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?

There are many courses for teachers but we must prioritize the topics that we need. For this reason, we are going to talk about languages, special needs and ICT. They are fundamental to be a teacher.

Firstly, our education system is changing and it is adding new methodologies to learn languages. A teacher has to create activities and materials to teach properly, for this reason, the training courses are the key to develop the communicative skills in class. For example, in this course we have learned that we must pay attention to many aspects like the emotional environment, the types of language, the type of materials, the gestural language, etc.

Secondly, we can find students with special needs.  In this situation, teachers have to prepare many types of material because children could have hearing, visual, social, motor and psychic problems. In each situation, we need advices to enhance all the possibilities of the students. The courses would offer us opportunities to obtain all the necessary information to adapt our work to the needs.

Thirdly, we cannot forget ICTs. They are tools that can motivate students but we need training to develop the digital competence effectively. The misuse can be dangerous for our students because they can interfere with their learning.

On the other hand, it is very important to share our teaching experiences. There are many ways but we think that the best way could be Internet because we can use blogs, wikis or social networks. Videos, images and audios can be shared on the Internet, for this reason, they are very useful. What is more, the content can be viewed at any time.

Finally, the training courses are basic for teachers and we have to follow the instructions offered in them to have the best education. In addition, we could share our experiences to improve the knowledge of teaching professionals.