The “I Want to Be a Professional in Education” (QSPE) program was born as an initiative of the Plan for Institutional Improvement of Pedagogies, with the aim of increasing the entry of high school students into careers related to the teaching profession.
Promoting the identity and vocation of a teacher is one of the main purposes sought by the QSPE Program, which executes the University of La Serena through Integrated Management Unit of Pedagogies (UGIP). Currently, there are two generations that are part of this experience, this being the first year in which students who graduated from the program enter pedagogical careers at the school.
In this context, the UGIP prepared the workshop “Challenges of the QSPE Program and the ULS pedagogical identity”, with the aim of answering the doubts and concerns raised by students in their first week in university life. "The activity's principle was to welcome those who participated in the 'I Want to Be a Professional in Education' and also those from the Universidad Católica del Norte (I follow my vocation) and the preparatory course taught by the University of Tarapacá," he said. the coordinator of the QSPE program, Dr. Karla Campaña.
In total, there are 30 students who entered through the special routes, of which 22 come from the ULS pedagogy access program. Within the careers of their choice, the highest percentage of them opted for the Pedagogy careers in History and Geography, and Pedagogy. in Spanish and Philosophy.
For student Francisca Solar, who is studying Mathematics and Computing Pedagogy, having belonged to the program has allowed her to better adapt to this new university stage. “This is a more familiar race, and it is very good to know that you have the support of more experienced colleagues, who were our instructors. In addition, we already knew formal aspects such as the mesh, transferable credits and the processes related to taking branches, so it has become easier for us to integrate. And most importantly, if it were not for the program, perhaps I would not have made the decision to study some pedagogy, because through its classes it helped me to clearly define what I really wanted to be," said the student, who obtained the Teacher Vocation Scholarship.
It should be noted that QSPE students will have the support and tutoring of the Learn ULS program, which will allow them to improve and level their academic results during 2019.
Written by Daniela Ledezma, Integrated Pedagogy Management Unit (UGIP) – PMI FIP ULS1501 | CM ULS1755