Unfortunately, due to I was two weeks absent, I
cannot share many learning experiences since it was quite difficult for me to
catch up on the contents of the unit, specially the readings. However, I can
share some reflections related to the discussions in classes among classmates
and teachers.
Even though Sustainability and Accountability
are unknown and abstract concepts among society, they are used every single day
in plenty of aspects such as economy, environment, and education. In terms of
education, accountability takes to sustainability. For example in a school
there are determined systems of assessments to students and teachers. That kind
of assessment and what is being assessed is an accountable system since it
supports the working of the school, and is carried out by stakeholders who are
responsible and are part of the working on teaching-assessment process. As a
consequence there should be sustainability if the objective of this assessment
system as well as the results remain in time, although the assessment system
can suffer some changes depending on the results.
On the other hand, the abuse of data management
and the desire to increasing it in order to be accountable can affect students
motivation since qualitative variables are forgotten. There are schools where in
determined grades (7th for example) there must be only a 5% of the class with
special needs, while in 6th grade the 10% of the class have special needs. How
are you going the half of special needs students to make them pass to 7th? What
would happen to those students who would not be selected?
Even though in education we must be
accountable, we must be inclusive as well. Teachers and stakeholders in
general, have to be positively sustainable and accountable (at least in
educational terms). Do not forget the focus which is students' learning rather
than numbers.
Link video-journal: http://youtu.be/D9BAKsC3t28.
Speaking:
ReplyDeleteFluency 710
Pronunciation 7 /10
Nature of the task 7 /10
Scope of the reflection 7 /10
Score: 28 Mark: 4,0
Your reflection covers the main points, but the ideas need to be developed in-depth.
Writing
Language Structuring 7/10
Cohesion 7/10
Nature of the task 1/10
Scope of the reflection 1/10
Score:16 /40 Mark: 2,7
Final mark: 3,5
The written entry has to be focused on teaching awareness. In your analysis and/or reflection, you have to refer to methodological and pedagogical aspects that you have experienced in class in terms of language teaching. You also have to provide concrete examples , and think about how you can adapt these features in the future.
The entry is not an extension of the topic in relation to teaching. Check the extra categories in the rubric.
Pay attention to:
due to I was two weeks absent - Use of due to
among classmates and teachers. - Be careful with the use of among
they are used every single day in plenty of aspects such as economy, environment, and education. - Use of plenty
The ideas in the second paragraph are not easy to follow i.e.: For example in a school there are determined systems of assessments to students and teachers. That kind of assessment and what is being assessed is an accountable system since it supports the working of the school, and is carried out by stakeholders who are responsible and are part of the working on teaching-assessment process. - Be careful with the word: working