have been applying them or not.
What practices would you like to see your institution adopt?
I would like to feel freer in planning my classes. The school has a very structured view and the main goals are the results and in second place the process.
Why do you think this article appears in a book on methodology?
The article shows and explicits the importance of teachers´ development, which is the base of the teaching practice. A dedicated teacher has to work based on principles and skill, but also with knowledge!
I like your idea of writing down your resolutions and check if you are there or not. That would be a commited teacher! And I also agree with you when you say that the article talks about teachers' development.
ResponderEliminarFor me, having been studing the master this year also make me think on new things that I want to change for the next year. Too many activities that I want to apply for the development of the communicative skills.
ResponderEliminarI agree with you Alejandra about writing down the resolutions and at the end check them, because that gives you and instance to reflect about your teaching and which things you should improve.
ResponderEliminarhttp://learnweb.harvard.edu/alps/tfu/info3b.cfm
ResponderEliminarIn the summer we had a workshop and we read about many things. I kept one article about teaching for understanding which speaks about writing throughlines (goals) along the schoolyear. It is very interesting to train your students to track their own results.I suggest you to visit the page. At the top of my article I wrote " READ THIS AGAIN"