Ioana Slav

Teacher of Romanian Language
Form Tutor 7 Delta

Having the opportunity to shape souls and destinies seems to be the most beautiful profession in the Universe. Having the good fortune to teach generations of students, to help them evolve and discover themselves sounds ideal. But it is not just a beautiful dream, it is the job of a teacher, a job that I embraced out of deep love for children. I feel lucky because I have come to call myself a teacher and I am proud of this achievement.

In 2016 I graduated from the National College “Ion Maiorescu” in Giurgiu, intensive Philology-English section and I entered the Faculty of Letters of the University of Bucharest (Romanian-English specialisation). The time spent among books, the passion for reading, criticism and literature laid the foundations of the desire to become a Teacher of Romanian Language and Literature. In 2019 I became a graduate in Philology and a Master’s student at the Master’s Degree in “Didactics of Philological Disciplines” within the Faculty of Letters of the University of Bucharest. Also in 2019, I completed the courses of the Psychopedagogical Module within the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Bucharest, Level I and I received the certification to teach Romanian Language and Literature in secondary education. After enrolling in the Master’s Degree, I also enrolled in the courses of the second level of the Psychopedagogical Module. The Master’s Degree programme offers me the qualification to teach in high school.

In 2019 I joined the Avenor community as a Learning Assistant and since then I have constantly evolved in my professional career. 

The year 2020 came with a new challenge and at the same time with the fulfillment of my true goal, that of becoming a Teacher of Romanian Language and Literature. I joined the Romanian Language Department and I have the pleasure to work with middle school students. 

The year 2021 began with an even greater achievement: after passing the Titularizare and Definitivat exams in the Romanian national system, I entered the 2022-2023 school year as a profesor titular of Romanian language and literature. 

The current generation of students is a group of souls who seek to discover, to know, to research. As a teacher, it is important to be aware of the needs of your students and to model yourself according to those needs. Every course I attended, every conference, every specialized book I read resulted in the development of my perspective on education and on the role I have as a teacher in relation to my students.

For me, the core of the learning-teaching process is the student. Therefore, I want to apply modern theories of learning, discovery learning and all the strategies learned during the courses I participated in as a student and master student.