Fabian N.

My teaching philosophy is based on two principles: **Excellence and Impact. ** As an instructor, I always teach my students the importance of being outstanding and caring about the quality of every single thing you do in your life. I love working with my students to develop the best strategies to surpass ordinary standards. Moreover, I believe that teaching is about making a positive impact in the life of others while at the same time you teach your students about the significance of their roles as scholars who can change the world through intercultural understanding and global engagement.

First, I would establish a positive relationship based on respect and commitment. Second, I would attentively listen to my student's concerns and learning needs in order to define his or her learner profile. Third, I would assess my student's prior knowledge to understand what elements we should work on. Then, we would establish our learning objectives. Finally, I would select the best resources for developing our future lessons and I would explain to my student how we can achieve our objectives.

I always try to share with my students my passion for learning. In this way, students are more likely to create their own emotional connection to learning. Moreover, I encourage them to share what they feel towards learning, and I teach them to visualize what a finished project or task will look like. Furthermore, I believe that it is paramount to coach students to set realistic and challenging goals based on their personal learning strengths. Finally, I always support my students in making a commitment to themselves to get started on achieving their goals.

Motivation comes when a student is able to understand the relevance of a studied issue or concept. It is easier to stay motivated if you understand why you are learning something. Therefore, it is critical to incorporate the fields of interest of students into your lessons in order to show them that what they are learning can change their immediate context and the world around them too.

First, I would consider the learning style and the personal learning strengths of my student to find the best alternative to teach again the difficult skill or concept. I would take my time to analyze the student’s performance, and we (teacher & student) would study and critically analyze the feedback that I have given to him or her.

First, I pre-teach difficult vocabulary and concepts. Second, I would teach them different reading strategies such as skimming and scanning. Third, we (teacher & student) would deconstruct the text. The previous process involves recognizing specific elements from the text such as its purpose, context of production and reception, audience, register, style, and tone. I also believe that it is extremely important to teach them the value of reading every day. I also like to critically discuss the text with them after reading it.

Thinking routines (circle of viewpoint, compass points, think-pair-share, etc.) that promote visible thinking are fantastic options for starting any lesson.

By incorporating their fields of interest in our lessons. Moreover, by giving praise to acknowledge student's effort and important accomplishments.

I ask my students to take mock tests and exercises that are similar to the ones from the real IB tests. In this way, you can check if the student understands the objective and structure of an IB assessment. Moreover, the process of evaluating and studying feedback together is extremely valuable because students are able to recognize and reflect on their own mistakes.

By using a lot of positive and constructive feedback when it is appropriate, and by using positive criticism when the student needs to work harder on a particular aspect. I also give my students the opportunity to analyze and to appreciate their progress throughout the whole course by reviewing their previous assignments and work in general.

By listening to their concerns and by appreciating the feedback given by their guardians and themselves. Moreover, there are multiple online tests that can help me to identify the learning style of my students.

First, I need to know the concerns, interests and values of my students in order to adapt the methodology and to incorporate the best resources that could effectively help them to achieve their goals.

Thinking routines, PowerPoint presentations, Prezi presentations, YouTube videos, TED conferences, 60 Seconds Docs, Google or Microsoft forms, open-ended questions, short films, novels, short stories, articles, pictures, etc.