I have a master’s in Administrative Educational Leadership. I believe I have a lot to offer. The Spanish language has been my first language and I always needed it to speak with my family. I arrived in the United States from El Salvador as a middle schooler.

I did not have legal status in the country until I became a dreamer and was given work permission under DACA. I had to work two full time jobs, while studying full time at a local public college to pay my own way as an undergraduate and graduate student.

Nothing is more rewarding than the feeling of knowing that with your knowledge, time and dedication, you are capable of changing someone's life.

I remember my first-grade teacher because she was a great person and a phenomenal pedagogue. I want my students to have a positive experience and remember me as the teacher that taught them Spanish. Also, how that knowledge could be transferred to other courses and most importantly in real life.ts. Students use that time to work on their listening, speaking skills and writing skills. That could be complete with the three modes of communication, interpretative, interpersonal and presentational.

As a foreign language teacher, I’m responsible for creating a journal that helps me keep track of all students’ academic and behavior records. This is important for me because it creates a system in which I could keep organized the student improvement throughout the year, and it also helps me to identify students that are lacking or need extra help. The best way to help the students is by creating an action plan in which the parents are aware, and they could contribute, creating a big impact on the students’ learning. I keep all students’ work organized into different folders for each grade, which helps the student know where they are standing. If they need to make up for any missing work, they could always do so.

Second, Motivation, there are two kinds of motivations, intrinsic motivation that comes from internal and extrinsic motivation, when outside forces are creating the motivation.

The three key terms to understand discipline with dignity are “Prevention, action and solution”. Principles are essentials for humanity; Dignity is one of them, and needs to be applied for everyone, including students. Curwin and Mendlers theory explains how every student needs to be treated with dignity just like any other person in the school building. Based on the behavior demonstrated by students in different classes, the theory Discipline with Dignity is a great philosophy to use in the classroom.

The idea of one size fits all does not apply into a classroom. Based on recent researchers, professionals talk about how important it is for parents to speak to their kids like young adults, because kids develop their brain and cognitive skills at a faster rate when this approach is applied. Personal identity is the first component of discipline with dignity, which can be met through a positive self-image.

To implement this principle, I use active learning by John Dewey in his book Democracy and Education. Students learn best from experience, which also contributes to a positive self-image. Students have the power to identify themselves to different identities depending on the situation. Students can act differently with peers and the teacher.

Did they absorb all the material needed to continue learning in the following lesson or unit?

After I gather the results of the assessment, based on the students' average I know if they are going in the right track or there are points or ideas that need to be clear in order to master the task. With these guidelines, the student is not only getting benefits, it also helps the teacher to determine if the procedures or methods that he uses are working or there is something that needs to be enhanced. Another important point that I learned is the importance of linking the standards through assessment to curriculum and instruction. Teachers need to make sure that the lesson does not completely focus on grammar.

Learning a new language is more than learning the structure of the language. Is learning how to use the target language in a real life situation. Another important point is to use performance assessment to provide useful feedback and motivation to students.  

I also use the three modes, interpretive interpersonal and presentational to assess students. The use of the three modes is very important in every single lesson. This allows the students to practice the language like real-life situations. Students will be able to hear themselves speak the language and hear the peers use the language to communicate an idea or a need just like they would use if they were in another country.

These tools can be easily accessed by students, through APPs that give access to thousands of books instantly, with just a click is so easy and convenient. In addition, it enables students not just to read but also to see and hear authentic material from books in different settings, like family reunions, holidays and social events. Furthermore, these apps offer differentiation for all types of students and their needs. One example is an incorporated dictionary that allows students to search for a word that they don’t understand. Which makes comprehension an easy task. allowing students to adapt the vocabulary complexity to their learning reading levels and vocabulary complexity.

Not just students with IEPs are positively affected by the incorporation of technology also section 504. Students with low sight could enlarge letters or blind students can listen to an audiobook.

Every student is important in my class, for that reason every time I design a lesson. I use authentic material that will teach more than grammar, but also will teach critical thinking and culture. In a unit about food, after working on the interpretative task about a documentary named “la feria gastronomica in Peru”. I collected and graded all papers from every student and designed a graph that will help me understand where the class stands as a whole.

I have attended every parent-teacher conference since I started working. Every single conference brings new challenges and opportunities for growth. When I was a student going to a parent-teacher conference, all of them brought me joy. I knew I did well and I was going to get a reward because my teachers always give positive feedback to my parents regarding my behavior and academic standing. However, now it’s different as the teacher, I want to have great communication in which parents are free to express their concerns and ideas. I teach nine classes. I knew there was going to be a long day talking to each of the parents.

The first parent, it took me more than 4 minutes which was the standard time to spend with each parent. I wanted to answer all the questions that the parents have and also, I wanted to be able to manage the time in the best way possible.

Once I spoke with the first parent. The second parent was a Spanish speaker. She greets me in Spanish, which makes me feel good because as a Spanish teacher I want to reflect on myself as a multilingual person, for that reason in college I took 2 years of Italian and one in Portuguese. In 2 minutes and half I was able to resume the student's progress and give some recommendations to do better in class.