Monthly Archives: September 2018

Skills and Abilities

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Activities for unit 1 Personal and Interpersonal Skills and Abilities

  1. Identifying Skills and Abilities

Activity 1

  1. Below are a list of skills and abilities. Complete an audit of where you are now. Record this in your learning journal/portfolio.

Rate yourself (1=Not very well developed; 3=very well developed)

Skills and Abilities 1 2 3
Self confidence X
Self-discipline X
Team Work X
Act as a Leader X
Listen to others X
Write for academic purposes X
Computing Skills X
Be Creative X
Problem solving X

 

Activity 2

  1. Complete the audit below, using the information from the table above.
Recognition Reflection Action
Skills already developed How I will use these How do I know (evidence)**
Team Work During team work I respect everyone’s views and make sure everyone is heard.
Act as a Leader I will act well as a leader as I am good at delegating tasks and making sure that everyone is heard and has had an input.
Listen to others I listen to others in lectures, workshops and group tasks as you can learn from one another and get different viewpoints.

 
Problem solving When it comes to problem solving I am good at thinking on my feet and coming to a quick solution.

 

Recognition Reflection Action
Skills to be developed How I will develop these How do I know (evidence) **
Self Confidence I will develop my self-confidence by trying to believe in myself more and the work I do.
Self-discipline

(Organise and plan)

 I am going to try and have more discipline in getting tasks done and becoming motivated to do work. I will do this by becoming more organised and make plans/schedule for when I am going to have things done by.
Debate formally and informally I will develop my debating skills by having more confidence in myself so that I can hold a strong argument.
Build social networks I can build social networks through the platform glow and respond to another person’s work.
Think critically I can improve my critical thinking by
Be Creative/Generate new ideas I can generate new ideas by looking online on social media for inspiration in order to come up with fun new ideas which are creative. This will also help me with my creativity as I struggle with being creative.
Computing Skills I can improve these by getting to know the new software better. As I have trouble with how to find things on blackboard and glow. The more I do on these sites the easier it is becoming.
Writing for Academic Purposes I will improve my work which I am given by looking over it, editing, making sure it is grammatically correct as these are things which I struggle with.

** This section should be completed as you identify when/where/how you have used/developed these skills.

 

Reflection on Values Workshop

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On Tuesday, I had a values workshop which initially I thought was to get our views on ways to improve how information is handed out at the University. As the workshop continued I thought it was about creatively working with the materials and tools which we were handed as very group had a different amount of materials, and how we can use this as an activity in the classroom- being able to know what can be done with little materials or a lot.

When the activity had ended I was told that each group was getting treated differently,  I was in a group with the least amount of supplies and least amount of help/input from lecturer. I didn’t notice that the groups with the most were receiving help and support during the activity as I just thought all groups were trying to get the job done with what they had.

By the end of the workshop, I realise that it was about teaching us the values of how the energy/mood which I am in can impact the class and the activities which I may be trying to do with the children. It doesn’t matter on the amount of supplies and or equipment there may be. As long as everyone is treated fairly and is getting equal support and recognition.

My decision to teach.

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Since embarking this journey on becoming a teacher I know it is something which I have always wanted to do. I love that teachers will always be learning as well as teaching and inspiring others. I love the feeling of accomplishment when I manage to help anyone who has been struggling with something and they know understand it. Whether that been inside or outside a classroom.

When I was in Primary School I had two teachers which encouraged me to be myself and are another major contributor on why I chose to be a teacher. They taught me that not everything is easy to understand at first and that we all have our strengths and weaknesses. I believe that in today’s society children have a lot of pressure on them with the impact of social media and need someone to tell them that not everyone is the same and it is okay to be different and to have different interests.I have always known that teaching is something that I want to do. Working with children makes me happy and it is something I really enjoy. I spent my summer working with children in a summer camp, from this experience I realized how much I can impact a child’s life for the better, and how much trust children put in you. This is the teacher I want to be, a teacher who inspires children allows children to be themselves and have their own hobbies and interests and to be different from one another. I also want to be someone who a child can come to and tell anything as they have put their trust in me.