If you were not limited by the demands of the Regional Curriculum, what would you say is the most important thing you would teach your students about your subject? How would you asses their learning?

Physical education, the area that I teach nowadays, works  through the body and movement and by many and diverse perspectives. For me, the most important is that students acquire a physical  culture that allows them to learn many varieties of games and sports. The objective  is that students in the  future, as a citizens, have many tools in order to the movement be a part of their lives and be a daily habit. This would be for me the main purpose, to provide students with knowledge and practices so as to in the future, acquire healthy habits in which sport and its various manifestations, are one of the pillars that marked their  lifes. This objective, which we could see  in contents such as physical activity and health or games and sports, it is difficult to assess, because the result is a very long-term reality. 
But from my point of view, it could be assessed through questionnaires that shown the  prior knowledge of the students about some basic aspects of the subject, as the types of sports or elementary health habits were observed. Beginning of content, we could develop activities that allow students to design their own games adapted to the sport we are working. This will evaluate through the presentation of new games murals or oral presentations. 
Lastly I could evaluate  the effort through the unit's participation in different games, that have been proposed and also, with knowledge gained through a test. This test, will include a personal reflection. 
Thus, my students could assess two aspects that are very important for that in the future in order to the sport is present in their lives: 
creativity and autonomy. 

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 amongs teaching professionals? Why?

 First, I have to say that continuous teacher training is a strongly recommended work, because education must adapt to  the society and  the culture in which it is immersed. 
I think that nowadays, education has two faces, social and formative. Therefore, if we consider the social need for school, I think  is very important to train in those areas where students may need our help, such as control of emotions, empathy, respect, friendship and many other values that are missing or simply aren't so much  valued. Unfortunately, it is common to see that students haven't basic values such as respect and tolerance, and I think it is necessary for teachers to take courses on these themes. 
Moreover, as educators, we must also learn all that society and culture require. Therefore, we must be in constant training to assimilate new knowledge and recycling, as is the case to the new technologies. 
Specifically, the new technologies applied to communication, offer us the opportunity to share knowledge with other education professionals. In my opinion, all derived from internet platforms such as blogs or web pages, are the best way to share and learn from other professionals. But the contact and the experience whit others  is the best way to you learn more and thus, attending courses, as we do in our school every Friday from 12:30 to 14:30, I think is the best way to learn, because we are in contact with each other. 
 

EUROPEAN LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO

Since long time ago, the word portofolio is associated to a multilingualism idea and all teachers it sounds this word. At least in my case, I never can say what is its function.
Fortunately, through this article we will learn what it is, where he was born and other interest.ideas.
Firstly, to define this term we need three components:
1. Language passport. The offcial certificates.
2. Language biography. Is used to set language learning.
3. A dossier. Own representative work.
Portfolio has two main functions: reporting and pedagogical. Reporting refers to the certificates and diplomas that are awarded. And the pedagogical, foster the development of learner autonomy and summarize cultural things.
Its origins was in 1991 in Rushlikon, where language specialists attempt to create a common European framework. This meeting was able to establish six communicative levels (a1, a2, b1, b2, c1 and c2) and the respective criteria and skills to achieve them, which can we see in a useful table.
After this meeting, this experience was used in different education systems with more or less success, but always going to the goal of creating a model in which teachers and students can be autonomous.
Will this goal be achieved in a short future?

PRINCIPES OF CLIL

CLIL is a tool for teachers in order to improve the teaching-learning process. When we use CLIL, the learining is more effective. It's like an umbrella that envolves us and make an optimal learning environment so as to learn a non-native language, through teaching a curricular area, for instance physical education or mathematics.
CLIL is based on 5 dimensions: cultural, environmental, language, content and learning. Obviously all are important, because they are the start and analysis of our objective. But for me, the language dimension is the most useful, because oral communication is the best way in order to improve the language level. We must previously select, keywords and expressions that will be useful. Personally, I believe that a model of plurilingual education, must use subjects that are motivating for students, and this interest for activities should help students learn English better.
Teachers must use some methods such as repetition of expressions, gestures that reforce our language or use appropriate language for our pupils.
Students who create and produce their own learning, learn more, because the experience of learning makes it more effective. In my opinion, CLIL not must produce students with good competence in English, CLIL must offer them, vocabulary, expressions and tools that allow them in a short future improve their English level.

My best teacher

If you want creative people, give them time to play.
Sometimes, when I think of my childhood, I always remember people who have a positive influence in my life and my education. All of  my teachers have  influenced too, and fortunately,  all the memories that I have of them were good. Maybe, education, people and methods have changed, but a good teacher shoulb be honest, friendly, empathetic, creative and must  enjoy teaching with their students and obviosly, learning from them every day. The  ideal teacher  should be not superfluous, go beyond of the knowledge of their pupils and explores the feelings and needs of their students. For this reason , in my daily work I want to be creative and always getting the maximum of my students. Although, the daily experience is strongly important, the method CLIL, can give us a good tool in order to achieve our objectives. For instance, we must incentive in our pupils the capacity of remember, undertand, apply,analize, evaluate and create.