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We as teachers must be a leaders because we can help people to be more capable for the changing world. And try to accommodate ourselves to the needs of our groups and seek the welfare of them . The leadership is necessary to achieve school quality.

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Its necessary to generate safe environments of learning, creating new experiences that responsibly contribute to the society.

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Through collaboration we can generate learning environments where our students and community (teachers and parents) feel comfortable. Teaching them the importance of working in groups, and making them to give the best of themselves to broaden their knowledge and learning process.

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I had a student in my classroom that used to say all the time this phrase“El que sabe, sabe o sino es profesor” and one day I asked him why he said that. He explained to me that people are all the time learning new things but the teachers teach the same to different people.

It is neccesary to be updated and know that the learning process is fundamental and must take place throughout life. It also gives us the growing in different areas and we can find new alternatives to teach and innovate in our clases. The most important of this is that we can encourage our students to continue learning and exploring new things.

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When we are aware of a student or group of students is not sure or interested about what we are talking about, it is the moment to change our practices, not all of our strategies work with all students, they are different and have different reasons to be engaged with something. For this reason, it is important to think what is useful in  our classes, it is necessary to make an effort to change and improve, to be current with modern teaching practices. This update of knowledge has to be our goal, because times, students, students interests and needs are changing constantly. We are learners, and probably the most important learners because we are students' models, so we have to take advantage of technology to complement our relation with those changes.

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It is very true for our times that teachers are always learning. We are blessed to be living in an era where everyone can easily share their knowledge and perspectives on the world.

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Your project of creating a country is quite challenging, but I bet you and you students will have a blast carrying it out.

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Alejandra Avila
Collaborator
This coming second term at school we have a project in which science, technology and English areas are going to be working together. We have been meeting to discuss and share our ideas to plan the final product. It is nice to have different teachers from different areas creating something new for students. The different points of view and knowledge refresh the sense of teaching and collaborating. I think this is amazing for students to see because they can learn from us to develop competencies and we can have them expanding their knowledge through technology which is the mean that they constantly have contact with and enjoy.

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I totally agree with you when you highlight the interest of becoming (or at least considering ourselves) architects of learning experiences. This is probably the most challenging aspect of being a teacher because it comprehends a wide number of variables. We need to know our students, their backgrounds, their needs, their expectations, the materials and concepts we are going to present, among many others. Your project

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Comment on Mauricio's Standards for Educators 2

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Comment on Mauricio's Standards for Educators 2

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Just checked the links and they show a real use of technology in your classes. As well it shows the possibility of creating learning environments where there is constant feedback and a formative assessment.

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By Mauricio Acosta Rodríguez
Here is my model of a podcast:
https://archive.org/details/Ttt03TheSoundOfMusic

And here some other samples of my students' work:

https://padlet.com/pauladanielacortes2001/q5zf68njxjt4

https://es.padlet.com/adrianarodriguezp/AdrianaRodriguez

https://padlet.com/A_Julian/6vkpxigy6of0

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Is very interesting to think of ourselves as architects of  learning experiences.  We should try to create significant and relevant learning experiences for our students. With the 5th grade students, last trimester we worked on a project that tried to make students understand the economical differences between state centered economy and laissez faire to do this we designed a learning experience with individual, group and class moments. As well as different activities that lead students into the creation of an economical policy for their nation (all through the year 5th graders have been working on the creation of a nation Prom 2025). During the design process I had to meet up with several teachers, ask them for counsel and build the project together. To facilitate the learning experience the design had to create a worksheet, which guided the students through the challenge. The worksheet was done with the help of illustrator.

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As teachers we have to learn from Mafalda. We have to propose solutions, think outside the box and think on situations that can transform the reality of ourselves and the ones that surround us.

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Empowered Professional

FACILITATOR
True educators teach their students to use technology in the daily world, so that it facilitates them their development process as people of the 21st century. It means that they will design a life plan where technology is a vital part.

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David Navia

Empowered Professional

DESIGNER
True educators teach their students to develop their creativity and speak with their own voice. The purpose is to from people who can come up with their won solutions to any problems and situations, with the capacity to bring new ideas and contribute to the world with their originality

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Support and empower students. Give example instead of saying what to do.

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When beloved T.V boss Michael Scott, from the Office, was asked if he would rather be feared or loved his answer was simple, "Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me." While Michael was not the brightest boss, he was on to something.

Admiration in the work place should not come from a place of fear. These simple but creative office illustrations show that there is a difference between being a boss and a leader. We don't all have a negative image when we hear the word boss, but these images might make you re-evaluate your definition. A boss is is dominating over their employees while a leader understands the benefits from pulling up those around them to work as a team.

As Michael Scott would say the word boss used to be used to describe something cool... like shoulder pads, now "boss is just slang for jerk in charge." Bored Panda has the full cartoons below.

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People had lots to share about their bosses

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The Real Difference Between A Boss And A Leader Explained In 8 Illustrations

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When beloved T.V boss Michael Scott, from the Office, was asked if he would rather be feared or loved his answer was simple, "Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me." While Michael was not the brightest boss, he was on to something.

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By Mauricio Acosta Rodríguez
I consider that learning goes quite well when an adequate model is present. For this reason, it is up to the teachers to create the best possible models for our students, and as Professor Julián mentioned, to break down the process in several units. These  units should be challenging enough that can be taken by our students without having a feeling of powerlessness. I would like to present an activity I did with my students. I took them to the computer laboratory and taught them how record and edit a Podcast. I provided them with some examples of professional podcasts, and with my own amateur one. Here is what they did:

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David Navia

Empowered Professional

ANALYST
True educators teach their students to be critical thinkers in any situation that they will encounter. Students have to consult different sources of information and make decisions in every day-to-day situations having as a solid base a well-formed criteria!

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David Navia

Empowered Professional

COLLABORATOR
True educators teach their students to work, not in groups, but in TEAMS! which means that they will care for each other and support themselves whenever needed, making use of their own strengths to help others a be supported by their peers too.

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David Navia

Empowered Professional

CITIZEN
True educators teach their students to be the most positive human beings they can be in order to contribute and develop their full potential in society. True educators form people who will be part of a of a healthy and collaborative community!

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David Navia

Empowered Professional

LEADER
True educators set trails for the team members to follow. They are able to inspire their students and make a life-lasting impact on them.
True Leaders create new leaders. They know how to get along with technology in order to share a vision of empowerment in their students.

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David Navia

Empowered Professional

LEARNER
True educators never stop learning, and the more they teach the more the y will notice the many aspects of their skills ans teaching that they have to work on.  Great teachers are humble enough to recognize they always learn from their students.
This short reflection makes me think of a phrase that once I heard from a wise man:

"A master is someone who learns everywhere, and every time."