Which training courses would you like to have access to as a teacher? Why? Which is, in your opinion, the best way to share good practice amongst teaching professionals? Why?

 

Which training courses would you like to have access to as a teacher? Why?

Which is, in your opinion, the best way to share good practice amongst teaching professionals? Why?

I would like to access courses about 1/ the latest developments in the subject I teach —technical training course in forestry and nature conservation— and have an updated training to offer my students; 2/ the European languages (especially English, French and German), to get to know these important languages and improve my profile; 3/ the Valencian language, to obtain a better understanding of the language spoken in this region; 4/ the operation of the secondary school, so I could learn more about its structure and the procedure in the daily paperwork; 5/ the computer (for users), in order to have an adequate knowledge of different applications and their latest versions; especially training activities related to Internet browsing; 6/ the skills and attitudes, to develop communicative ability, know how to face conflict situations at work, organize working groups and even develop emotional intelligence; and 7/ the time management and personal productivity, because I think they are very important factors in any work.

Different ways could be explored, for example a)) departments of schools, being the closest to the teacher circle, were to become a framework to exchange experiences in an atmosphere of mutual respect; b)) let Internet, given its enormous impact today, was the forum in which teachers shared teaching materials, strategies, news and even dialogues on these issues; c)) organization of congresses, because professionals of teaching from different territories come there, and it´s an excellent place to share experiences; d)) exchanges abroad, because in this way the teacher knows first hand the educational system, in which is integrated, and can get methods that could transfer their workplace; e)) in my particular case —I insist I work in vocational training, which aims student access to the labour market—, the possibility that the teacher could participate as an observer, or even working in practical training, in companies, because in this way he would know firsthand the work will develop their students, and what is relevant to be taught in class.