As I said in my presentation post, I’ll teach the Technologies' subject but I’ve never teach yet. Personally, I think the curriculum is important because it is a way in which teachers haves general goals in the same region. So that all the students in a community will be able to come out equally prepared.
Regarding the first question, I would say the most important thing I would teach my students about my subjecte (in a CLIL context) is obviously the content, but other thing with a lot of importance to me and I would like to teach are the values.
From my point of view, the values are really important beacause in secondary education, students are teenagers and they are in a transitional stage of physical and phychological human development and they have to learn about good behaviour, team working, autonomy, respect the rules, and so one. It is a period between childhood and adulthood and the purpose is the preparation to be a good adult.With these values children will be better in a lot of ways, being responsible and good student , helping to others, and being a good citizen.
Concerning the second question, I would assess their learning through different techniques, doing practical works, individually, in peers or in groups, using worksheets, tests, games, and so one. I would like to assess it with a rubric and a portfolio, because as the rubric as the portfolio have a lot of advantages for the students.
I’m going to name some advantages:
- Promotes connection between student assessment and course objectives.
- Students know how they are being assessed.
- Student improve their responsibilities.
- It provides useful feedback.
- Portfolio encourages students’ reflection on their learning.
Concluding this reflection, I think it is necessary having the curriculum to have a way to teach all students in the same knowledge; however, teachers have to know how to teach it depending on the students and taking into account the importance of their goals.
