All about me

Assignment 1A

Hi everybody from MAT 671.  My name is Viviana Rodriguez.  I am from Colombia. I am married and I have two daughters Daniela who is sixteen years old and Denise who is ten years old. My native language is Spanish (in case somebody needs help just let me know). 

I am working as a Spanish Teacher in a private school.  I am teaching Spanish K-5 grade.  This is my dream job because I love my native language and now I have the opportunity to teach Spanish to these little ones.

I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education from Ashford University; and now I am pursuing a Master of Arts in Education (specialization in Best Practices), with a Single Subject (Spanish) Credential at National University. When I plan my lessons I always try to meet the needs of my diverse learners.  My students are exposed to different techniques and instructions.  I like to play games, collaborative groups, directed activities, TPR activities and music.  I try to reach all my students and keep on mind that everyone is unique and they learn in different ways.

The truth is that I am happy person; and I see everything in a positive way.  Therefore, I have a great relationship with all my students.  They know I love SOCCER!!!!! And dancing especially ZUMBA!!!!!!; for that reason, they are always trying to make conversations about these topics. 

                    

I think my teaching and learning style is affecting my students’ abilities to be successful. I like to think and understand things and this is what I do with my students; especially in these days when everybody cares only about grades and how to pass the tests because the Education system is designed like that.  I do not like assessments, especially because we have to plan our lesson for diverse students but at the moment to assess these students is the same test for everybody.  I disagree with that. However, I like to use technology to enhance my students knowledge.  I use "Kahoot" to make my students play and at the same time I can see their progress.

Good luck everybody and I hope we have a great class!