A technology teacher

Which training courses would you like to have access to as a teacher? Why? Which is, in your opinion, the best way to share good practice amongst teaching professionals? Why? From my point of view, teaching is a job that encourages your own growth because to do it well requires your own continuous education. There is no denying that teachers are constantly learning. It is widely recognised the need to improve the education and professionalism of teachers in order to increase student attainment and interest in each subject. Thanks to this educational institution, we can choose from various types of teachers training courses depending on your area, level, online or face-to-face courses and so on. Most courses are taught by secondary school teachers and this fact is really important as we can share good practices. They know what is interesting, motivating in class and what doesn’t attract students’ attention. Everybody knows that English is so important for teachers. Nowadays, ...

If you were not limited by the demands of the national/regional curriculum, what would you say is the most important thing you would teach your students about your subject? How you assess their learning? I am a Technology teacher in Secondary and from my subject I would teach not only technology but how to use this knowledge in order to solve daily problems or situations. In my opinion learn technology is more to memorize theory, students have to design and construct a solution for problems. I think that the use of CLL is so necessary in the school, because this way students will be able to acquire the concepts of both subjects and the acquisition of another language at the point of develop the our basic skills of learning. This it would be my first change in the high school. On the other hand I would also like that the teaching of the all subjects was more real, that is to say, an education where the students could develop their learning daily and manipulative real situations a...

Taking into account my personal teaching context, what would be the advantages and disadvantages of using ELP with my groups? The European Language Portfolio is a personal document of a learner. In this document, learners of all ages include their official recognition achieved during the learning of a language and a record of cultural experiences at school or outside school regarding contacts with other languages and cultures. So, the ELP has three parts: a language passport, a language biography and a dossier with samples of their work in the language. The ELP has several uses, for example improving language learning and self-assessment, to encourage people to learn languages-through their lives, to facilitate mobility in Europe and to please understanding among European Citizens. The functions of ELP, from a pedagogical view are several: transparency in the learning process, self-assessment, responsibility and autonomy; from the point of view of information gives teachers r...

The main features of CLIL and the importance of including them in the teaching repertoire. CLIL is an umbrella term that embraces any type of programme where an additional language is used to teach non-linguistic content matter and the essence of CLIL is in integration. In addition, the main objective is to promote both content and language mastery to predefined levels. CLIL methodology has 6 core features and it is very important that teachers include them in the teaching repertoire. One of these features is multiple focus , supporting language and content learning in classes and organizing learning through cross-curricular themes and projects . Another one, is safe and enriching learning environment , involves guiding access to authentic learning materials and building student confidence to experiment with language and content and using classroom learning centres. Authenticity , as a core feature of CLIL, involves using current material from the media and other sources...

How can teachers link language learning and communicative competence with Bloom’s thinking skills? Benjamin Bloom was an educational psychologist and the first to develop a hierarchy of six thinking skills. Since 1956, Bloom’s Taxonomy has served as a guide for teachers to think about how they can design lessons that will help their students to think critically. In addition, Bloom’s Taxonomy has had a tremendous influence in assisting teacher of any subject matter to design instructional activities that cover the six levels of the hierarchy. Teachers can link language learning and communicative competence in a foreign language with Bloom’s thinking skills following their hierarchy of six levels. It’s important to note that each step requires a higher level of thinking and Bloom’s taxonomy can be followed and adapted for every subject and level, even at the elementary level. On the most basic level, knowledge , students have to recall information about a topic and they...

THE BEST TEACHER I’VE EVER HAD From my point of view to be a teacher is more than a profession it is a lifestyle. A teacher is a person who likes teaching has to be patient, and to be able to transmit values and knowledge to their students in classroom. I can remember when I was ten years old and I played with my younger brother, he used to say to me that I would be a good teacher because I liked very much children and I help him with his homework. I couldn’t imagine that I would end up being a teacher in high school. From time to time people ask me why I’m a teacher and I always say the same answer, because of my teachers in the school. I have to say that I've been very lucky with my teachers. In primary school I had a teacher named “Don Antonio”. He was a kind, patient and cheerful man. He accompanied me for only 2 years but, he changed my life. He taught us a lot of things like reading, writing and adding, for instance. But he taught us more than only ac...

Hi everybody! My name is Ana and I'm a technology teacher in a high school. In my free time I love travel with my husband and friends to some countries of Europe, so I can improve English's level.  I think that I'm friendly, communicative and helpful person.