biodaniela75
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Biology teacher |
| Location | Lugoj, Timis, Romania |
| Links | Audio Clip |
| Introduction | what can I say? I'm a (self)critical, hyperanalitical, perfectionist, demanding, tough, gutsy, well-spoken, loyal, straight-forward, fast-walking ... modest Biology teacher :) |
| Interests | As a teacher, a certain number of hours of my “free time” are dedicated to school (I have to prepare lessons, grade test papers, imagine activities related to the themes discussed in class, learn new things myself. Beside my work in the classroom, my schedule is (almost) always full. Being a teacher in Romania implies a various range of (extra)curricular activities: trainings for teachers and students, cultural and professional exchanges, partnerships between schools, preparing for school competitions, organizing educational, artistic, leisure activities. Since 2008, I had to take another assignment: I am today the head of the local professional association of Biology teachers; we get together 4 times a year,we participate in demonstrative lessons, we exchange ideas, professional experience, in order to improve our own abilities as teachers. I’m also tutoring the students who participate in different school competitions: Biology National Olympiad (local and county phases this year), health education contests (Food4U included), photo contests. That gives the students the opportunity to manifest their learning skills, but also their creativity and involvement, even if they are not valedictorians… I also encourage students to participate in voluntary activities (visiting the local shelter for the stray animals, taking care of trees and plants in parks, cleaning up places in our town, etc.) Thus, they get to do “visible” things themselves, things that draw the community’s attention towards the school in a positive way; at the same time, their behavior changes for the better: they become more careful in disposing of garbage, their selflessness increases and they manifest responsibility more often in their everyday actions. Among all these “serious” and important activities, we try to find the time to relax and have fun in a special way: we like to stage plays and to sing. And the list could go on… |