Activities for unit 1 Personal and Interpersonal Skills and Abilities
- Identifying Skills and Abilities
Activity 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
- 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)** |
| Self confidence | Having self-confidence will support me in having a positive attitude towards my studies and practice. I have started to build confidence to allow me to provide lessons and presentations to the best of my ability. This should come with gained experience and knowledge. | |
| Self-discipline | I feel I have existing self-discipline through the work I have managed to complete in my recent college. During my time at University, I hope to develop this to aid my planning and organisation. | |
| Team Work | I have always felt this was a strength and enjoyment of mine. I feel confident in completing tasks in a group. However, I feel this will be worked on through being more confident in how to share opinions with other professionals such as Social Work and CLD. | |
| Act as a Leader | Acting as a leader is an important skill as a teacher to be in control of their classroom and have an identified person for the children to look to and be guided from. | |
| Listen to others | I have always felt this has been a strength of mine. This is a key skill in this profession for good communication which will convey important information. | |
| Write for academic purposes | I started working on this skill in my HNC, this will be worked on to raise it to a University academic level. This will help to effectively portray what I will learn throughout this degree. | |
| Computing Skills | This is an important skill in teaching, especially in this modern technology era. I will continue to develop this skill through online learning, planning, PowerPoints, spreadsheets etc. | |
| Be Creative | This is crucial in teaching to create engaging lessons where the children’s enjoyment overcasts the thought of learning and is exciting. This can consist of hands-on learning, imaginative learning, and artistic skills. | |
| Problem solving | Throughout my studies and continual learning and development I will meet areas of difficulty and problems. Developing the skill to accept issues and how to work around them will be key to improve my resilience. |
| Recognition | Reflection | Action |
| Skills to be developed | How I will develop these | How do I know (evidence) ** |
| Act as a leader | Over the past year I have made it a conscious effort of mine to improve this skill, with talking in front of a larger number of children and professionals. This year I will develop this skill through a similar means as I will take control of planning and delivering lessons. I will also take more of a leadership role over my professional studies. | |
| Organise and plan | I will continue to develop this skill over my studies and into my placements. Over my time in primary classes, I will organise and plan to suit children’s needs and prepare with appropriate resources. | |
| Debate formally and informally | I will debate with other students in others in my seminars, online class and in general conversation. | |
| Build social networks | I will build networks and connections with new professionals through my studies and placement. Social networks will also exist with other University students. | |
| Think critically | I will develop this by reviewing my essays, my planning, and my lessons. This will provide context for future learning and development. | |
| Generate new ideas | I will try to develop this skill by being creative and looking towards new and innovative practice by researching, discussing and brainstorming. |
