Reflection task

1. What is an effective teacher?

An effective teacher is the one that is able to adapt his/her methodologies,

activities and strategies in order to make the learning process easier and more

comprehensible for students. Also he/she must be capable of adapting the

contents to students’ context and level. Hence, an effective teacher needs to have

the appropriate knowledge about students' background and the contents that are

going to be taught, and also he/she must prepared for the class. Otherwise,

teachers are going to improvise in the classroom and their performances are not

going to be successful.

2. What does effective learning mean for you?

From my point of view, effective learning means that the teaching-learning process

has finished successfully. In other words, the learning process is effective when

students achieve the goal of the class. But effectiveness not necessarily must be

express through marks. We can find evidence of learning during the class through

students’ responses and behaviour.

3. What does the Chilean education system need to be successful?

Chilean education system needs to make a complete change. First of all, the

admission requirements for pedagogy programs should be higher. This means that

those who enter to study pedagogy are the ones who are really interested in

becoming teachers. Second, not only teachers’ preparation should change but also

society’s mind. Chileans see this profession as the least important, even though

this career is one of the most important, this is because teachers not only teach

contents but also train students in terms of moral values, giving support and

guidance. Finally, people should value teachers’ work, because it is a hard work

that demands many time and preparation.

4. How do you hope to contribute to the national education system?

I hope that my work contributes to a change of the way that Chileans see

education. I would like to focus on the learner rather than the marks, making the

students’ development the main point of the class instead of classified them with a

score.