My objectives for this year

I'd like to grow professionally and move into the area of educational leadership and administration. My concrete goal is to prepare for the competitive race to get the position of Regente at IT. This would be quite a challenge in a prestigious institution in Tucuman, sort of like a Dean of Students position. I feel ready to face new duties and prove to myself I can be as effective as a school administrator as I've been as a program coordinator at Saint Patrick's for eleven years now!

This year I'll be teaching the UNT Didactics course as a teacher trainer. This is something for which I've been preparing myself for the last few years, so the time has finally come to put that preparation to practical use.

I'll continue at Saint Patrick's as coordinator and teacher. As the IB English A2 teacher for seniors, I hope I can systematize the curriculum and focus on increasing the amount of reading and step-by-step development of their writing skills. As a coordinator, I hope I can keep the quality level achieved last year. Even if it doesn't become as productive a year, I would like to keep doing what worked so well then, i.e. promote teachers' professional development and my own through presentation of our work at professional meetings (conferences, congresses, etc.). I would like to keep a collegial atmosphere of constant improvement within the department, to promote teachers' autonomy and decision making about their own development. Also, I would like to see Aida become a memorable experience for everyone and a blockbuster success (!) with the senior class shining on stage while bringing the story to life.

At Lola Mora, I would like to keep the level of production reached last year in my Language III and Language IV classes. I hope I can improve the aspects of the syllabus that need revising, such as the cost of producing their portfolio and keeping a reading log.

My last objective is more of a wish. I'd like to enjoy the ride and feel that I'm in control of my duties because I'm responding efficiently to all of them. They ARE many; therefore, if I can finish the year mentally stable, and satisfied, I'll be a happy individual... My expectation is that this year is likely to become a turning point in my profession. I look forward to treading on the path I've set for myself and to seeing myself through successfully by December 2008.