Mirari Marzol completed her practicum period teaching 5th grade English at her former primary school. It was challenging since the students were accustomed to a different teaching style, but both the students and teacher adapted well. The experience allowed Mirari to apply what she had learned in her studies and develop her teaching skills. Both she and the students found the experience meaningful, and it helped Mirari grow as an educator and influenced her future goals. Overall, Mirari was satisfied with how she conducted the practicum and felt it was a valuable learning experience.

1. I.F.D.C. LENGUAS VIVAS
TALLER DE PRÁCTICA DOCENTE
 Nombre del alumno: Mirari Marzol
 Tutor: Aurelia Velazquez
My reflection on Primary School Practicum Period
I have finished my practicum period on ‘Vicente López y Planes’ Primary School.
This is the school where I studied when I was a child and it is the only Primary
School of my town. When I was a teenager I coursed high school at this school,
because it functioned for Secondary too. In 2011 the government built a new
building for Secondary level.
The original aim of this practicum period was to show my teaching skills in Primary
level. I chose 5th
grade in order to do my practicum period and although I am used
to teaching children of this age, it was a challenge for me because I did not know
the students and they are used to another way of working. However, it was a great
experience and now that I have finished this period I can say that the objectives,
activities and resources I used were coherent with a pedagogical perspective
because all these aspects allowed me to reach the aims.
I can say that this experience was significant for the students because they could
know a different teacher as well as a different learning environment. They could
experience a way of learning to which they weren’t used to but they liked it and I
could see they felt really motivated with the process. I strongly believe that this was
a significant period that they will always remember.
In order to develop this experience I had to appeal to the knowledge I have
acquired from the different subjects I have coursed on the previous years and I also
had to put into practice my teaching skills and attributes. I have learnt a lot through
the different subjects and all this knowledge has been really useful on my
practicum period.

2. If I have to say what I have learnt from this experience I would say that I have learnt
that sometimes students use their skills and knowledge to adapt themselves to
different teaching styles. What do I mean with this? I mean that I could observe
that my students could adapt themselves to my teaching style that is completely
different to their teacher’s style, and they could spend a great period with me.
Honestly, if I had the chance to develop this experience again I will not change
anything. I don’t know if I’m right or wrong but I believe I did a great job and this
fills me with proud. When I started the period I was afraid and nervous because the
local teacher doesn’t use English in class, but after the first lesson I could see that it
wasn’t a problem because children understood me really well. So as I said before in
my reflection of Kindergarten, speaking English the whole lesson is an aspect that I
won’t definitely change.
My experience in Primary School will definitely influence my future goals and
pedagogical decisions because it is an enriching experience. I believe that each
experience in life will influence on my future.
My practicum Period on Primary School was really important for me because it was
a new experience. Although I teach English at home, I had never worked at school
so it is a new experience that helped me grow and gave me the possibility to
explore a different environment and know different learning styles.
I have to say that I am really satisfied with the way I developed this practice
because I could see that it was meaningful for students and I also received a good
feedback from the local teacher. I believe that this experience not only helped me
grow as a teacher but it also helps me improve my intellectual and ethical
development. This period was a good way to show myself as a teacher and it gave
me the opportunity to put into practice my skills. During this experience I felt great
and proud.
To finish my reflection I have to say that, although I thought the fact that the local
teacher doesn’t speak enough English would be a problem, it wasn’t a big deal
because I could deal with it. In the classroom we will always face some problems or
difficulties but it is important to think there is always a possible solution.