Starting my didactic unit

I’m very happy because yesterday I could start my didactic unit at last. I’ve been working a lot on it and I hope it works in the 4th of ESO group that I have. I have to say that their level is quite good but they are very talkative. Yesterday I started with the reading and I think they followed the class really well and enjoyed the activities I prepared. Today I’ve done the speaking and I ‘m very happy with the results. They took an active part in the class and they all participate in everything.

My First teachers' meeting

On the 28th of November I had my first English seminar in the afternoon. All The English teachers were there to explain their experiences with their groups but also to discuss the following points:
1.Decide if the English department needs more materials.
2. Talk about one problematic 4th of ESO group.
3.Talk about the new methodologies applied to “Batxillerat nocturn.”
4. Talk about the project >(“Pla Experimental de Llengües estrangeres 2007-2010- PELLE) Imma and Sandra, from the English department, and the Physical Education teacher are carrying out at this moment. It’s a really interesting project that some High Schools are taking at this moment. It consists in taking another subject, apart from the English subject itself, and teaching this subject in English. Of course this requires a lot of work. The English teachers who are taking part in this project have to adapt their classes in order to give them the basic concepts to be able to follow the other subject in English.
The same day I attended to a teachers meeting of 1st of “Batxillerat” to discuss the bad behavior of the students of that group. The students of that group are totally unruly and demotivated. Some of them come from other schools and their level of all the subjects in general is quite low. They seem to have lost interest in studying. The teachers were talking about some strategies to motivate them and break with this attitude.

Starting teaching

On my fourth week I started doing some lessons. That was a great experience because it was the first time I had so many students in charge. The first class I taught was a listening of the unit they were doing and its activities. The students followed the class well and I could also introduce some things of my own. The second class I was told to teach was about grammar. I had to make a review to present perfect and make them clear the uses of ago, since and for. As my tutor told me that they were a little bit confused with the uses of for and during, I gave them some examples and we made an activity about that too.

Monitoring

I started the practicum on the 26th of October and my first three weeks I was monitoring the classes but taking an active part since the first day. I could help students with some doubts when doing activities and that was good to get to know the students better.
I really enjoyed seeing how different groups were working because you can see different class paces and also different levels and students.