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Manuel Calcagni, professor of history at the National Institute, obtained this Tuesday the Global Teacher Award, an award given in Chile by Choose Educar and which seeks to honor teachers who have a positive impact on their students. This year, marked by the pandemic and online education, 10,000 teachers participated in the country.
Calcagni was awarded the award for use films and documentaries to teach history, and by linking citizenship with cinema through the creation of podcasts, conversations and the participation of students in festivals and wall paintings. The method aims at developing the creativity, critical thinking and collaborative work.
The teacher stated that teaching should catalyze the interests of schoolchildren. “The students are diamonds in the rough, each one with some talent and it is our duty to get the most out of them”, said.
He also proposed that schools should listen more to their students, in light of the complex moment the country is experiencing. “At present, issues that students have been raising for a long time are being discussed, and in perspective, perhaps we have not paid enough attention to them”, he assured.
He was also awarded Christopher Rojas, director of the Orquesta Sonidos de Luz, as the winner of the Music category of the Global Teacher Prize, for his work in the group, made up of musicians who are blind or have low vision, and whose repertoire ranges from jazz to folk music.
