Maria's Finnish Journal

 01.03.2023 On the 1st of March I partecipated in the webinar about the safety competence in which I had the possibility to actively partecipate by presenting the work done with Pilar and Yuhua.  It has been a mix of different emotions because I had some initial difficulties in understanding how to set up the work or what to focus on for the presentation. Pilar and Yuhua were excellent group mates because they guided me through my first webinar and in his organization by explaining me what I didn't understand and by answering all the questions I had. They made the organization very simple and pleasant and I'm very thankful for this! On the day of the webinar I was a little stressed because I could feel the pression of my presentation and I wanted everything to be fine for me and for the whole group because of the hard work made togheter.  Today I can say I am happy and satisfied of what I've learned and of the experience made.  Safety competence - Risk analysis: Bach...

 25.01.2023 Values and Ethical Principles  Carlos talked about Ethical and Values and compared two different points of view: ethical and unethical.  Source: Ethical and Values Principles, presentation by Carlos The teacher's work has a lot to do with ethics and codes of conduct, policies and regulations help us to understand what behavior is suitable in different situations and environments.  It's surely a sensitive topic and teachers often don't even get any guide lines during their professional training. We all risk to fall into the idealization of the teachers' figure, but it's important to keep in mind that teachers are human beings as well and it's not always easy to decide what is right or wrong.  Source: Ethical and Values Principles, presentation by Carlos Teachers have to make choices all the times, but these must be contextualized because most of the time situations are complicated and responsabilities are a lot. Knowing the ethical decision-making mod...

11 - 12. 01. 2023 Introduction On these days I had the pleasure to meet my new colleagues and tutors. I had a great time and I could get to know them a little bit and I can say that they are all enthusiastic and passionate about what they do.  Nothing was as I imagined and it was a relief. I had many fears and I was curious about the new environment I would have learned in: different people from all around the globe, the language and the completely new teaching method. I was afraid to not fit in but I was in the wrong! Everyone has different backgrounds but it was nice to see how well the collaboration turned out. They already knew each other, and that's something I was also afraid of, but I've felt welcomed in and it was a pretty good feeling since I'm really shy at the beginning and I barely speak when I'm with someone I don't know.  These are excellent premises for a good semester full of new discoveries! Day 1 On the first day I've been overwhelmed by a lot ...