Reflection Essay

Through this program, I feel I had acquired an important amount of knowledge in different areas, which will help me to improve my teaching, giving me the necessary tools to better serve all my students, especially the English language learners (ELLs). I understand the importance of been a culturally-responsive teacher. I understand the importance of having a clear portrait of the school, and being able to understand diversity in school. Through research, I can learn about student’s background, culture, ethnicity, and language they speak. I acquired the knowledge about linguistics and language acquisition, which will allow me to support my ELLs in my content area. I will be able to recognize the areas were students struggle acquiring a

Through this program I experience a new way to learn (online classes), where the main protagonist is the student doing the majority of the work, reading, writing, researching, and thinking, and the teachers’ role is to guide and facilitate. After reflecting on all the different experiences I had learning, this last experience had been excellent. I consider that the online format allowed me to learn in depth the content in each course. As a teacher, this experience opens new doors. I feel more confident that students are able to learn independently, and I could plan my curriculum with a student-centerd approach. In my individual student profile I stated that teachers in the past did not take in consideration the students individual needs and their learning styles. One of my goals was to acquire knowledge to help students in their process of learning a second language. After my experience in this program, I feel I will be able to support not only the English language learners, but all my students. I realized that all the students have their own individual needs, which are not only academic, but also social, and cultural. I feel that I more aware about these needs and how they impact students