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Cristina vázquez Lorenzo

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About me

Education and experience

Education

Experience

2023

2019

2021

2022

2020

I graduated with a BA on Early Childhood Education. During my studies I went on exchange to the university Paris XIII and the Strathclyde University in Glasgow where I focused my studies on psychology.

Kindergarten and Grades 1, 2 and 5 at CEIP Couceiro Freijomil

EFL TEACHER

K - 6 at CEIP Serra Vincios

EFL TEACHER

EFL TEACHER

Grades 3-6 at CEIP Sada y sus Contornos

EFL TEACHER

Grades 2-6 for students with Special Needs who couln't attend school.

2 to 3 year old classroom teacher

Nursery

Spanish DL teacher

1st grade lead teacher at Holyoke Public Schools, MA

Teaching philosophy

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I believe students learn best when they are intrinsically motivated. I therefore focus on creating lessons that are engaging, relevant to my students’ real lives, and encourage active discovery. As Krashen mentioned on his affective filter hypothesis, anxiety, motivation and self-confidence impact the second language acquisition process. That is the reason why I create lessons that are fun and motivate the students, integrating hands-on activities with authentic learning experiences and diverse materials. I make sure to always take into consideration the individual needs and interests of my students, with a learner-centred approach through which they can enjoy learning but are also aware of my high expectations for them to work hard. It is my desire to integrate culture and language in every session given the fact that I believe we cannot understand one without the other. I create a safe environment for my students to discover other cultures and feel secure to be able to share their thoughts. The key word in my classroom is RESPECT and that entails listening atentively to everyone's opinions as well as reflecting on and celebrating other cultures. I strive for my classroon to be an open space to the diverse and vibrant world we live in.

I consider effective on-going family involvement to be integral to student success. Therefore, I communicate regularly with my student's parents to develop a healthy relationship between home and school. This, will foster the attainment of the student's full potential. I make sure to not only contact the families for negative reasons but to also check in for positive reinforcement about the student's development at school. When it comes to assessment I ensure to carry out formative assessment every day in class. I assess my students on clear objectives that are displayed on the board daily but I also consider self-assessment (for students and teacher) to be essential to become aware of the different aspects we can improve on. Peer assessment also takes part in my classroom due to the fact that it encourages students to reflect on their own work as well. I check for understanding with different methods like Show Me or Exit Tickets in most of my lessons. Finally, I ask my students to also evaluate me using different rubrics.

Learning in action

MY SLIDES

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Professional development

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Institution

Hours

Trainings

TIC TAC in the English ClassroomCreating learning opportunities for young learners in STEAMInitial training for new tenured teachersInitial training on equity for new tenured teachersGalician course for new tenured teachersTrainer of trainers Update on strategies for integrated study of languages TPRS-CI level 1 Cooperative learning: bases, techniques and application in the classroom Helping students with literacy dificulties

Xunta de GaliciaXunta de GaliciaXunta de GaliciaXunta de GaliciaXunta de Galicia University of Nebrija INTEF Hélène Colinet University of Nebrija University of Nebrija

12 hours8 hours 31 hours 20hours 20 hours 150 hours 70 hours - 150 hours 50 hours

CONTACT

cristina.valoren@gmail.com