UC Faculty of Education inaugurates undergraduate academic year

During the meeting, in which the Newcomer Welcome was also held, authorities, student representatives and Francisca Elgueta, winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2022, participated.

 

In the Patio de la Virgen of the UC Faculty of Education, the Inauguration of the 15 Academic Year was held last Wednesday, March 2023, together with the Rookie welcome for new students. At the meeting, the members of UC Education were able to share and receive words from the authorities and student representatives faculty.

El Dean Alejandro Carrasco The increase in enrollments in Pedagogy careers stood out, with a growth of 55% at the national level. “85% of pedagogy students chose this career among your top three priorities, which is very good news, where we hope this will be a turning point. Almost all of our races they increased their number of registrations, exceeding the number of vacancies. Adding Campus Villarrica UC, it is around 800 new students in UC pedagogies and it is great news for the Faculty and the country”, mentioned the dean.

In addition, he reflected on the great responsibility that teachers have. "The education it makes people flourish, it is something very significant in this profession. citizenship and the respect for diversity is educated at school. Climate change requires profound changes and the school is an important place to educate in these new practices. Also the reverse deep gender inequalities. Much of that is reproduced in those classrooms.”.

So too Magdalena Müller, Undergraduate director,  He valued the importance of highlighting the role of teachers, with the aim of motivating them to be “an influence and contribute to the development of society. Making this integration between the curricular objectives and the challenges of society is something that we want to facilitate so that you can take this journey. Only through you, the more than 800 students, we can impact more than 80 thousand children”.

“Take time to reflect on your beliefs, values, and biases. These will have a strong influence on who they are as teachers, and being aware of these biases allows us to understand how it can affect them in their interaction with their students, colleagues, and teachers,” Müller added.

The voice of UC students

Lydia Carrasco, Territorial Councilor for Education, was in charge of representing the voice of the student unions during the meeting.

“Be representative it is one of the most valuable experiences you can take away from college. Today I want to invite you to join, to learn about the work of various organizations in the university, to talk with your teachers, with your workers, highlighting the diversity and affection of all. An important part of our graduate profile is social commitment in a comprehensive and multidisciplinary learning space”, Mentioned Lydia Carrasco.

The professor graduated from the Catholic University, Francisca Elgueta, was invited at this opening of the academic year with the aim of delivering a message to the students. the teacher of Betania School of Fundación Súmate recently received recognition from Global Teacher Prize Chile 2022, for his professional excellence working day by day through quality education in a context of high vulnerability through school reinsertion.

During her presentation, Francisca gave details of the work with her students, looking for a way to encourage them on a daily basis. "This race it needs vocation and it needs passion. Also a lot of energy and work. It's complex, but it needs to be done with love. Sometimes much more than all the knowledge one can have, what students smell when we walk into the classroom is whether we love what we do. One has to vibrate within the classroom with what one does. Many of our boys, girls and young people, with whom you are going to have to work, have not had the experience of seeing someone who is passionate about what they do. They have to be able to see it in you, so that tomorrow they look for something that excites them and that makes them vibrate as they see you"Francisca Elgueta concluded.

Towards the end of the day, the attendees were able to dance to the rhythm of The Maria Rockola, an interactive live karaoke band that encouraged the community to perform different songs on stage.

Check the photos of the meeting below: