Cristina Hernandez
Ainara Del Rey
Saskia Navarro
Andrea Moreno
Interview information
Organization responsible for the interview: Errotu
Country: Spain
Occupation: Special education teachers
Small bio / CV:
Cristina Hernandez: Special education teacher, with more than 15 years of experience. She has been a teacher of children between 3 and 6 years old, and is currently a teacher at the Sasoeta Public School in Lasarte (Gipuzkoa) with children between 3 and 4 years old.
Ainara Del Rey: Special education teacher, with more than 10 years of experience. She is a teacher of children between 6 and 8 years old, at the La Salle School in Andoain (Gipuzkoa).
Saskia Navarro: Special education teacher, with more than 10 years of experience. She is a teacher of children between 3 and 5 years old, at the La Salle School in Andoain (Gipuzkoa).
Andrea Moreno: Special education teacher, with more than 5 years of experience. She is a teacher of children between 6 and 8 years old, at the Sasoeta Public School in Lasarte (Gipuzkoa).
Date of the Interview: 01.06.2024
Short Summary of the interview:
4 special education teachers participated in this focus group. They are all part are part of the teaching staff of public centers who attend regular classes as support for students with learning difficulties.
The lack of time to attend personally to their students took a large discussion in the focus group, as they really attend students with completely different needs: from intellectual disabilities to autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are the most common ones, whose needs are completely different. Some students even present behavioral and aggressive problems, making it very complicated to care for several children simultaneously.
They really think early attention is a key point to give these students the major opportunities.
They know basic technology, no very often used.
Most important statement
The lack of advanced knowledge in technology is a key point for these teachers, and appropriate methodologies and time to apply them in their classes. But they also admit the huge potential of game-based teaching especially for these students who struggle with traditional methodologies.
It should be noted that these are highly motivated teachers who feel very connected to their students, whose progress, however small, is greatly valued. They are therefore very open to new ways of teaching their students that can give them more and better learning opportunities.
