Traces of my learning path by Fabiola Riquelme

Traces of my learning path by Fabiola Riquelme https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j Looking back at my journey down this road. en-us 2021-12-05 21:34:14 UTC 2026-01-13 23:34:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9d0.png fabiolanoemiriquelme https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j/wish/1929934091
My name is Fabiola Riquelme and I am an English teacher at secondary school level in a technical school and two night schools. The purpose of this Padlet is to both recover ideas to be a better teacher and to express my feelings after taking this course. The portfolio was built after browsing through the 3 classes. As a teacher I intend to improve my practice every year, this was my first reason to take the course. ]]> 2021-12-05 21:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j/wish/1929934091 fabiolanoemiriquelme https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j/wish/1929936568 Looking back over my shoulder

I can see CONFUSION EVERYWHERE

I never dreamed EXPERIENCING SOMETHING LIKE THIS

I never wanted TO TEACH LIKE THIS

Looking back over my shoulder

With an aching deep in my heart

I wish STUDENTS HAD MORE RESOURCES

Oh instead of drifting so far apart

Everybody told me IT WAS STUDENTS WHO REFUSED TO WORK

Funny I should be the last to know

Baby please tell me that I'm dreaming

I just never want TO GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN

Looking back over my shoulder…..

These were some of my previous thoughts before starting this journey.

]]> 2021-12-05 21:50:19 UTC https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j/wish/1929936568 fabiolanoemiriquelme https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j/wish/1929937652 "This pandemic has forced us, teachers, both to rethink our practices and to make all the necessary and possible changes to guarantee and keep up with the teaching-learning process." (Class material, module 1)

We have the responsability to adapt our work to students' needs, specially when circumstances are so harsh. ]]> 2021-12-05 21:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j/wish/1929937652 fabiolanoemiriquelme https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j/wish/1929939686 On page 14 of the material La vuelta a clases en 2021: preguntas, lecciones aprendidas y desafíos para el nuevo año escolar we are told that "...un aspecto fundamental es el seguimiento de las trayectorias individuales de los estudiantes. Es decir, monitorear y evaluar el proceso y los logros de aprendizaje para poder acompañar a los estudiantes y hacer los ajustes necesarios." Some teachers, me included, have been worrying a lot about the fact of monitoring last year students' performance in combination with this year work, highly aware of the fact that this year we must take care of both situations. This concern has kept on going all the way through till now, november 2021. and it still amazes me finding teacher who at the moment are still surprised that they MUST carry out this monitoring and plan and work on the basis of it. Not only does it amaze me that they seem not to know that they must do this but also it bothers me a lot because it seems as if they hadn't cared at all about students and about their own work. How come they didn't know and they get surprised?]]> 2021-12-05 21:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j/wish/1929939686 fabiolanoemiriquelme https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j/wish/1929940751 2021-12-05 21:57:26 UTC https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j/wish/1929940751 fabiolanoemiriquelme https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j/wish/1929942137 I would add to the retrospective wheel the fact that I should try to incorporate pedagogical tools I learnt during these 2 years into my future class plans. ]]> 2021-12-05 21:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j/wish/1929942137 fabiolanoemiriquelme https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j/wish/1929943954 As regards question what likely education scenarios we foresee in our Province, I'm between two ideas. On the one hand, I know things will not be the same as before, yet on the other hand I do hope they would. The pandemic has shown us many things, among others, that students do not have the neccesary resources (of many kinds) to continue with their education outside the classroom. So I really want to go back to the old scenario, just as regards virtual/non-virtual presence.]]> 2021-12-05 22:02:41 UTC https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j/wish/1929943954 fabiolanoemiriquelme https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j/wish/1929944701 I can see that the point is, in many of the tasks asked in this course,making us fit into our students' shoes and try to imagine how they feel working with traditional/innovative resources. Yet....something always comes to my mind when thinking about technology and learning: what about students who do not have internet connection, when many resources (like Blendspace) are not free? and if they do not have a technological device of their own and, when possible, they can work with their parents' telephones? and if they live in disconnected and distant areas? Yes, schools are supposed to do their best to provide students with what they need, and when the school itself does not have the resources? Technology is a great tool , yet it is so only for people with means, and that is very unfair.]]> 2021-12-05 22:04:00 UTC https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j/wish/1929944701 fabiolanoemiriquelme https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j/wish/1929946016 When a student seems not to care, to be bored, to be angry apply positive strategies that can make him see the positive things he can do. Do not focus on the negative part of what he does or shows, concentrate and stimulate the bright side. So, if a student is too lazy or angry to work, remark what he can do, listen to what he has to say and always highlight the good things he has and shows. Negative reinforcement pay less than positive remarks.]]> 2021-12-05 22:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j/wish/1929946016 THANKS! fabiolanoemiriquelme https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j/wish/1929947948 To end this portfolio, I would like to say that the need to revisit our professional practice is endless and the key word is ADAPTATION bearing always in mind just the most important thing in the teaching world: what is best for our kids. ]]> 2021-12-05 22:09:31 UTC https://padlet.com/fabiolanoemiriquelme/wt3aas1xwhwkt86j/wish/1929947948