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My favorite technological device is my laptop, I use it every day because is a really useful tool in my daily life as a teacher. With a good Internet connection, I can chat with friends from other countries, I can watch movies and TV series, I can download music or listen to it on streaming and I can watch or read the news around the world. One thing I like about my laptop is that I can use it as any other of my technological devices. For instance, I can see and edit the contents on my cellphone and my tablet from my laptop, without using any wires. In general, my laptop is one of the most important tools for my work since I use it to check and grade my students’ assignments, to plan and create my lessons, to check my students’ messages and to read their Blog posts, among others many other tasks. One of the software I use the most is Microsoft Office. The app I use on a daily basis is Microsoft PowerPoint because with it I prepare my lessons, but also it allows to ...

When I finished my bachelor’s degree in English Language Teaching at Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, I decided to continue my studies immediately. This is why while I was carrying out my professional practicum and working on my thesis project, I enrolled myself to obtain a Diploma in Educational Psychology at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. This was in 2013 and the program lasted a year. In the beginning, I was really scared because I thought that the contents, assessments and final project was going to be a huge deal. And it was actually a big deal, but I was able to manage it very well and, once I ‘unblocked’ that challenge, I started to think about applying for a master’s degree. This is why I decided to apply for a master’s degree. My initial thought was to take it abroad, maybe in Canada, Australia or New Zealand, but due to some money issues, I finally decided to take it in Chile. I applied for the Master of Arts in Teaching En...

When I was younger if you asked me what I wanted to be when I grow up, becoming a teacher was the last thing on my list because I hated school. I used to think that school was not for me until I got into the eighth grade. In 2001, I was going through a rough period in my life and I had a teacher that was there for me and helped to overcome all difficulties. She always believed in me and, most importantly, she helped me to believe in myself. It was because of her that when I had to make the decision, I immediately knew I wanted to become a teacher. I also knew that I wanted to work with high school students since teenagers are really vulnerable and most of them need emotional support. I dreamed about working in a school in a small village in the South of Chile, and maybe someday I will do that. When it comes to money, you know that you won’t become a millionaire, so money is not an important issue. Regarding my field, English was always an easy subject for me, and I li...