January 24, 2019
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Comments Off on Maths has changed my thinking…
Maths has never really been a huge problem for me. In primary school, I was in the ‘top’ group and from what I remember, I generally only struggled with fractions and trial and error questions. My only issue was that if I were to get a question incorrect, I would feel as if I had […] Continue reading
January 23, 2019
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Comments Off on The only way to learn the maths, is to do the maths.
I have struggled with Maths from a very young age. I can remember the anxiety I used to have when the teacher used to say the word ‘Maths’. I never really understood why I disliked the subject so much, but through Tara’s workshops, I believe I may have an idea how it started. I remember […] Continue reading
January 22, 2019
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Comments Off on Drama TDT – Bringing a lesson to life.
Drama may be stereotypically presumed as a group of people on stage following a script and acting it out. However, drama in the curriculum is rather diverse, and focusses more on the simple elements, such as understanding body language and emotions. Drama has also been said to enhance other areas in the curriculum (Woolland, 2010, […] Continue reading
January 22, 2019
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Comments Off on Knowledge about Language
What is language? It is a very important aspect to learn how to develop an engaging environment for me as a multilingual speaker. Speaking and listening an additional language in a different country was a tricky process for me in early days. I personally feel, that English is a language which could be complicated […] Continue reading
January 21, 2019
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Comments Off on So much Drama
I believe the video about how to structure a drama lesson that we were informed to watch has been very beneficial to my understanding of how to take a drama lesson that is structured and stimulates learning. It provided a range of ideas and examples of activities that keep the children engaged. The video discussed […] Continue reading
January 20, 2019
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Comments Off on The Power of Dance.
I have had very minimal experiences with dance. Throughout school we never had classes devoted to dance specifically, it was more of an extra curricular that you signed up too, if you were interested in it. We obviously had the yearly Christmas cross country dancing, however this was never anyone’s favourite. Especially mine. I didn’t […] Continue reading
January 19, 2019
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Comments Off on Language and Literacy Reflection
Regarding primary school, there are a variety of moments I can remember of learning the skills of reading, writing, listening and talking. In most of these memories, I vaguely recall of having to sit in a circle with my reading group (which was divided into levels) and take turns in reading out parts of the […] Continue reading
January 17, 2019
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Comments Off on Dance… the benefits beyond the body
“Dance??!!?” I exclaimed with great surprise once my fellow course mates revealed our next workshop. Unlike drama, PE and music, this was a subject area I had never delved into too much (in an educational and purposeful manner) before attending university. Like many others similar to myself who have just left secondary school, with the […] Continue reading
January 12, 2019
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Comments Off on Dance can be for Everyone!
A rush of anxiety flowed through me at a velocious pace when I heard our workshop was going to be on dance. I stereotypically pictured a dance workshop with mirrored walls and a choreographed routine that we would have to memorise and repeat. I recalled on memories from school where I was a hesitant child […] Continue reading
January 11, 2019
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Comments Off on Dancing an opportunity to engage
This morning, I had an experience of dancing with group of education students. As I had experience of supporting students with teacher guidance in schools but not learning myself as a student. I thoroughly enjoyed my input from the teacher and I felt that she was an inspiration to me to teach and enjoy dancing […] Continue reading
October 9, 2018
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Comments Off on Makey Makey🕹
On the 26th of September we had a lecture with Derek. No one knew this lecture would lead to us being Derek’s most successful ‘Makey Makey’ class throughout his time teaching this module. Derek firstly spoke to us about using technology in the classroom, its benefits and purposes for real learning. He then introduced the […] Continue reading
October 8, 2018
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Comments Off on Storytelling in Music🎼
Today we had a music workshop with Sharon. The workshop started with Sharon showing us how to introduce music to children through using your body and vocals for making sound. The advantage of this is that there is less mess and disruption than if you were to get musical instruments out in the classroom. This […] Continue reading
September 28, 2018
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Comments Off on RRS Discovery⚓️
Today we had a day off from university, so Jennifer, Beth and I decided to use the time to do an education trip to the RRS Discovery ship in Dundee. Our aim was to learn about the history, geography and science of the exhibition and reflect on the suitability of the exhibition for children and […] Continue reading
September 22, 2018
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Comments Off on Reflection on IDL
The past few inputs we have had within this module have been about interdisciplinary learning, what it involves and how it is used in the classroom. “The curriculum should include space for learning beyond subject boundaries, so that children and young people can make connections between different areas of learning. Interdisciplinary studies, based upon groupings […] Continue reading
September 20, 2018
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Comments Off on Lesson Planning
Today in our Social Subjects input we spoke about lesson planning around current/recent news events which relate to social subjects. This way the children are learning about current issues. Jennifer and I paired up to create a lesson plan, for a primary 7 class, based on a new article we found online about the effect […] Continue reading
September 19, 2018
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Comments Off on Geographical Mapping🗺
In our lecture today we learnt about using maps with children and how it develops new skills and knowledge of their local and global surroundings. You should use maps with children as maps are a way of communicating information about a specific place, they give children the support to interact with an environment they can […] Continue reading
September 18, 2018
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Comments Off on Interdisciplinary Learning: A Reflection from my Childhood
Today we got an introductory lecture to our ‘Developing Effective Teaching and Learning‘ module. The module aims to explore and show us how subjects can take learning beyond it’s barriers and involve Interdisciplinary Learning (IDL) – making connections between different areas of the curriculum. It’s all about making appropriate links and showing these to the […] Continue reading
September 5, 2018
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Comments Off on International Baccalaureate
Exercise 2 The IB’sten core values are; inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open minded, caring, risk takers, balanced and reflective which can be compared and contrasted to the Curriculum for Excellence’s four capacities of; Successful learners, Confident Individuals, Responsible Citizens and Effective Contributors. Although the IB may be more specific in terms of what they […] Continue reading
August 23, 2018
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Comments Off on International Baccalaureate (IB)
Exercise 1 The international baccalaureate (IB) is a programme for students aged 3-19 to encourage academic and individual success for all. It offers four educational programmes; Primary Years Programme Middle Years Programme Diploma Programme Career-related Programme The IB highly focuses on developing their young people to ‘create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural […] Continue reading
May 8, 2018
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Comments Off on End of Placement Review
