Class 3_pedagogical practicum

Reflecting on your identity as a teacher

Class 3 Pedagogical Practicum

Agenda

04. Contrasting and discussing my beliefs and the school's reality

01. Reviewing journal 1

02. Who am I as a teacher?

05. Discussion

03. What is teacher's identity and beliefs?

Objective

• To reflect on my identity as a language teacher
• To discuss how to negotiate my identity with the school system

01. Journal

Reflect on different moments of your practice

When planning

When thinking back

When teaching

When teaching again:

05. Who am I as a language teacher?

Create an image of yourself as a language teacher using AI:

Instructions:

Example

App:

Identity and beliefs

Identity

Beliefs

0. Your beliefs Vs school expectactions

To what extent do your beliefs fix schools' reality?

1. Watch the following situation: What is Tatiana's challenge?

2. Reflect: Compare your beliefs with the school's reality

Solving the challenge

Discuss

Tatiana's case

1. Did she handle the situation approperly?

3 Read the question and discuss them

2. If you were Tatiana, what would you do

When thinking back:

Reflect on the challenges and unplanned events that occurred in the session from my point of view and other's point of view

Socio-cultural

Pompt: A Colombian female language teacher in front of twenty adult students. Using a computer and smart TV she is explaining about dishes from the world. The students in front of her are working in groups and interacting between them.

Identity

Self-image

Social-phenomenon

The result of a training program

Beliefs

About technology

Ideas, experience,values

About teaching

Constant contruction and confrontation

Beliefs

Self-image

About learning

about language

From experience and training

Social-phenomenon

school culture

curriculum

Discussion

• What roles and beliefs are imposed by the school?
• What beliefs can be negotiated so that you can develop your identity?
• How does your identity influence your actions in/outside the classroom?
• How can you become part of a school system but at the same time remain unique?

When teaching

Evaluate challenges and unplanned events. (classroom management, activities, and techniques, students' behaviors, etc)

Critical incidents

When planning:

To justify your decisions based on your knowledge, beliefs and experience

Identity

When teaching again:

To outline how the teaching practice can benefit from the reflection (new knowledge, experiences, decisions, challenges)

Build knowledge and identity

Instructions

1. Go to https://leonardo.ai/2. Think Who are as a teacher: resources you use, how you teach the language, how students learn. 3. Using the ideas above, write a prompt to generate an image of yourself 4. Be ready to explain your image