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 |
| Flexibility | * | ||
| Confidence | * | ||
| Self Discipline | * | ||
| Working Under Pressure | * | ||
| Setting Professional Goals | * | ||
| Taking Risks | * | ||
| Sharing Opinions Confidently | * | ||
| Teamwork | * | ||
| Acting as a Leader | * |
Although it is important to identify where we are now, it is not enough to stop there. We need to reflect upon how we can develop the skills where we are less confident and how we can transfer the skills in which we are confident and competent.
Activity 2
Complete the audit below, using the information from the table above.
| Recognition | Reflection | Action |
| Skills already developed | How will I use these | How do I know (evidence)** |
| Team work | As the Working Together module’s final assessment revolves around a group presentation, I will need to work on my teamwork skills in order for our peer learning group to be successful | We have worked collaboratively as a group already with the weekly workshops and during our agency visit. We had to constantly keep one another involved to be a successful unit. |
| Sharing Opinions Confidently | In order to gain the most from the Values module, I will need to be able to contribute my own opinion within the lectures and on our required reading. I will need to do this confidently in order to get my point across. | The Values module revolves around a vast variety of social issues and, as a teacher, I will need to start to create a strong professional identity that revolves around the issues people face in their lives and establish an opinion in them. |
| Working Under Pressure | As semester one picks up I will need to cope with the increasing amount of pressure that will be placed on me so that I can become a successful learner and be able to manage my time | Similar to school, working under pressure is beneficial in building up a good work ethic and allows a person to be successful learners. University will probably be heightened in terms of the amount of pressure being applied. |
** This section should be completed as you identify when/where/how you have used/developed these skills.
| Recognition | Reflection | Action |
| Skills to be developed | How will I develop these | How do I know (evidence)** |
