Teleworking proposal will allow teachers from establishments dependent on the Gabriel González Videla Municipal Corporation to work with cutting-edge strategies worldwide, capable of strengthening pedagogical practices and developing key skills in their students to function in the XNUMXst century.

In order to maintain the alliance with the schools and high schools that are within the pilot associated with the Laboratory of Research and Technological Innovation for Science Education, LIITEC-ULS, a series of technological transfer trainings are being carried out. teaching and learning experiences in science, supported by technology, in remote mode.

The activity was carried out with the participation of teachers and students in co-design processes of educational content in natural sciences. For these objectives, an action plan was designed in remote work scenarios that, first of all, strengthens the work capabilities of teachers with videoconferencing platforms (Zoom or Google Meet) and strengthens capabilities for working with microcontrollers with STEM focus.

Regarding the work of training teachers, the director of the Education Department of the Gabriel González Videla Municipal Corporation, Sandra Castro, indicated: "we are extremely pleased with the possibility that our teachers, thanks to a joint effort between the Gabriel González Videla Municipal Corporation and LIITEC of the ULS, do not miss the opportunity to continue training, even in the midst of the great difficulties imposed on us by the health emergency due to Coronavirus Covid-19. We fully trust that the knowledge and tools acquired in this training will allow our teachers to enrich and update their mastery of new technologies, which will also contribute to enriching the educational service provided to our students.”

For his part, the Director of LIITEC, Mg. Francisco López, pointed out that the commitment as a laboratory "is to strengthen the skills of teachers, particularly from educational establishments of the Gabriel González Videla Municipal Corporation. That is why we have collaborated in strengthening their skills for remote work. Initially our activities were directly related to work on video conferencing platforms, we trained 20 teachers in the use of Google Meet, based on the instructions of the Ministry of Education.”

The ULS academic added that “we continue with the development of a project to incorporate technology in the classroom, which corresponds to the programming of small microcontrollers called micro bits, to later scale up to more complex microcontrollers, with the aim that teachers "They can install projects with high incorporation of technology in their classrooms."

Finally, one of the participants in this training and professor of Biology and Natural Sciences at the Gabriela Mistral High School, Ana Karina Tapia, referred to the importance of receiving this type of help to better cope with remote work. “It was a total personal challenge for me to learn the use of new technologies and to be able to use them in what I love most, which is teaching classes and for my students to learn in a more meaningful way with something technological and practical at the same time. In this way I can encourage and train my students in a more technological education for the XNUMXst century, combining the use of ICT and the educational needs of my students."

For the teacher, the training was a totally surprising and rewarding experience, as she worked with innovative technological concepts and cutting-edge strategies worldwide, which allow her to strengthen pedagogical practices and develop fundamental skills so that her students can successfully enter the XNUMXst century.